I don't know how you can predict that it will be a even matchup when Grizzlies has been facing tougher opponents and winning while Lakers have a winning streak, it was against a low key team.
It was Lebron and Monk again but against a very good team, it will not be enough. It will take a lot of team chemistry and consistency which the Lakers lacks of.
It's a team effort that brings the win for Grizzlies, even without Morant inside the role players are there to provide.
Unlike with Lakers where LeBron and some help with Monk ain't enough to surpass the Memphis, they are good in papers, but in reality they
are unable to sustain good games against tougher opponents. There's something that Lakers need to do, adjustment that should start from those
star caliber players if they want to continue chasing for another title, if they continue playing like this, even AD comeback it will be more
harder for them to catch up with those caliber teams inside the west side.