Game ID: 22500485
Memphis Grizzlies @ Los Angeles Lakers
Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 39 27 30 32 128MEM 31 29 36 25 121
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 12/23 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 12/14, returns tonight: 22 min (62% of 35)
OUT Ayton missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 27 min (100% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 12/07 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 36)
BACK Smart back 12/10 after 6, 30 min since (100% of 29)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/07 after 8, 18 min since (105% of 17)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/18 after 3, 14 min since (124% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 12/18 after 3, 17 min since (169% of 10)
LAL availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 12/20, returns tonight: 28 min (93% of 30)
OUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 12/23 after 3, 22 min since (62% of 35)
BACK Smart back 12/10 after 6, 30 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Ayton back 12/23 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/18 after 3, 18 min since (169% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 12/18 after 3, 15 min since (141% of 10)
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 22 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 12/23 after 3, 18 min since (52% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 12/25 after 2, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Ayton back 12/23 after 2, 32 min since (116% of 27)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/18 after 3, 18 min since (169% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 12/18 after 3, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 12/25, returns tonight: 18 min (101% of 18)
BACK Reaves back 12/23 after 3, 18 min since (52% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 12/25 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Ayton back 12/23 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/18 after 3, 20 min since (182% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 12/18 after 3, 13 min since (123% of 10)
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 6 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/25 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Ayton back 12/23 after 2, 30 min since (109% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Smith Jr. 11 to 23 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 7 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Ayton back 12/23 after 2, 29 min since (105% of 27)
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 21 min since (115% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Smith Jr. 11 to 21 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 8 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 19 min since (103% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Smith Jr. 11 to 18 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 4 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 9 since 12/18, returns tonight: 18 min (94% of 19)
OUT Kleber missed 3 since 1/02, returns tonight: 12 min (119% of 10)
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 18 min since (100% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Smith Jr. 11 to 16 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 5 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Hayes back 12/30 after 2, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (119% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Morant missed 3 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Small missed 19 since 11/09, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 20)
OUT Konchar missed 5 since 12/12, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 12/22 after 11, 12 min since (58% of 22)
BACK Clarke back 12/17 after 2, 10 min since (100% of 10)
NEW Wells 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Spencer 24 to 32 min over the last 4
MEM availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Morant missed 4 since 12/17, returns tonight: 25 min (89% of 28)
OUT Williams Jr. missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 6 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 2 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 12/22 after 11, 21 min since (98% of 22)
BACK Small back 12/23 after 19, 12 min since (61% of 20)
NEW Spencer 24 to 34 min over the last 4
MEM availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Williams Jr. missed 4 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 7 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 3 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Morant back 12/26 after 4, 25 min since (89% of 28)
BACK Jackson back 12/22 after 11, 21 min since (99% of 22)
BACK Small back 12/23 after 19, 7 min since (37% of 20)
NEW Spencer 24 to 32 min over the last 4
MEM availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Landale missed 2 since 12/26, returns tonight: 18 min (78% of 23)
OUT Mashack missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 5 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 8 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 4 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Morant back 12/26 after 4, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Jackson back 12/22 after 11, 21 min since (99% of 22)
BACK Small back 12/23 after 19, 7 min since (37% of 20)
NEW Spencer 24 to 31 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Mashack missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 6 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 9 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 5 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Morant back 12/26 after 4, 29 min since (102% of 28)
BACK Landale back 12/30 after 2, 18 min since (78% of 23)
BACK Jackson back 12/22 after 11, 22 min since (100% of 22)
BACK Small back 12/23 after 19, 8 min since (39% of 20)
MEM availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mashack missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 7 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Prosper missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 10 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 6 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Morant back 12/26 after 4, 30 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Landale back 12/30 after 2, 19 min since (82% of 23)
BACK Small back 12/23 after 19, 8 min since (39% of 20)
NEW Aldama 28 to 33 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Mashack missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 8 since 12/20, returns tonight: 22 min (102% of 22)
OUT Prosper missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 11 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 7 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Morant back 12/26 after 4, 30 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Landale back 12/30 after 2, 22 min since (96% of 23)
MEM availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Morant missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Mashack missed 6 since 12/26, returns tonight: 4 min (18% of 22)
OUT Prosper missed 4 since 12/30, returns tonight: 26 min (141% of 19)
OUT Konchar missed 12 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 8 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Landale back 12/30 after 2, 23 min since (97% of 23)
BACK Williams Jr. back 1/06 after 8, 22 min since (102% of 22)
MEM availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Morant missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Coward missed 2 since 1/06, returns tonight: 26 min (99% of 26)
OUT Konchar missed 13 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Clarke missed 9 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Landale back 12/30 after 2, 22 min since (96% of 23)
BACK Mashack back 1/07 after 6, 4 min since (18% of 22)
BACK Williams Jr. back 1/06 after 8, 22 min since (102% of 22)
BACK Prosper back 1/07 after 4, 26 min since (141% of 19)
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 105 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 25 and James at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reaves (2 straight), Vincent (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Morant at 26 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. Without Williams Jr. (6 straight), Mashack (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 31 and the glass, where Memphis has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it Memphis 117, the Lakers 116, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/23 @ PHX 108-132 — LAL notes
LAL lost 108-132. LAL shot 48% (39 of 81) to PHX's 59%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 20 — 18 points from the stripe to their 18. L. James led with 23 (7 of 14, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 11 at the line); Reaves added 17, Smart 14. Q4 was theirs, 22-20, the deficit cut from 26 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 112-86 against them. Vanderbilt's -28 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs HOU 96-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 96-119. LAL shot 51% (39 of 77) to HOU's 53%, 11 of 30 from three, and got to the line 11 times to HOU's 19. The glass went 25-48 against them. Dončić led with 25 (9 of 17, 3 of 8 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); L. James added 18, Reaves 12. Q2 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 93-68 against them. L. James's -33 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs SAC 125-101 — LAL notes
LAL won 125-101. LAL shot 53% (47 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 15 of 38 from three. Dončić led with 34 (11 of 23, 5 of 14 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); James added 24, Smith Jr. 21. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: a lead of 6 became 15, and the lead reached 30. Ayton was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/30 vs DET 106-128 — LAL notes
LAL lost 106-128. LAL shot 45% (37 of 82) to DET's 63%, 11 of 39 from three. Dončić led with 30 (9 of 22, 3 of 11 from three, 9 of 13 at the line); L. James added 17, Hayes 13. Q2 was theirs, 35-34, the deficit cut from 6 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 94-71 against them. Smart's -24 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs MEM 128-121 — LAL notes
LAL won 128-121. LAL shot 58% (45 of 77) to MEM's 48%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MEM's 23 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. LAL turned it over 20 times to MEM's 15, and MEM turned those into 10 steals. Dončić led with 34 (8 of 18, 1 of 7 from three, 17 of 20 at the line); James added 31, LaRavia 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-31: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 15.
1/04 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 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and James at 23 a game. Without Reaves (3 straight), Hachimura (2 straight), Vincent (7 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Morant at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Williams Jr. (7 straight), Mashack (4 straight), Prosper (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 119, Memphis 118, Memphis keeping it close.
1/06 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Williamson at 26 and Murphy III at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Bey (2 straight), Jones (7 straight), Murray (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 23 a game. Without Reaves (4 straight), Hachimura (3 straight), Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 117 a night to New Orleans's 127. Call it the Lakers 119, New Orleans 117, New Orleans keeping it close.
1/07 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 29 and Champagnie at 19 a game. Without Vassell (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and James at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Reaves (5 straight), Hachimura (4 straight), Vincent (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 12. Call it San Antonio 117, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/09 vs MIL — 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 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 29 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 26 a game. Without Reaves (6 straight), Hachimura (5 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 32 and Rollins at 17 a game. Without Prince (29 straight), Sims (2 straight), Nance (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 40 percent from three to the Lakers' 29 and the line, where the Lakers take 29 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 21. Call it the Lakers 116, Milwaukee 115, Milwaukee keeping it close.
12/23 @ UTA 137-128 — MEM notes
MEM won 137-128. MEM shot 56% (49 of 88) to UTA's 44%, 19 of 45 from three, and got to the line 29 times to UTA's 36. Aldama led with 37 (13 of 21, 7 of 13 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Jackson Jr. added 21, Jackson 18. The hinge was Q1, 37-31: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Jackson was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/26 vs MIL 125-104 — MEM notes
MEM won 125-104. MEM shot 51% (43 of 85) to MIL's 43%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 32 times to MIL's 24 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. MEM turned it over 13 times to MIL's 22. Jackson Jr. led with 24 (9 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Spencer added 19, Morant 17. The hinge was Q2, 35-15: MEM came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 21. Koloko was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/28 @ WAS 112-116 — MEM notes
MEM lost 112-116. MEM shot 42% (43 of 103) to WAS's 42%, 9 of 32 from three. The glass went 43-54 against them. Jackson Jr. led with 31 (11 of 25, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Morant added 21, Aldama 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-24, turning a 1-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 92-83 against them. They led by as many as 10. Morant's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs PHI 136-139 — MEM notes
MEM lost 136-139 in 1 overtime. MEM shot 55% (51 of 92) to PHI's 46%, 11 of 29 from three. MEM turned it over 20 times to PHI's 8, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 51-41 for them. Morant led with 40 (16 of 22, 8 of 10 at the line); Coward added 28, Jackson Jr. 15. Q1 was theirs, 40-34, but the other 4 periods went 105-96 against them. They led by as many as 10. Jackson's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 @ LAL 121-128 — MEM notes
MEM lost 121-128. MEM took 19 more shots (96 to 77), but shot 48% to LAL's 58%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 23 times to LAL's 31. MEM turned it over 15 times to LAL's 20. Jackson Jr. led with 25 (12 of 15, 0 of 3 from three); Caldwell-Pope added 20, Morant 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-30, the deficit cut from 6 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 98-85 against them. Coward's -29 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ LAL — 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 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and James at 23 a game. Without Reaves (3 straight), Hachimura (2 straight), Vincent (7 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Morant at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Williams Jr. (7 straight), Mashack (4 straight), Prosper (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 119, Memphis 118, Memphis keeping it close.
1/06 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Morant at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Williams Jr. (8 straight), Mashack (5 straight), Prosper (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 30 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Fox at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vassell (3 straight), Wembanyama (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-6 a night and Memphis minus-3. Call it Memphis 119, San Antonio 118, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/07 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 26 and Jackson Jr. at 21 a game. Without Morant (2 straight), Mashack (6 straight), Prosper (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Brooks at 20 a game. Without Green (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to Memphis's 122 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 12. Call it Phoenix 116, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
1/09 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 19 and Coward at 16 a game. Without Morant (3 straight), Coward (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Hartenstein (6 straight), Caruso (2 straight), J. Williams (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-11 and the defense, OKC allowing 109 a night to Memphis's 122. Call it OKC 118, Memphis 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALDA D. Ayton
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
MS M. Smart
NS N. Smith Jr.
MEMCC C. Coward
CK C. Koloko
CS C. Spencer
GJ G. Jackson
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JL J. Landale
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
SA S. Aldama
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
Doncic and James lead Lakers' rally to beat shorthanded Grizzlies 128-121
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic scored 34 points — half on free throws — and LeBron James added 31 as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 128-121 on Friday night to open a two-game set.
The teams will meet again Sunday in Los Angeles.
Doncic had eight assists and six rebounds. James had nine rebounds and six assists. The superstars dominated the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 12-2 run that put it out of reach. Doncic scored four points and assisted on two 3-pointers while James closed out the spurt with a basket.
The Grizzlies were missing six players, including Zach Edey . They had six players in double figures.
Jaren Jackson Jr . scored 25 points to lead the Grizzlies, who have dropped four of six and fell two games under .500 on the road. Former Laker Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points. Ja Morant had 16 points and 11 assists coming off his 40-point game in an overtime loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Jake Laravia had 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and nine rebounds for the Lakers.
The Lakers blew a 15-point lead in the second quarter after the Grizzlies ran off 18 straight points to take a three-point lead, their first of the game. Caldwell-Pope hit two of the Grizzlies' four 3-pointers in the spurt with Jock Landale adding seven points.
Caldwell-Pope's back-to-back 3-pointers forced a 96-all tie going into the fourth.