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Lakers ride red-hot Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves to Game 1 upset of Grizzlies as Ja Morant leaves with injury

LeBron James took a back seat Sunday, and Anthony Davis gave Lakers fans an injury scare.

Neither mattered, as the seventh-seeded Lakers scored a 128-112 Game 1 upset of the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies to take a 1-0 series lead, while Ja Morant left the fourth quarter due to an injury.

Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves led the scoring effort and a late run for the Lakers, while Davis returned strong after halftime from an apparent shoulder injury sustained in the first half.