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Lakers trail Memphis at halftime, 52-51

By Mike Bresnahan
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Reporting from Memphis -- The Lakers are trying to improve their 7-14 road record.

They’re not being overly successful.

They’re losing to the short-handed Memphis Grizzles at halftime, 52-51, Tuesday at FedEx Forum.

The Lakers trailed by as many as nine but closed with a scoring burst in the final minutes of the second quarter.

Andrew Bynum is off to a strong start, scoring 18 points on seven-for-nine shooting against fellow All-Star center Marc Gasol.

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Rudy Gay is not playing for Memphis because he sustained a mild concussion Sunday against Denver. He is averaging 18.8 points.

Tony Allen has 13 points and Gasol has 12 for the Grizzlies (24-16), who are half a game behind the Lakers in the Western Conference.

The Lakers (25-16) committed seven turnovers in the first quarter and trailed, 29-21. They finish a quick two-game trip Wednesday in New Orleans.

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Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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