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NBA playoffs: Grizzlies' Ja Morant, Desmond Bane combine for 64 points to force Game 6 against Lakers

Memphis Grizzlies guards Ja Morant and Desmond Bane combined for 64 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists in a 116-99 blowout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, forcing a Game 6 in their first-round series. The second-seeded Grizzles trail the seventh-seeded Lakers in the best of seven, 3-2.

Game 6 is scheduled for Friday night in Los Angeles at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The blistering effort by Morant and Bane spoiled double-doubles from Los Angeles' Anthony Davis (31 points, 19 rebounds), LeBron James (15 points, 10 rebounds) and D'Angelo Russell (11 points, 10 assists).