Game ID: 22401220
Memphis Grizzlies @ Los Angeles Lakers
Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 30 34 22 30 116MEM 20 26 31 33 110
LAL vs MEM ScoutingLAL vs MEM Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 15 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 5 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 16 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 4 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 17 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Reaves missed 5 since 12/01, returns tonight: 30 min (84% of 35)
OUT Hayes missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Vincent 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Knecht 19 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT James missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 35)
OUT Hayes missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 30 min since (84% of 35)
NEW Vincent 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Knecht 19 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Hayes missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 33 min since (93% of 35)
LAL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 10 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 33 min since (95% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Christie 25 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 11 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 34 min since (97% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 32 to 38 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 12 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK James back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 35 min since (98% of 35)
MEM availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 8 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 7 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Morant back 11/25 after 8, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Smart back 11/25 after 4, 23 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 12)
MEM availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 9 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 8 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 6 since 11/25, out tonight
MEM availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Kennard missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Edey missed 10 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 9 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 3 since 12/03, returns tonight: 22 min (178% of 12)
OUT Spencer missed 7 since 11/25, returns tonight: 25 min (249% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Kennard missed 3 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Edey missed 11 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 10 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 22 min since (178% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 25 min since (249% of 10)
NEW Huff 12 to 17 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Kennard missed 4 since 12/05, returns tonight: 18 min (82% of 22)
OUT Edey missed 12 since 11/19, returns tonight: 24 min (111% of 22)
OUT Williams Jr. missed 11 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 25 min since (249% of 10)
NEW Huff 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Williams Jr. missed 12 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 8 min (80% of 10)
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 18 min since (82% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 24 min since (111% of 22)
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 12)
MEM availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Williams Jr. missed 13 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 21 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 24 min since (111% of 22)
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 13 min since (100% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 17 min since (164% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Williams Jr. missed 14 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Huff missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 20 min since (89% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 25 min since (114% of 22)
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 12 min since (117% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Williams Jr. missed 15 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Huff missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 19 min since (85% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 25 min since (117% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 12/19 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without James (2 straight), Hayes (8 straight), Vanderbilt (19 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kennard (4 straight), Edey (12 straight), Williams Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 32 and the glass, where Memphis has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it Memphis 118, the Lakers 112.
12/04 @ MIA 93-134 — LAL notes
LAL lost 93-134. LAL shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIA's 58%, 5 of 22 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIA's 9 — 14 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 36-52 against them. James led with 29 (12 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Hachimura added 14, Russell 12. Q1 was theirs, 26-34, but the other 3 periods went 100-67 against them. Davis's -29 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 @ ATL 132-134 — LAL notes
LAL lost 132-134 in 1 overtime. LAL shot 52% (51 of 99) to ATL's 50%, 16 of 35 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ATL's 22. James led with 39 (14 of 25, 6 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Davis added 38, Knecht 14. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 4 periods went 108-103 against them. They led by as many as 11.
12/08 vs POR 107-98 — LAL notes
LAL won 107-98. LAL shot 46% (38 of 83) to POR's 42%, 13 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 11 times to POR's 17. Davis led with 30 (10 of 21, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Russell added 28, Hachimura 23. The hinge was Q2, 37-17: LAL came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 20. Hachimura was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
12/13 @ MIN 87-97 — LAL notes
LAL lost 87-97. LAL shot 38% (33 of 86) to MIN's 40%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIN's 24. LAL turned it over 21 times to MIN's 13, and MIN turned those into 12 steals. Davis led with 23 (10 of 21, 1 of 5 from three); Reaves added 18, Christie 15. Q2 was theirs, 21-18, the deficit cut from 9 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 79-66 against them. Davis's -22 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs MEM 116-110 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-110. LAL shot 48% (39 of 82) to MEM's 39%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 39 times to MEM's 30 — 28 points from the stripe to their 25. Davis led with 40 (15 of 22, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 19, James 18. The hinge was Q1, 30-20: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 23.
12/19 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Lyles (9 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 29 and Davis at 28 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Hayes (9 straight), Vanderbilt (20 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 16 times a game to Sacramento's 11 and the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it Sacramento 119, the Lakers 110.
12/21 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sabonis at 24 and Fox at 23 a game. Without Lyles (10 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 25 a game. Without Hayes (10 straight), Vanderbilt (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 15 times a game to Sacramento's 11 and the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to the Lakers' 36. Call it Sacramento 117, the Lakers 111.
12/23 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 25 and James at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Hayes (11 straight), Vanderbilt (22 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 20 a game. Without Stewart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 101 a night to Detroit's 122 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 32. Call it the Lakers 114, Detroit 111, Detroit keeping it close.
12/25 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wiggins at 18 and Curry at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight), Post (16 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Hayes (12 straight), Vanderbilt (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it Golden State 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/05 vs SAC 115-110 — MEM notes
MEM won 115-110. MEM shot 48% (38 of 80) to SAC's 40%, 13 of 38 from three. MEM turned it over 22 times to SAC's 13, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. Bane led with 18 (6 of 10, 2 of 4 from three); Smart added 18, Aldama 15. The hinge was Q4, 29-24: from level to 5 ahead. Huff was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/07 @ BOS 127-121 — MEM notes
MEM won 127-121. MEM shot 50% (47 of 94) to BOS's 40%, 15 of 33 from three. Morant led with 32 (11 of 20, 4 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Jackson Jr. added 27, Clarke 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-27: a lead of 4 became 12. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/08 @ WAS 140-112 — MEM notes
MEM won 140-112. MEM shot 52% (50 of 96) to WAS's 43%, 17 of 43 from three, and went to the line 29 times to WAS's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. MEM turned it over 16 times to WAS's 21. Jackson Jr. led with 21 (8 of 15, 3 of 8 from three); Aldama added 19, Huff 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: a lead of 17 became 29, and the lead reached 35. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
12/13 vs BKN 135-119 — MEM notes
MEM won 135-119. MEM shot 53% (52 of 99) to BKN's 46%, 17 of 36 from three. Morant led with 28 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Bane added 21, Jackson Jr. 20. The hinge was Q2, 30-20: a lead of 3 became 13, and the lead reached 21. Jackson Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/15 @ LAL 110-116 — MEM notes
MEM lost 110-116. MEM took 15 more shots (97 to 82), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to LAL's 48%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 30 times to LAL's 39. Jackson Jr. led with 25 (9 of 13, 2 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Morant added 20, Edey 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them. Jackson Jr.'s -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. Without Williams Jr. (12 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. Without Moody (2 straight), Post (13 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the line, where Memphis takes 27 free throws a game to Golden State's 17 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 116. Call it Memphis 118, Golden State 110.
12/21 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Hunter at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mathews (3 straight), Wallace (14 straight), Gueye (20 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Williams Jr. (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to Atlanta's 35 and the defense, Memphis allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Memphis 123, Atlanta 116.
12/23 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 19 and Morant at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Williams Jr. (14 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 25 and Powell at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Mann (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-4 and the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to the Clippers' 38. Call it Memphis 119, the Clippers 110.
12/26 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 20 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Williams Jr. (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Poeltl (3 straight), Quickley (19 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-8 a night and Toronto minus-8 and the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to Toronto's 36. Call it Memphis 122, Toronto 111, Memphis by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
MEMBC B. Clarke
DB D. Bane
JH J. Huff
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JL J. LaRavia
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
LK L. Kennard
MS M. Smart
SA S. Aldama
SP S. Pippen Jr.
ZE Z. Edey
LAL/MEM the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Anthony Davis scores 40 points, LeBron James has 18 in return to help Lakers beat Grizzlies, 116-110
LOS ANGELES -- — Anthony Davis had 40 points and 16 rebounds, LeBron James added 18 points in his return and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Sunday night.
James also had eight rebounds, eight assists and five turnovers in 34 minutes after missing the previous two games because of a left foot injury. He was away from the team most of last week due to personal reasons.
Austin Reaves scored 19 points for Los Angeles. The Lakers never trailed and led by 23 points in the second half.
Jaren Jackson Jr . scored 25 points for Memphis, which had won four in a row. Ja Morant had 20 points, Zach Edey added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Luke Kennard had 12 points.
Takeaways Grizzlies: Memphis entered as the NBA’s highest-scoring offense but trailed 64-46 at the half and was down by at least two possessions the entire second half.
Lakers: James’ return energized Los Angeles, but Davis continues to carry the team. The 31-year-old power forward had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. He briefly left in the third quarter because of shoulder injury, then returned in the fourth and scored 12 critical points down the stretch.
Key moment James scored his first points on a running one-handed dunk just over two minutes into the first quarter. He followed immediately with a block and added tip-in basket on the Lakers’ ensuing offensive possession to give Los Angeles a 9-2 lead.
Key stat Davis has had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in three of his last four games.
Up next Both teams are back in action Thursday night. The Grizzlies host Golden State, and the Lakers are at Sacramento.