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Helene Elliott: In trying to close out Warriors, Lakers know they 'can expect another dogfight'

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers' first attempt this season to close out a playoff series on their first try didn't go so well. With a chance to wrap up their opening-round series against the Grizzlies in a tidy five games, they went to Memphis and lost by 17, costing themselves a few precious days of rest. "We didn't play up to our abilities," LeBron James said. They apparently learned from that ...
Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder slices to the basket for a layup against the Golden State Warriors in the second half of Game Four of the Western Conference semifinals at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday, May 8, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers' first attempt this season to close out a playoff series on their first try didn't go so well.

With a chance to wrap up their opening-round series against the Grizzlies in a tidy five games, they went to Memphis and lost by 17, costing themselves a few precious days of rest. "We didn't play up to our abilities," LeBron James said.

They apparently learned from that experience, because they came home to Crypto.com Arena and demolished the No. 2-seeded Grizzlies by 40 points two days later to complete a six-game upset that really wasn't so

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