The Lakers comeback to end the Grizzlies' 11-game winning run.

Darvin Ham, the head coach of the Lakers, had witnessed his team suffer close defeats during the previous week.

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[{"selector":"#anim-0bae3eca-00ee-47ea-a487-48a8cde3ad89","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-49fcaacf-b053-4bc3-8592-633b29aa1732","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ham remarked, "To achieve a win like this is a momentum swing.

[{"selector":"#anim-feed1b75-2069-4949-b336-5d583f789dc4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dadcbb40-5638-43b8-99ee-accb02ad9aa4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The boys were a little depressed following the Sacramento game, but we addressed the areas where we wanted to improve.

[{"selector":"#anim-3652c883-e0c1-44e2-b4df-2feaa0875883","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-865ba003-5a7d-4950-b7dd-3243d5f3681b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] If we hadn't fought like we did, there was no way we could have prevailed in this game.

[{"selector":"#anim-69f88ced-fb21-47b7-812f-f530c4e3373b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60477a40-98bb-4dd0-b103-7928ad45c064","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Lakers had dropped their last three contests by a combined score of 10.

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