After the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-1 series lead over the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, they had the opportunity to win their first playoff series since 2020. However, they lost soundly in Game 5 in Tennessee, and although they returned home for Game 6, there was a good deal of anxiety about that contest.
LeBron James still wasn’t himself after returning from a right foot injury a few weeks earlier, and some weren’t sure if this new-look Lakers team had what it took to knock off a feisty Grizzlies squad.
