LeBron James scored 25 points and Stanley Johnson had 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-95 win over the Utah Jazz.
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz defeated the shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks 107-95 on Sunday to hand the defending NBA champions their third straight loss
The NBA’s free agency window opened Monday night, with Kyle Lowry headed to the Miami Heat, Chris Paul and Mike Conley landed lucrative deals to remain with their current teams.
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points in his return from a sprained ankle and the Utah Jazz overcame Ja Morant’s franchise-record 47 points in a 141-129 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies
Dillon Brooks had 31 points and seven rebounds and the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies beat the top-seeded Utah Jazz 112-109 in the opening game of their first-round playoff series.
Conley scored 19 of his career-high 40 points in the fourth quarter as Memphis overtook the Portland Trail Blazers late for a 120-111 victory Tuesday night.
Portland's stars struggled as the Grizzles' D shut down the Blazers. Mike Conley keyed a fourth-quarter outburst as Memphis got passed Portland for a 92-83 win,