Both players were happy to let the other know about their success, too. They were going back-and-forth with the trash-talking all evening. Things peaked late in the second quarter, when James bowled over Morant for a layup and made the popular "too small" gesture as Morant lay on the floor.

Star guard Ja Morant helped the Memphis Grizzlies take down the Los Angeles Lakers as he scored 20 points in a 131-114 win on Wednesday. Morant admitted he had have a little extra incentive to defeat the Lakers.

Ja Morant makes his feelings on the Lakers very clear: "I don't like them." The playoff loss two years ago is part of it, but also going back to the regular season last year. "Beat us on our home floor. They was laughing, playing...My message was I was in street clothes." pic.twitter.com/ZZP5G8EUCu