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.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Deandre Ayton (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Deandre Ayton makes 9-foot two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)	2	0
11:20	Cam Spencer makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot	2	2
11:07	Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (Luka Doncic assists)	4	2
10:44	Jaylen Wells misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:42	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	4	2
10:42	shot clock turnover	4	2
10:23	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:20	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	4	2
10:11	Cedric Coward makes 27-foot three pointer (Jock Landale assists)	4	5
10:03	Marcus Smart misses layup	4	5
10:01	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	4	5
9:58	Deandre Ayton blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup	4	5
9:58	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	4	5
9:50	Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
9:47	LeBron James defensive rebound	4	5
9:42	LeBron James makes running layup	6	5
9:31	Jock Landale makes 9-foot hook shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	6	7
9:20	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Cedric Coward steals)	6	7
9:14	Cedric Coward misses running layup	6	7
9:11	Jock Landale offensive rebound	6	7
9:10	Jock Landale makes two point shot	6	9
8:59	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	8	9
8:38	Jaren Jackson Jr. traveling turnover	8	9
8:25	LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	9
8:22	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	8	9
8:19	Jaylen Wells misses 26-foot running jump shot	8	9
8:15	Jock Landale offensive rebound	8	9
8:15	Jock Landale misses tip shot	8	9
8:15	Jock Landale offensive rebound	8	9
8:13	Jock Landale misses two point shot	8	9
8:13	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	8	9
8:05	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	9
8:03	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	8	9
7:51	Cedric Coward makes 25-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:29	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	8	12
7:29	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	9	12
7:29	Santi Aldama enters the game for Cedric Coward	9	12
7:29	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	9	12
7:29	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	10	12
7:10	Jock Landale makes 9-foot two point shot (Santi Aldama assists)	10	14
7:08	Jock Landale technical foul	10	14
7:08	Luka Doncic makes technical free throw	11	14
6:48	Luka Doncic makes 15-foot fade away jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	13	14
6:41	Santi Aldama makes 2-foot layup (Jaylen Wells assists)	13	16
6:41	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	13	16
6:41	Lakers Full timeout	13	16
6:41	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	13	16
6:41	Javon Small enters the game for Cam Spencer	13	16
6:41	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 1	13	17
6:41	Christian Koloko enters the game for Jock Landale	13	17
6:26	Jaylen Wells personal foul	13	17
6:20	Luka Doncic makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	15	17
6:05	Jake LaRavia kicked ball violation	15	17
5:56	Santi Aldama misses driving floating jump shot	15	17
5:54	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	15	17
5:49	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	17
5:46	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	15	17
5:40	Javon Small misses running layup	15	17
5:40	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	15	17
5:28	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Christian Koloko steals)	15	17
5:19	Santi Aldama misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	17
5:14	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	15	17
5:04	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Christian Koloko steals)	15	17
4:57	Santi Aldama misses 26-foot running jump shot	15	17
4:53	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	15	17
4:38	Luka Doncic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	17	17
4:16	Jaylen Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Javon Small assists)	17	20
3:58	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	20
3:56	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	17	20
3:53	Santi Aldama misses running layup	17	20
3:50	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	17	20
3:49	Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Santi Aldama 's 3-foot layup	17	20
3:46	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	17	20
3:40	Christian Koloko shooting foul	17	20
3:40	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2	17	20
3:40	Lakers offensive team rebound	17	20
3:40	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Marcus Smart	17	20
3:40	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	17	20
3:40	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2	18	20
3:29	Christian Koloko misses layup	18	20
3:25	Christian Koloko offensive rebound	18	20
3:25	Christian Koloko makes tip shot	18	22
3:09	Jarred Vanderbilt makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	20	22
3:00	Christian Koloko misses 11-foot jumper	20	22
2:58	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	20	22
2:49	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	22
2:48	Grizzlies Full timeout	23	22
2:48	LeBron James enters the game for Deandre Ayton	23	22
2:48	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jake LaRavia	23	22
2:48	Cam Spencer enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	23	22
2:48	GG Jackson enters the game for Christian Koloko	23	22
2:48	Cedric Coward enters the game for Javon Small	23	22
2:35	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)	23	25
2:18	GG Jackson shooting foul	23	25
2:18	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	24	25
2:18	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	24	25
2:15	GG Jackson defensive rebound	24	25
2:03	Cam Spencer misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	25
2:01	Cedric Coward offensive rebound	24	25
2:01	Cedric Coward makes 1-foot dunk	24	27
1:40	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass turnover (Santi Aldama steals)	24	27
1:34	GG Jackson makes 22-foot running jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	24	30
1:14	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	30
1:12	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	24	30
1:09	Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	30
1:07	GG Jackson defensive rebound	24	30
59.1	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	24	32
47.3	GG Jackson shooting foul	24	32
47.3	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	25	32
47.3	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	26	32
33.0	Cedric Coward makes 3-foot driving dunk (Santi Aldama assists)	26	34
15.9	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	34
12.8	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	26	34
3.3	GG Jackson misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	34
3.3	Cedric Coward offensive rebound	26	34
0.2	Cedric Coward misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	34
0.1	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	26	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	34

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Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, January 5, 2026

Coverage

Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Rodney Mott, Kevin Scott, Evan Scott

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

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