Memphis
Grizzlies
121
–
128
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Friday, January 2, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 31 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 121 |
| LAL | 39 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
31
PTS
9
REB
6
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending61.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite38.0
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 31.4Impact: 1.6
31 points66.7% FG+11 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 60.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
34
PTS
6
REB
8
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-18 (44.4%)
3PT1-7
FT17-20
TS%63.4%
eFG%47.2%
STL2
TOV6
ORTG119
DRTG116
NET+4
34 points8 contested shotsheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 60.6 possessions
Box Score
| MEM | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Coward | 23:50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-10 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -29 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 30:18 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12-15 | 80% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-5 | 20% | -27 |
| Christian Koloko | 21:39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| Jaylen Wells | 28:07 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-11 | 18% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Ja Morant | 31:22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-18 | 39% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 22:55 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-6 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +24 |
| Santi Aldama | 29:48 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-9 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Cam Spencer | 16:38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| GG Jackson | 15:09 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Jock Landale | 20:15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 34 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 46-96 | 48% | 14-42 | 33% | 15-23 | 65% | — |
Vince Williams Jr. —
John Konchar —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36:04 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12-18 | 67% | 1-5 | 20% | 6-6 | 100% | +11 |
| Marcus Smart | 34:17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Luka Dončić | 37:33 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8-18 | 44% | 1-7 | 14% | 17-20 | 85% | +3 |
| Jake LaRavia | 37:02 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0 |
| Deandre Ayton | 24:49 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Smith Jr. | 16:02 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 20:15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 23:11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Dalton Knecht | 10:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 42 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 45-77 | 58% | 11-32 | 34% | 27-31 | 87% | — |
Chris Mañon —
Maxi Kleber —
Bronny James —
Drew Timme —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MEM46/96 (48%)
Paint
30/51 (59%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
14/42 (33%)
Paint 52%ATB3 35%RA 73%Corner 3 31%Mid 0%
LAL45/77 (58%)
Paint
34/42 (81%)
Mid
10/17 (59%)
3PT
11/32 (34%)
Paint 57%ATB3 32%RA 95%Corner 3 40%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Marcus Smart
defended Ja Morant
8.7 min • 10 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Deandre Ayton
held Christian Koloko
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaxson Hayes
vs Jaren Jackson Jr.
2.3 min • 6 pts • 100%
| LAL Defense | Cam Spencer | Cedric Coward | Christian Koloko | GG Jackson | Ja Morant | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Jaylen Wells | Jock Landale | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Santi Aldama |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake LaRavia | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 3.4m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 3.6m 2pts 50% |
| LeBron James | — | 4.8m 2pts 25% | — | 3.7m 9pts 80% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 0% | 1.4m 6pts 75% |
| Luka Dončić | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | 8.2m 7pts 33% | — | 2.1m 4pts 50% | — |
| Marcus Smart | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 8.7m 10pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | 2.3m 6pts 100% | — | 3.4m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 3.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Dalton Knecht | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 4pts 100% | 2.1m 10pts 67% | — | 3.0m 6pts 60% | 3.3m 7pts 40% | — | 1.6m 8pts 57% | — | 2.3m 15pts 75% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = MEM leads
LAL Largest Lead
15
Q2 4:30
MEM Largest Lead
3
Q2 9:08
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 11:17 – Q2 0:22
+5 → +10
MEM 8-0 run
Q2 4:42 – Q2 6:02
+13 → +7
MEM 10-0 run
Q2 4:42 – Q2 7:13
+13 → +5
MEM 13-0 run
Q2 4:42 – Q2 8:00
+13 → +2