Memphis Grizzlies @ Los Angeles Lakers
Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA | Game ID: 22500501
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 26 28 29 37 120MEM 34 31 22 27 114
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Luka Doncic scores 36 as Lakers rally past Grizzlies, 120-114
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic scored 36 points with nine rebounds and eight assists, LeBron James added 26 points with 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 120-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.
Jake LaRavia also scored 26 points against his former team and Deandre Ayton had 15 points as the Lakers earned their second home victory over the Grizzlies in three days. The consecutive victories came after Los Angeles lost four of its previous five contests.
Jaylen Wells scored 23 points for Memphis and rookie Cedric Coward scored 16 points with nine rebounds, all in the first half, but did not play after halftime because of an ankle injury.
Jaren Jackson Jr . scored 14 points and Jock Landale had 13 points with 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who lost their fourth consecutive game.
Memphis guard Ja Morant (calf) was out for 15th time over the past 21 games.
The Lakers trailed by 11 points with just under three minutes remaining in the third quarter before closing the period on an 8-2 run to trail 87-83.
Los Angeles tied it 92-92 on a driving layup by LaRavia with 7:14 remaining then took its first lead since the first quarter at 94-92 on another layup by LaRavia.
The teams traded the lead back and forth before the Lakers took the lead for good at 100-99 on a pullup jumper from Doncic with 5:12 remaining. Consecutive 3-pointers from Doncic put Los Angeles up 112-103 with 2:08 left.
The victory came without Rui Hachimura (calf) for the third consecutive game, while Austin Reaves (calf) missed his fourth consecutive contest.
Up next Grizzlies: Home against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoJaLaSm 5 13 -3 5 9 56 0 3 0 3 3 100 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
LAL Ayton, Dončić, James, LaRavia, Smart
in Ayton, Dončić, James, LaRavia, Smart
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoLaSmVa 3 4 0 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 1 2 1
LAL Ayton, Dončić, LaRavia, Smart, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoLaJrVa :52 6 +4 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Ayton, Dončić, LaRavia, Smith Jr., Vanderbilt
in Smith Jr.
out Smart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaJaJrVa 3 3 -9 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 4 75 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
LAL Dončić, Hayes, James, Smith Jr., Vanderbilt
in Hayes, James
out Ayton, LaRavia
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaKnJrVa 1 2 -3 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Hayes, James, Knecht, Smith Jr., Vanderbilt
in Knecht
out Dončić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaKnSmJr 2 5 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2
LAL Hayes, James, Knecht, Smart, Smith Jr.
in Smart
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyJaKnLaSm 1 3 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Ayton, James, Knecht, LaRavia, Smart
in Ayton, LaRavia
out Hayes, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoJaLaSm :56 3 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
LAL Ayton, Dončić, James, LaRavia, Smart
in Dončić
out Knecht
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoLaSmVa 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Ayton, Dončić, LaRavia, Smart, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoKnLaVa 2 5 +1 1 5 20 1 5 20 1 2 50 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1
LAL Ayton, Dončić, Knecht, LaRavia, Vanderbilt
in Knecht
out Smart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoJaKnLa 2 4 +2 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
LAL Ayton, Dončić, James, Knecht, LaRavia
in James
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoJaLaSm 8 20 +6 9 16 56 2 6 33 0 2 0 1 5 6 8 1 1 0 4
LAL Ayton, Dončić, James, LaRavia, Smart
in Smart
out Knecht
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoLaSmVa 2 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
LAL Ayton, Dončić, LaRavia, Smart, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaLaJrVa :55 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
LAL Dončić, Hayes, LaRavia, Smith Jr., Vanderbilt
in Hayes, Smith Jr.
out Ayton, Smart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaJaJrVa 3 9 +7 2 4 50 2 2 100 3 4 75 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 0
LAL Dončić, Hayes, James, Smith Jr., Vanderbilt
in James
out LaRavia
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaKnSmJr 4 7 +3 2 7 29 1 5 20 2 3 67 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3
LAL Hayes, James, Knecht, Smart, Smith Jr.
in Knecht, Smart
out Dončić, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoLaSmVa 1 4 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
LAL Ayton, Dončić, LaRavia, Smart, Vanderbilt
in Ayton, Dončić, LaRavia, Vanderbilt
out Hayes, James, Knecht, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoJaLaVa 4 14 +4 6 9 67 2 5 40 2 3 67 1 5 6 4 0 2 0 0
LAL Ayton, Dončić, James, LaRavia, Vanderbilt
in James
out Smart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AyDoJaLaSm :47 6 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
LAL Ayton, Dončić, James, LaRavia, Smart
in Smart
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJrLaSpWe 5 12 +2 5 12 42 2 5 40 0 0 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 0
MEM Coward, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer, Wells
in Coward, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer, Wells
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaLaSpWe :48 4 +1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Landale, Spencer, Wells
in Aldama, Caldwell-Pope
out Coward, Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaKoSmWe 3 4 0 2 8 25 1 3 33 1 1 100 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Koloko, Small, Wells
in Koloko, Small
out Landale, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJrKoSm :52 2 -4 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Koloko, Small
in Jackson Jr.
out Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCoJaJrSp 3 12 +9 5 8 62 2 5 40 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 1 0 0 2
MEM Aldama, Coward, Jackson, Jackson Jr., Spencer
in Coward, Jackson, Spencer
out Caldwell-Pope, Koloko, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJaJrLaSp 3 9 +2 3 6 50 0 2 0 3 3 100 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Coward, Jackson, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer
in Landale
out Aldama
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJaLaSp 2 7 +4 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson, Landale, Spencer
in Aldama, Caldwell-Pope
out Coward, Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaKoSmWe 2 5 -1 2 4 50 0 1 0 1 1 100 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 3
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Koloko, Small, Wells
in Koloko, Small, Wells
out Jackson, Landale, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoKoSm 1 6 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Koloko, Small
in Coward
out Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoJrSp :52 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Spencer
in Jackson Jr., Spencer
out Koloko, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrLaSmSp 2 2 -2 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
MEM Aldama, Jackson Jr., Landale, Small, Spencer
in Landale, Small
out Caldwell-Pope, Coward
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaJrLaSpWe 4 10 -2 3 8 38 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0
MEM Jackson, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer, Wells
in Jackson, Wells
out Aldama, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaLaSpWe 1 0 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Landale, Spencer, Wells
in Aldama, Caldwell-Pope
out Jackson, Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaKoSmWe 2 3 -1 1 3 33 0 1 0 1 1 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Koloko, Small, Wells
in Koloko, Small
out Landale, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJrKoSm 2 6 +6 1 2 50 1 2 50 3 4 75 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Koloko, Small
in Jackson Jr.
out Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaJaJrKoSp :52 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Jackson, Jackson Jr., Koloko, Spencer
in Jackson, Spencer
out Aldama, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaJaJrLaSp 2 2 -7 1 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Jackson, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer
in Landale
out Koloko
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJaJrLaSp 3 4 0 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 4
MEM Aldama, Jackson, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer
in Aldama
out Caldwell-Pope
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJaLaSp 1 0 -3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson, Landale, Spencer
in Caldwell-Pope
out Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaKoSmWe 1 2 -4 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Koloko, Small, Wells
in Koloko, Small, Wells
out Jackson, Landale, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJrSmWe 2 5 -2 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Small, Wells
in Jackson Jr.
out Koloko
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaJaJrSpWe 1 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Jackson, Jackson Jr., Spencer, Wells
in Jackson, Spencer
out Aldama, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaJrLaSpWe 2 4 -4 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Jackson, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer, Wells
in Landale
out Caldwell-Pope
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrLaSpWe 2 11 +3 3 7 43 2 5 40 3 3 100 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3
MEM Aldama, Jackson Jr., Landale, Spencer, Wells
in Aldama
out Jackson
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Who
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
JS J. Small
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
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