There’s a point deep into garbage time in many NBA games where the losing team makes just a big enough run that the small notion of a comeback starts to creep into the mind. In every case, that idea is almost immediately snuffed out by the team already well ahead.
Ultimately, that was the case for Lakers on Sunday against the Grizzlies. But for a longer-than-normal moment, the idea of a miraculous comeback felt like reality.
With 6:07 left, a Jaren Jackson Jr. free throw put Memphis ahead 126-98. Less than five in-game minutes later, an Austin Reaves and-one dunk had the Crypto.