The new-look Los Angeles Lakers faced a big test on Monday in Game 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies with a chance to go up 3-1 in the series. It was a gut-check game: There were multiple instances in which it looked like they would likely lose.
After giving up the first six points of the contest, Los Angeles took control toward the end of the first quarter and took a 53-38 lead deep in the second quarter. But a run by Memphis just before halftime trimmed the Lakers’ lead to two at intermission, and from then on it was a test of survival and who wanted it more.
