SAN DIEGO -- The reeling Chargers might have caught a break with running back Melvin Gordon and defensive end Joey Bosa.Gordon exited Sundays loss to the Carolina Panthers on a cart with a hip injury after getting hurt wrestling for a loose ball in the second quarter. Bosa also left in the second quarter after he rammed his head into Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on a sack.Chargers coach Mike McCoy said Gordon, who is three yards shy of reaching the 1,000-yard mark, has a hip strain and a left knee sprain.Originally, it appeared the injury was more severe but tests showed otherwise.Bosa, the team leader with 6.5 sacks, hasnt been placed in the NFLs concussion protocol. He has a strained neck.McCoy, whose Chargers face the Oakland Raiders this week, said both players are day-to-day.I talked to (Gordon) this morning and he is going to work hard to get back, McCoy said.But McCoy isnt going to rush Gordon to reach a personal milestone. Gordon has rebounded from a dismal rookie season and is on the verge of becoming the first Chargers back since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2008 to score 10 rushing touchdowns and rush for 1,000 yards.Im just not going to throw him out there to get a couple more yards to say he got 1,000, McCoy said. Melvin doesnt want that either. Youre looking out for the team but youre looking out for what is in the best interest of the players. Sometimes there are some difficult decisions to make.Gordon is the NFLs sixth-leading rusher. Hes one of six players with double-digit rushing touchdowns this year.He said he was very hopeful that he could return over the final three games.It would mean a lot to me, Gordon said. So if I feel I can go I will be back out there.The Chargers, who have threatened to move to Los Angeles next season, are closing in on missing the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons. 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Luol Deng added 18, and Timofy Mozgov had with 13.It just flowed, Williams said about his shooting. It was just one of those games.Memphis pulled away in a tight game with a 9-2 burst that erased a 95-94 Lakers lead in the final 5 minutes.Williams converted a three-point play with 51 seconds remaining to pull the Lakers within one possession. They then had a chance to tie when Gasol fouled Randle on a 3-point attempt.After Randle missed the third free throw, there was a scramble for the ball, and Jordan Clarkson hurled up a 3-pointer from the right corner that was off the mark.They made the little plays, Lakers coach Luke Walton said about Memphis. Down the stretch, they got to a couple of loose balls that they turned into big plays.Both teams were short-handed with injuries, particularly in the backcourt. Starters DAngelo Russell and Nick Young already were out for the Lakers and Jose Calderon, who started, left in the first quarter with a right hamstring strain.The Lakers held a 62-54 lead into the break.But Memphis opened the second half with a 10-4 run, and the game settled into a close affair with 17 lead changes, nine of them in the fourtth quarter.dddddddddddd.Memphis forward Tony Allen said Memphis came out a different team after intermission thanks to Fizdales halftime speech.Hes not going to sugarcoat anything, Allen said. He came in and gave us a scolding, and the guys responded.TIP-INSLakers: Williams 40 points were the most ever scored by an opponents reserve against Memphis. J.R. Smith had 35 for the Knicks on March 27, 2013. . Williams, who hit all 14 of his free throws in the game, has converted a free throw in 30 straight contests, longest streak in the league. ... The Lakers wrapped up a four-game trip over five days.Grizzlies: A contingent of Grizzlies executives, including coach David Fizdale, went to Marion, Indiana for the visitation of F Zach Randolphs mother, Mae Randolph, earlier Saturday. .Green recorded his second double-double of the season. ... Memphis had 32 assists on 41 made field goals. Gasol had eight and rookie Wade Baldwin had a season-best nine assists. .Memphis converted 18 turnovers into 25 points.TRIAGE UNIT:Lakers: Russell (left knee injury), Young (strained calf, right leg) and reserve F Larry Nance Jr. (right knee contusion)Grizzlies: G Mike Conley, G Vince Carter, F Chandler Parsons and F James Ennis. Randolph remains away from the team after the death of his mother.WELCOME BACK NO. 1Lakers reserve C Tarik Black is from Memphis and played at the University of Memphis before playing his final year at Kansas.WELCOME BACK NO. 2Some may forget that Lakers coach Luke Walton was hired as an assistant for the Memphis Tigers during the lockout prior to 2011 NBA season.UP NEXTLakers: Return home for the first time in a week to face the Utah Jazz on Monday night.Grizzlies: Travel to New Orleans to face the Pelicans on Monday night, the only road game over a six-game stretch. ' ' '