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Luka Doncic scores 36 as Lakers rally past Grizzlies, 120-114

By AP•Jan 5, 2026

Game Recap

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

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

Lakers: At the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday

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LAL win series 3-0

Regular Season Series

LAL at MEM

Sat, Nov 1

117 - 112

Final

MEM at LAL

Sat, Jan 3

121 - 128

Final

MEM at LAL

Mon, Jan 5

114 - 120

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MEM

LAL

42-100FG38-80

42Field Goal %48

10-413PT11-41

24Three Point %27

20-22FT33-41

16Offensive Rebounds8

31Defensive Rebounds37

29Assists30

6Steals4

1Blocks6

8Turnovers10

1Technical Fouls1

6Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

13Fast Break Points13

31Fouls18

16Largest Lead9

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
12:00	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Luka Doncic	26	34
12:00	Jock Landale enters the game for Santi Aldama	26	34
11:46	Jock Landale misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	34
11:44	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	26	34
11:36	LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot	26	34
11:33	GG Jackson defensive rebound	26	34
11:27	GG Jackson makes running layup	26	36
11:14	Jaxson Hayes misses driving layup	26	36
11:12	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	26	36
11:08	Jock Landale makes 1-foot dunk (Cam Spencer assists)	26	38
10:48	LeBron James makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	28	38
10:47	Jaxson Hayes technical foul	28	38
10:47	Cam Spencer makes technical free throw	28	39
10:47	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	28	39
10:27	GG Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	39
10:24	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	28	39
10:24	Cam Spencer shooting foul	28	39
10:24	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	29	39
10:24	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	30	39
10:11	Marcus Smart shooting foul	30	39
10:11	Cam Spencer makes free throw 1 of 2	30	40
10:11	Cam Spencer makes free throw 2 of 2	30	41
9:49	Dalton Knecht makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	33	41
9:37	Cedric Coward makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	33	43
9:13	Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	43
9:10	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	33	43
9:05	Cedric Coward misses running layup	33	43
9:03	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	33	43
9:01	Dalton Knecht offensive charge	33	43
9:01	Dalton Knecht offensive foul turnover	33	43
9:01	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	33	43
9:01	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	33	43
9:01	Santi Aldama enters the game for Cedric Coward	33	43
8:48	Jock Landale makes 27-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	33	46
8:37	Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	46
8:35	Jock Landale defensive rebound	33	46
8:30	Santi Aldama makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	33	48
8:30	Lakers Full timeout	33	48
8:30	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	33	48
8:30	Lakers delay of game violation	33	48
8:15	GG Jackson personal foul	33	48
8:07	Jake LaRavia misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	48
8:05	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	33	48
7:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	48
7:46	Dalton Knecht defensive rebound	33	48
7:32	Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	36	48
7:14	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	36	50
7:03	GG Jackson personal foul	36	50
7:03	Luka Doncic enters the game for Dalton Knecht	36	50
7:03	Jaylen Wells enters the game for Cam Spencer	36	50
7:03	Javon Small enters the game for Jock Landale	36	50
7:03	Christian Koloko enters the game for GG Jackson	36	50
6:51	Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	38	50
6:31	Marcus Smart blocks Javon Small 's 13-foot driving layup	38	50
6:29	Javon Small offensive rebound	38	50
6:27	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	50
6:25	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	38	50
6:22	Javon Small makes driving layup (Santi Aldama assists)	38	52
6:22	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	38	52
6:22	Javon Small makes free throw 1 of 1	38	53
6:07	Jaylen Wells shooting foul	38	53
6:07	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	39	53
6:07	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	39	53
6:07	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	40	53
5:55	Christian Koloko offensive foul	40	53
5:55	Christian Koloko offensive foul turnover	40	53
5:43	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	53
5:40	Javon Small defensive rebound	40	53
5:27	Santi Aldama makes 2-foot two point shot (Javon Small assists)	40	55
5:14	Jaylen Wells personal foul	40	55
5:14	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	41	55
5:14	Cedric Coward enters the game for Jaylen Wells	41	55
5:14	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	42	55
4:58	Cedric Coward makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	42	57
4:41	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	57
4:40	Lakers offensive team rebound	42	57
4:40	Cedric Coward loose ball foul	42	57
4:40	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2	42	57
4:40	Lakers offensive team rebound	42	57
4:40	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Marcus Smart	42	57
4:40	Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 2 of 2	43	57
4:23	Christian Koloko makes 6-foot alley oop dunk (Javon Small assists)	43	59
3:59	Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	46	59
3:51	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	46	59
3:51	Cedric Coward makes free throw 1 of 2	46	60
3:51	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Javon Small	46	60
3:51	Cam Spencer enters the game for Christian Koloko	46	60
3:51	Cedric Coward makes free throw 2 of 2	46	61
3:39	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 24-foot three point jumper	46	61
3:37	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	46	61
3:35	Cedric Coward lost ball turnover (Dalton Knecht steals)	46	61
3:31	Dalton Knecht misses 25-foot three point jumper	46	61
3:30	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	46	61
3:28	Jake LaRavia misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	46	61
3:28	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	46	61
3:14	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses layup	46	61
3:11	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	46	61
3:03	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	46	61
3:01	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	46	61
2:59	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	48	61
2:59	Grizzlies Full timeout	48	61
2:59	LeBron James enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	48	61
2:59	Javon Small enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	48	61
2:59	Jock Landale enters the game for Cedric Coward	48	61
2:43	Cam Spencer bad pass turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	48	61
2:35	Luka Doncic misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	48	61
2:32	Jock Landale defensive rebound	48	61
2:26	Javon Small misses 25-foot running jump shot	48	61
2:24	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	48	61
2:02	Jake LaRavia makes layup	50	61
1:48	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	50	61
1:45	LeBron James defensive rebound	50	61
1:38	Cam Spencer personal foul	50	61
1:38	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	51	61
1:38	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	52	61
1:17	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Santi Aldama assists)	52	63
1:05	Jock Landale kicked ball violation	52	63
50.5	Jake LaRavia misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot	52	63
50.2	Lakers offensive team rebound	52	63
50.2	Jaren Jackson Jr. loose ball foul	52	63
50.2	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2	52	63
50.2	Lakers offensive team rebound	52	63
50.2	Marcus Smart enters the game for Dalton Knecht	52	63
50.2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Javon Small	52	63
50.2	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2	52	63
47.8	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	52	63
27.3	Santi Aldama bad pass turnover (LeBron James steals)	52	63
23.4	Jake LaRavia makes 1-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)	54	63
8.6	Santi Aldama misses 24-foot three point jumper	54	63
6.9	Jock Landale offensive rebound	54	63
6.9	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	54	63
6.9	Jock Landale makes free throw 1 of 2	54	64
6.9	Javon Small enters the game for Cam Spencer	54	64
6.9	Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2	54	65
0.5	Jake LaRavia misses 22-foot three point jumper	54	65
0.1	Lakers offensive team rebound	54	65
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	65

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
12:00	Jaylen Wells enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	54	65
12:00	Cam Spencer enters the game for Santi Aldama	54	65
12:00	GG Jackson enters the game for Javon Small	54	65
11:51	Cam Spencer back court turnover	54	65
11:39	Deandre Ayton misses layup	54	65
11:36	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	54	65
11:29	GG Jackson makes 2-foot running dunk (Cam Spencer assists)	54	67
11:13	Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	57	67
10:50	GG Jackson makes 1-foot layup (Jock Landale assists)	57	69
10:35	Deandre Ayton misses 10-foot two point shot	57	69
10:31	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	57	69
10:24	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	57	69
10:22	LeBron James defensive rebound	57	69
10:05	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Marcus Smart assists)	59	69
9:46	Cam Spencer misses 5-foot two point shot	59	69
9:43	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	59	69
9:29	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	61	69
9:15	LeBron James personal foul	61	69
9:07	Jaylen Wells makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	61	71
8:56	Jake LaRavia makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	64	71
8:38	Luka Doncic blocks GG Jackson 's 4-foot jumper	64	71
8:35	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	64	71
8:31	LeBron James makes running layup (Marcus Smart assists)	66	71
8:31	Grizzlies Full timeout	66	71
8:20	Cam Spencer misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	71
8:19	Jock Landale offensive rebound	66	71
8:17	Cam Spencer misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	71
8:14	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	66	71
8:06	Jaylen Wells makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	66	73
8:06	Marcus Smart shooting foul	66	73
8:06	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	66	73
8:06	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for GG Jackson	66	73
8:06	Jaylen Wells makes free throw 1 of 1	66	74
7:44	Cam Spencer personal foul	66	74
7:38	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	68	74
7:22	Jaylen Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper	68	74
7:19	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	68	74
7:11	Jaylen Wells personal foul	68	74
6:58	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	68	74
6:56	Lakers offensive team rebound	68	74
6:56	Jock Landale loose ball foul	68	74
6:56	Christian Koloko enters the game for Cam Spencer	68	74
6:56	Javon Small enters the game for Jock Landale	68	74
6:42	Jake LaRavia misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	74
6:42	Lakers offensive team rebound	68	74
6:35	Luka Doncic misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	68	74
6:30	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	68	74
6:28	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Jake LaRavia assists)	70	74
6:20	Santi Aldama makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Javon Small assists)	70	76
6:20	LeBron James shooting foul	70	76
6:20	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 1	70	77
5:56	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper	70	77
5:52	Javon Small defensive rebound	70	77
5:43	Santi Aldama misses driving floating jump shot	70	77
5:40	LeBron James defensive rebound	70	77
5:36	Marcus Smart makes 22-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)	72	77
5:19	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper	72	77
5:19	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	72	77
5:15	Luka Doncic personal foul	72	77
5:15	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	72	77
5:15	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	72	77
5:11	Luka Doncic personal foul	72	77
5:11	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 2	72	78
5:11	Santi Aldama misses free throw 2 of 2	72	78
5:09	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	72	78
4:55	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper	72	78
4:51	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	72	78
4:34	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	72	81
4:04	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot	72	81
4:02	Christian Koloko defensive rebound	72	81
3:43	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	72	81
3:43	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Marcus Smart	72	81
3:40	Christian Koloko misses 26-foot three point jumper	72	81
3:37	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	72	81
3:30	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds lost ball turnover	72	81
3:22	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	72	81
3:22	Javon Small makes free throw 1 of 2	72	82
3:22	Javon Small makes free throw 2 of 2	72	83
3:10	Santi Aldama shooting foul	72	83
3:10	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	73	83
3:10	Cam Spencer enters the game for Santi Aldama	73	83
3:10	GG Jackson enters the game for Javon Small	73	83
3:10	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	74	83
2:58	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (GG Jackson assists)	74	85
2:48	Christian Koloko shooting foul	74	85
2:48	Lakers Full timeout	74	85
2:48	LeBron James enters the game for Jake LaRavia	74	85
2:48	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	75	85
2:48	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	76	85
2:48	(02:48) [Grizzlies] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	76	85
2:31	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 28-foot three point jumper	76	85
2:26	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	76	85
2:18	Christian Koloko shooting foul	76	85
2:18	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	77	85
2:18	Jock Landale enters the game for Christian Koloko	77	85
2:18	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	77	85
2:15	GG Jackson defensive rebound	77	85
1:56	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	77	85
1:54	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	77	85
1:47	Luka Doncic makes 31-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	80	85
1:22	Jock Landale misses 5-foot two point shot	80	85
1:19	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	80	85
1:02	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	80	85
1:00	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes running layup	80	87
38.4	Nick Smith Jr. misses 10-foot floating jump shot	80	87
36.0	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	80	87
35.3	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	83	87
29.8	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	83	87
27.0	Lakers defensive team rebound	83	87
27.0	Lakers Coach's Challenge	83	87
27.0	(00:27) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	83	87
8.6	Luka Doncic misses two point shot	83	87
6.1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	83	87
1.9	Cam Spencer misses driving floating jump shot	83	87
0.3	GG Jackson offensive rebound	83	87
0.2	GG Jackson misses 4-foot tip shot	83	87
0.1	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	83	87
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	83	87

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
12:00	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	83	87
12:00	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luka Doncic	83	87
12:00	Santi Aldama enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	83	87
11:43	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	87
11:43	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	83	87
11:43	Jaxson Hayes loose ball foul	83	87
11:30	Santi Aldama misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	83	87
11:27	LeBron James defensive rebound	83	87
11:21	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	83	87
11:17	Jock Landale defensive rebound	83	87
11:03	Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul	83	87
11:03	Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul turnover	83	87
10:49	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	83	87
10:49	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	84	87
10:49	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	85	87
10:33	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	85	87
10:33	GG Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	85	88
10:33	GG Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	85	89
10:11	GG Jackson blocks Dalton Knecht 's 2-foot driving layup	85	89
10:11	Lakers offensive team rebound	85	89
10:11	5 second violation	85	89
10:00	Nick Smith Jr. personal foul	85	89
9:54	Cam Spencer misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	85	89
9:53	Lakers defensive team rebound	85	89
9:44	Cam Spencer personal foul	85	89
9:34	LeBron James makes driving layup	87	89
9:34	Santi Aldama shooting foul	87	89
9:34	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1	87	89
9:31	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	87	89
9:12	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Jock Landale assists)	87	91
8:56	Santi Aldama personal foul	87	91
8:56	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	87	91
8:47	Dalton Knecht misses 23-foot three point jumper	87	91
8:43	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	87	91
8:38	LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper	90	91
8:21	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	90	91
8:18	LeBron James defensive rebound	90	91
8:14	Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot running jump shot	90	91
8:11	Jock Landale defensive rebound	90	91
8:01	Cam Spencer misses 24-foot three point jumper	90	91
7:59	Jock Landale offensive rebound	90	91
7:58	GG Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper	90	91
7:53	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	90	91
7:50	Dalton Knecht offensive foul	90	91
7:50	Dalton Knecht offensive foul turnover	90	91
7:50	Luka Doncic enters the game for Dalton Knecht	90	91
7:50	Christian Koloko enters the game for Cam Spencer	90	91
7:50	Javon Small enters the game for Jock Landale	90	91
7:36	Santi Aldama misses 4-foot two point shot	90	91
7:36	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	90	91
7:36	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	90	91
7:36	Jaylen Wells enters the game for GG Jackson	90	91
7:36	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 2	90	92
7:36	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	90	92
7:36	Santi Aldama misses free throw 2 of 2	90	92
7:33	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	90	92
7:14	Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	92	92
7:08	Javon Small bad pass turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	92	92
7:04	Jake LaRavia makes running layup (LeBron James assists)	94	92
7:04	Christian Koloko defensive goaltending violation	94	92
7:04	Grizzlies Full timeout	94	92
7:04	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	94	92
6:53	Christian Koloko makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Javon Small assists)	94	94
6:32	Jake LaRavia misses 26-foot three point jumper	94	94
6:32	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	94	94
6:27	Christian Koloko shooting foul	94	94
6:27	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2	95	94
6:27	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	95	94
6:27	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Christian Koloko	95	94
6:27	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2	96	94
6:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving layup	96	94
6:06	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	96	94
5:59	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Javon Small steals)	96	94
5:56	Javon Small makes running layup	96	96
5:42	Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	98	96
5:29	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot three pointer (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	98	99
5:12	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	100	99
5:12	Grizzlies Full timeout	100	99
5:12	LeBron James enters the game for Marcus Smart	100	99
4:53	Jaylen Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper	100	99
4:50	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	100	99
4:50	LeBron James makes running layup (Deandre Ayton assists)	102	99
4:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul	102	99
4:50	GG Jackson enters the game for Santi Aldama	102	99
4:50	Cam Spencer enters the game for Javon Small	102	99
4:50	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 1	103	99
4:31	Deandre Ayton blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup	103	99
4:27	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	103	99
4:23	Luka Doncic misses 32-foot three point jumper	103	99
4:19	GG Jackson defensive rebound	103	99
4:11	Cam Spencer misses 14-foot jumper	103	99
4:07	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	103	99
3:49	Jaylen Wells shooting foul	103	99
3:49	LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2	103	99
3:49	Lakers offensive team rebound	103	99
3:49	Jock Landale enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	103	99
3:49	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	104	99
3:32	Jaylen Wells makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	104	101
3:31	Lakers Full timeout	104	101
3:13	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	106	101
2:58	Jaylen Wells makes driving layup	106	103
2:35	Luka Doncic makes 33-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	109	103
2:18	GG Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper	109	103
2:14	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	109	103
2:08	Luka Doncic makes 25-foot three pointer	112	103
2:08	Grizzlies Full timeout	112	103
2:08	Santi Aldama enters the game for GG Jackson	112	103
1:47	Jaylen Wells makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)	112	106
1:47	(01:47) [Grizzlies] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	112	106
1:26	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	112	106
1:24	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	112	106
1:24	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	114	106
1:15	Deandre Ayton blocks Cam Spencer 's 2-foot driving layup	114	106
1:11	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	114	106
53.0	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 25-foot three point jumper	114	106
50.8	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	114	106
46.9	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	114	106
46.9	Lakers Full timeout	114	106
46.9	(00:46.9) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Lakers] charged with a timeout	114	106
46.9	Jaylen Wells makes free throw 1 of 3	114	107
46.9	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	114	107
46.9	Jaylen Wells makes free throw 2 of 3	114	108
46.9	Jaylen Wells makes free throw 3 of 3	114	109
34.6	Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul	114	109
34.6	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	115	109
34.6	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	116	109
26.3	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	116	109
23.0	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	116	109
23.0	Deandre Ayton out of bounds bad pass turnover	116	109
18.1	Jaylen Wells misses 26-foot three point jumper	116	109
16.3	Jaylen Wells offensive rebound	116	109
16.3	Jaylen Wells makes two point shot	116	111
14.9	Cam Spencer personal foul	116	111
14.9	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	117	111
14.9	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	118	111
14.9	Grizzlies Full timeout	118	111
9.5	Jaylen Wells makes 26-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	118	114
6.6	Santi Aldama personal take foul	118	114
6.6	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	119	114
6.6	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	120	114
2.6	Jaylen Wells misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	120	114
2.6	LeBron James defensive rebound	120	114
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	120	114
0.0	End of Game	120	114

Time, Location & Referees

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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	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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