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Lakers And Grizzlies Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

Ben Stinar

Lakers And Grizzlies Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
Lakers And Grizzlies Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups /

On Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies will face off in Tennessee for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. 

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

The Lakers have upgraded LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Dennis Schroder to available. 

Meanwhile, the Grizzlies will be without Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke and Jake LaRavia. 

NBA's official injury report 

The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA. 

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Russell, Reaves, James, Vanderbilt, Davis on Sunday."

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Grizzlies will start Morant, Bane, Brooks, Jackson Jr., Tillman on Sunday." 

The Lakers finished the regular season as the seventh seed in the Western Conference and had a 43-39 record (they won their play-in tournament game over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night).              

They went 8-2 over their final ten games and are in the middle of a three-game winning streak.  

On the road, the Lakers are 20-21 in 41 games.   

As for the Grizzlies, they are the second seed in the west with a 51-31 record. 

They went 6-4 over their final ten games and are an outstanding 35-6 in the 41 games they have hosted on their home floor in Memphis. 

Last year, the Grizzlies were also the second seed and lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Golden State Warriors in six games. 

The two teams faced off three times during the regular season, and the Lakers went 2-1 in those games. 

More on the Los Angeles Lakers can be read here 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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