Can a plaintiff who has been denied leave to amend a motion to amend or amend a claim for damages be affirmed on any ground supported by the record?

may affirm on any ground supported by the record regardless of whether the trial court relied upon it. (Small v. Fritz Companies, Inc. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 167, 201, 132 Cal.Rptr.2d 490, 65 P.3d 1255.) In deciding whether a plaintiff whose complaint is barred should be granted further leave to amend, we ask whether there is a reasonable possibility that the defect can be cured by amendment; if so, the trial court has abused its discretion in denying leave to amend and we must reverse. (Zelig v. County of Los Angeles (2002) 27 Cal.4th 1112, 1126, 119 Cal.Rptr.2d 709, 45 P.3d 1171 (Zelig ).)