LeBron posts triple-double as Lakers repel Grizzlies

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James returned from a one-game absence to post a 23-point triple-double on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 136-124 NBA victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

James sat out the Lakers' come-from-behind double-overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday with a sore left ankle.

Anthony Davis, who played nearly 52 minutes on Tuesday, was sidelined with a hyperextended left knee. But Rui Hachimura provided a big lift, drilling seven of eight 3-point attempts on the way to 32 points with 10 rebounds to help the Lakers win their fifth straight, as they vie to work their way out of the play-in tournament and straight into the playoffs.

Against a Grizzlies team playing out a season blighted by injuries, the Lakers led by eight at halftime and never trailed after the break.

James added 14 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season.

The 39-year-old superstar, who said he'd have to be "strategic" in dealing with the ankle injury that has nagged him much of the season, said he didn't change his game because of Davis's absence.

"Read and react to the game, see how the defense is playing and seeing the rhythm of my guys," he said of his approach.

"It's good to be back out there with them and be able to do a lot of things tonight to help us win."

The Golden State Warriors, fueled by 23 points from Andrew Wiggins and two late baskets by Stephen Curry, beat the Magic 101-93 in Orlando, despite the ejection of Draymond Green just 3:36 into the contest.

Curry was left shaking his head when Green was tossed, receiving two quick technical fouls for heatedly arguing a foul call.

It was the fourth ejection of the season for Green, who missed 16 games after he was suspended in December for swinging an arm into the head of Suns center Jusuf Nurkic.

Curry was clearly frustrated at the incident, shaking his head and pulling his jersey over his face.

But the Warriors, who maintained their tenuous hold on the final play-in berth in the Western Conference, regrouped to finish the first quarter with a 27-11 lead they wouldn't relinquish.

"Too bad," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Green's ejection. "It