Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Jan 2, 2026

FINAL

15-19MemphisGrizzlies

121

21-11Los AngelesLakers

128

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	31	29	36	25	121
LAL	39	27	30	32	128

Game Recap

The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 128-121. The Lakers improve to 21-11 on the season, as the Grizzlies drop to 15-19.

Player Stats

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jaylen WellsSF	28	2-11	2-8	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	3	-2	6
8Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	30	12-15	0-3	1-5	1	2	1	0	2	5	-27	25
10Christian KolokoC	21	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	1	2	2	-11	3
23Cedric CowardSG	23	2-10	0-3	1-1	7	5	1	1	2	1	-29	5
12Ja MorantPG	31	7-18	0-3	2-3	3	11	2	0	3	1	-21	16
7Santi Aldama	29	5-12	3-9	2-2	7	3	1	0	0	0	+6	15
3Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	22	6-10	4-6	4-4	5	2	2	0	1	4	+24	20
31Jock Landale	20	5-7	1-2	3-4	5	0	0	0	1	3	+16	14
24Cam Spencer	16	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	5	0	0	2	0	+14	5
45GG Jackson	15	4-7	3-6	1-2	1	2	1	0	2	1	-5	12
46John Konchar	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Vince Williams Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-9647.9%	14-4233.3%	15-2365.2%	34	32	10	2	15	20	-	121

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	36	12-18	1-5	6-6	9	6	0	0	4	3	+11	31
12Jake LaRaviaPF	37	8-12	3-6	2-3	9	2	2	1	1	5	0	21
5Deandre AytonC	24	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	3	-1	4
36Marcus SmartSG	34	5-9	3-6	0-0	8	7	1	1	4	3	+18	13
77Luka DoncicPG	37	8-18	1-7	17-20	6	8	2	0	6	3	+3	34
20Nick Smith Jr.	16	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	-6	8
11Jaxson Hayes	23	5-6	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	1	0	3	+8	12
2Jarred Vanderbilt	20	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	1	1	3	0	-6	5
4Dalton Knecht	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+8	0
9Bronny James	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Maxi Kleber	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Chris Manon	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Drew Timme	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-7758.4%	11-3234.4%	27-3187.1%	42	26	9	4	20	21	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMEMLAL

(11:55) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Koloko: Tip to Smart
+3 (11:38) Smart 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:21) Koloko 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
23
(11:03) Doncic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:03) Coward STEAL (1 STL)
(10:59) MISS Wells 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:51) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:47) L. James 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
25
(10:28) MISS Coward 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:25) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) Doncic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
27
+2 (9:57) Jackson Jr. 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Wells 1 AST)
47
(9:44) MISS Doncic 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:41) Coward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:33) MISS Coward 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:31) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:12) Wells S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (9:12) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
48
+1 (9:12) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
49
(8:56) MISS Morant 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:53) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:48) L. James Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (M.Ervin)
(8:48) L. James Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:40) Coward Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (8:31) LaRavia 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
412
(8:30) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:20) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
(8:20) MISS Morant Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:20) Grizzlies Rebound
+1 (8:20) Morant Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
512
+2 (8:03) LaRavia 12' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
514
(7:52) Morant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:52) Doncic STEAL (1 STL)
(7:42) MISS L. James 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:42) Coward BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:39) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:36) Jackson Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
+1 (7:36) LaRavia Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
515
+1 (7:36) LaRavia Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
516
(7:28) MISS Morant 1' Driving Layup
(7:28) LAKERS Rebound
(7:20) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:20) Koloko STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:16) Aldama 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)
716
(6:55) L. James Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:55) Aldama STEAL (1 STL)
(6:50) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:47) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:34) Koloko S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
+1 (6:34) L. James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
717
+1 (6:34) L. James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
718
(6:13) MISS Wells 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:10) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:05) LaRavia 1' Running Dunk (9 PTS) (L. James 1 AST)
720
+3 (5:55) Spencer 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1020
(5:38) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:35) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:26) Landale 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1220
+2 (5:08) Doncic 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1222
(4:58) MISS Landale 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:54) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:48) L. James 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Doncic 4 AST)
1224
+2 (4:31) Landale 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1424
(4:09) MISS LaRavia 3PT Jump Shot
(4:07) Landale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:01) Aldama 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Spencer 1 AST)
1724
(4:00) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:42) MISS Doncic 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:39) Aldama REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:36) Jackson Jr. 6' Running Layup (4 PTS)
1924
(3:36) Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Conley)
(3:36) MISS Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:32) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:29) LaRavia 3' Running Layup (11 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
1926
+2 (3:09) Jackson Jr. 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Aldama 1 AST)
2126
+2 (2:52) Hayes 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (LaRavia 1 AST)
2128
+3 (2:45) Aldama 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Spencer 2 AST)
2428
(2:45) Doncic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
+1 (2:45) Aldama Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
2528
(2:34) Landale P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
(2:28) MISS Doncic 32' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:25) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:21) Jackson 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Aldama 2 AST)
2828
(2:11) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (2:11) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
2829
+1 (2:11) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)
2830
+1 (2:11) Doncic Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)
2831
(2:00) MISS Spencer 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:56) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:40) Smith Jr. 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2833
(1:32) Jackson Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:32) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(1:30) Vanderbilt Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:17) MISS Jackson Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(1:15) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:11) L. James Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T6)
+2 (0:59) Coward 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
3033
(0:59) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ervin)
+1 (0:59) Coward Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3133
+3 (0:43) L. James 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3136
(0:32) MISS Coward 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (0:15) Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (L. James 2 AST)
3139
(0:02) MISS Coward 5' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(0:00) L. James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MEM

LAL

121Points128

46-96(47.9%)Field Goal(%)45-77(58.4%)

14-42(33.3%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)27-31(87.1%)

34(8)Rebounds(Offensive)42(6)

32Assists26

10Steals9

2Blocks4

15Turnovers20

20Fouls21

60Pts In The Paint68

18Fast Break Pts8

27Pts Off Turnovers18

66Bench Pts25

3Largest Lead15

Game Details

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