The Los Angeles Lakers can potentially go a perfect 4-0 on their first road trip of the season, but they’ll need to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies for a second straight time in order to do so.
In order to lighten travel in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, the NBA has scheduled teams to play back-to-back games against one another in the same city. The Lakers first did it against the San Antonio Spurs and now are completing a set with the Grizzlies. They’ll face the Houston Rockets in the same scenario later this month.
“It’s pretty odd for the regular season but nothing we haven’t seen before for all the guys who have been to the playoffs, which is everyone on this team,” Anthony Davis said.