Game ID: 22400174
Los Angeles Lakers @ Memphis Grizzlies
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 35 24 36 36 131LAL 27 26 28 33 114
LAL @ MEM ScoutingLAL @ 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.
MEM availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Konchar missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 19 min (154% of 12)
NEW Huff 12 to 19 min over the last 4
MEM availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backBACK Konchar back 10/30 after 2, 19 min since (154% of 12)
NEW Huff 12 to 17 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restBACK Konchar back 10/30 after 2, 19 min since (154% of 12)
NEW LaRavia 21 to 27 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bane missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW LaRavia 21 to 28 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Bane missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Aldama 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Pippen Jr. 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 21 to 29 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Bane missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 4 since 10/31, returns tonight: 20 min (162% of 12)
NEW Wells 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 21 to 29 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Bane missed 5 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 5 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 11/08 after 4, 20 min since (162% of 12)
NEW Wells 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Aldama 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Pippen Jr. 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 21 to 29 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Bane missed 6 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Morant missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smart missed 6 since 10/31, returns tonight: 23 min (107% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/08 after 4, 22 min since (174% of 12)
NEW Aldama 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Pippen Jr. 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 21 to 27 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Bane missed 7 since 10/31, returns tonight: 27 min (84% of 32)
OUT Morant missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Smart back 11/13 after 6, 23 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/08 after 4, 18 min since (145% of 12)
NEW Aldama 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Pippen Jr. 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 21 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Hachimura 32 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 10/22, returns tonight: 9 min (51% of 18)
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 12 min since (65% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 16 min since (91% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 19 min since (107% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 21 and Morant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Bane (3 straight), Smart (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the defense, Memphis allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it Memphis 120, the Lakers 113.
10/30 vs BKN 106-119 — MEM notes
MEM lost 106-119. MEM shot 47% (38 of 81) to BKN's 51%, 8 of 27 from three. MEM turned it over 22 times to BKN's 15, and BKN turned those into 10 steals. Jackson Jr. led with 30 (10 of 12, 3 of 3 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Morant added 14, Clarke 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. Pippen Jr.'s -19 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs MIL 122-99 — MEM notes
MEM won 122-99. MEM shot 52% (43 of 82) to MIL's 43%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIL's 19 — 28 points from the stripe to their 8. MEM turned it over 16 times to MIL's 10, and MIL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 56-38 for them. Morant led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Aldama added 19, Wells 16. The hinge was Q1, 40-24: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 31. LaRavia was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/02 @ PHI 124-107 — MEM notes
MEM won 124-107. MEM shot 55% (48 of 87) to PHI's 40%, 12 of 27 from three. The glass went 52-33 for them. Jackson Jr. led with 27 (11 of 16, 2 of 3 from three); Huff added 20, Morant 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-24: MEM came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 25. Morant was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/04 @ BKN 104-106 — MEM notes
MEM lost 104-106. MEM shot 47% (43 of 91) to BKN's 48%, 8 of 30 from three. Morant led with 25 (10 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); Edey added 25, Jackson Jr. 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 3 periods went 83-74 against them.
11/06 vs LAL 131-114 — MEM notes
MEM won 131-114. MEM shot 52% (48 of 93) to LAL's 44%, 17 of 34 from three. MEM turned it over 18 times to LAL's 11, and LAL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 50-37 for them. Jackson Jr. led with 20 (8 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Wells added 20, Morant 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-27: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Jackson Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/08 vs WAS — 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 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 21 and Morant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Bane (4 straight), Smart (4 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuzma (3 straight), Champagnie (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-12 a night and Washington minus-6 and the defense, Memphis allowing 109 a night to Washington's 123. Call it Memphis 122, Washington 112, Memphis by 10.
11/10 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grant at 17 and Simons at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Thybulle (10 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Morant at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Bane (5 straight), Smart (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-13 a night and Portland minus-6 and the defense, Memphis allowing 106 a night to Portland's 117. Call it Memphis 117, Portland 110.
11/13 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Vanderbilt (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 104, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Morant at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Bane (6 straight), Morant (2 straight), Smart (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 17 times a game to the Lakers' 10. Call it Memphis 118, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/15 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Kuminga at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Edey at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Bane (7 straight), Morant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
10/28 @ PHX 105-109 — LAL notes
LAL lost 105-109. LAL shot 41% (39 of 94) to PHX's 46%, 14 of 32 from three. Davis led with 29 (12 of 24, 5 of 6 at the line); Reaves added 23, Hachimura 20. Q1 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them. They led by as many as 18.
10/30 @ CLE 110-134 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-134. LAL shot 49% (38 of 77) to CLE's 58%, 6 of 28 from three, and went to the line 33 times to CLE's 8 — 28 points from the stripe to their 5. LAL turned it over 20 times to CLE's 12, and CLE turned those into 14 steals. L. James led with 26 (9 of 13, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Davis added 22, Knecht 18. Q2 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 109-85 against them. Christie's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ TOR 131-125 — LAL notes
LAL won 131-125. LAL shot 48% (42 of 88) to TOR's 49%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 41 times to TOR's 13 — 36 points from the stripe to their 11. Davis led with 38 (14 of 20, 10 of 11 at the line); James added 27, Reaves 20. The hinge was Q1, 43-19: from level to 24 ahead. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/04 @ DET 103-115 — LAL notes
LAL lost 103-115. LAL shot 44% (37 of 85) to DET's 47%, 9 of 25 from three. The glass went 37-55 against them. Davis led with 37 (13 of 23, 0 of 4 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); James added 20, Reaves 17. Q3 was theirs, 24-16, the deficit cut from 14 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 99-79 against them. James's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ MEM 114-131 — LAL notes
LAL lost 114-131. LAL shot 44% (41 of 93) to MEM's 52%, 15 of 48 from three. LAL turned it over 11 times to MEM's 18. The glass went 37-50 against them. L. James led with 39 (15 of 24, 6 of 11 from three); Reaves added 19, Reddish 15. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 107-88 against them. L. James's -21 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs PHI — 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 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Oubre Jr. at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Edwards (7 straight), Dowtin Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 114 a night to the Lakers' 123. Call it the Lakers 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/10 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Barnes (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it the Lakers 121, Toronto 116.
11/13 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Vanderbilt (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 104, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Morant at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Bane (6 straight), Morant (2 straight), Smart (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 17 times a game to the Lakers' 10. Call it Memphis 118, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/15 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (5 straight), Jones (11 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-7 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMBC B. Clarke
CC C. Castleton
JH J. Huff
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JL J. LaRavia
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
LK L. Kennard
SA S. Aldama
SP S. Pippen Jr.
YK Y. Kawamura
ZE Z. Edey
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
MEM/LAL 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
Morant, Wells, Jackson Jr. score 20 apiece as Grizzlies beat Lakers 131-114
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Ja Morant scored 20 points before leaving in the third quarter with a right hamstring injury and the Memphis Grizzlies used their 3-point shooting to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 131-114 on Wednesday night.
Rookie Jaylen Wells and Jaren Jackson Jr . also scored 20 points each for the Grizzlies. There was no immediate word on the extent of Morant's injury.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 39 points, while Austin Reaves added 19 despite going 2 for 9 from 3-point range.
The Lakers played without starting center Anthony Davis , who was suffering from left heel soreness. Rui Hachimura was also out with an illness, givig rookie Dalton Knect from Tennessee his first NBA start.
Meanwhile, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins missed the game because of a death in the family. Assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo led the team.
Takeaways Lakers: With Davis out, Los Angeles was missing 32.6 points and 11.6 rebounds a game and a dominant force in the middle. James tried to make up for the scoring but got little help.
Grizzlies: Davis' absence in the middle helped the Grizzlies stay right at their average scoring 60 points in the paint.
Key moment Memphis held a 72-68 lead in the third quarter when reserve Jay Huff , a 7-foot-1 center, connected on three consecutive 3-pointers, then capped the run off with an offensive rebound leading to a reverse dunk. The rally took the Grizzlies' advantage to 85-71.
Key stat Neither team attempts a lot of 3-pointers compared to the rest of the league, but Memphis was shooting 48% from outside the arc at the midway point of the fourth period. Meanwhile, the Lakers were stuck at 25%.
Up next Lakers host Philadelphia on Friday while the Grizzlies host Washington,.