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Doncic and James lead Lakers' rally to beat shorthanded Grizzlies 128-121

By AP•Jan 3, 2026

Game Recap

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Game Highlights

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.

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LAL lead series 2-0

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

Final

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Game Stats

MEM

LAL

46-96FG45-77

48Field Goal %58

14-423PT11-32

33Three Point %34

15-23FT27-31

8Offensive Rebounds6

26Defensive Rebounds36

32Assists26

10Steals9

2Blocks4

15Turnovers20

1Technical Fouls0

18Points Conceded Off Turnovers27

18Fast Break Points8

20Fouls21

3Largest Lead15

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
12:00	Christian Koloko vs. Deandre Ayton (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	3	0
11:21	Christian Koloko makes alley oop dunk (Ja Morant assists)	3	2
11:03	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Cedric Coward steals)	3	2
10:59	Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot running jump shot	3	2
10:51	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	3	2
10:47	LeBron James makes running layup	5	2
10:28	Cedric Coward misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	5	2
10:25	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	5	2
10:12	Luka Doncic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	7	2
9:57	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	7	4
9:44	Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:41	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	7	4
9:33	Cedric Coward misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	4
9:31	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	7	4
9:12	Jaylen Wells shooting foul	7	4
9:12	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	8	4
9:12	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	4
8:56	Ja Morant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	9	4
8:53	LeBron James defensive rebound	9	4
8:48	LeBron James offensive charge	9	4
8:48	LeBron James offensive foul turnover	9	4
8:40	Cedric Coward out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	4
8:31	Jake LaRavia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	12	4
8:30	Grizzlies Full timeout	12	4
8:20	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	12	4
8:20	Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2	12	4
8:20	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	12	4
8:20	Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2	12	5
8:03	Jake LaRavia makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Doncic assists)	14	5
7:52	Ja Morant bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	14	5
7:42	Cedric Coward blocks LeBron James 's 13-foot two point shot	14	5
7:39	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	14	5
7:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	14	5
7:36	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	15	5
7:36	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	16	5
7:36	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	16	5
7:36	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Cedric Coward	16	5
7:28	Ja Morant misses driving layup	16	5
7:28	Lakers defensive team rebound	16	5
7:20	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Christian Koloko steals)	16	5
7:16	Santi Aldama makes running dunk (Ja Morant assists)	16	7
6:55	LeBron James bad pass turnover (Santi Aldama steals)	16	7
6:50	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot running jump shot	16	7
6:47	LeBron James defensive rebound	16	7
6:34	Christian Koloko shooting foul	16	7
6:34	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	17	7
6:34	Jock Landale enters the game for Ja Morant	17	7
6:34	Cam Spencer enters the game for Christian Koloko	17	7
6:34	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	18	7
6:13	Jaylen Wells misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	18	7
6:10	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	18	7
6:05	Jake LaRavia makes 1-foot running dunk (LeBron James assists)	20	7
5:55	Cam Spencer makes 26-foot three pointer	20	10
5:38	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	10
5:35	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	20	10
5:26	Jock Landale makes 6-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	20	12
5:08	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	22	12
4:58	Jock Landale misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	12
4:54	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	22	12
4:48	LeBron James makes layup (Luka Doncic assists)	24	12
4:31	Jock Landale makes 6-foot two point shot	24	14
4:09	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	14
4:07	Jock Landale defensive rebound	24	14
4:01	Santi Aldama makes 25-foot three pointer (Cam Spencer assists)	24	17
4:00	Lakers Full timeout	24	17
4:00	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Deandre Ayton	24	17
4:00	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James	24	17
4:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Marcus Smart	24	17
4:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	24	17
3:42	Luka Doncic misses 12-foot two point shot	24	17
3:39	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	24	17
3:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes running layup	24	19
3:36	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	24	19
3:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1	24	19
3:32	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	24	19
3:29	Jake LaRavia makes running layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	26	19
3:09	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes layup (Santi Aldama assists)	26	21
2:52	Jaxson Hayes makes 6-foot two point shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	28	21
2:45	Santi Aldama makes 25-foot three pointer (Cam Spencer assists)	28	24
2:45	Luka Doncic shooting foul	28	24
2:45	GG Jackson enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	28	24
2:45	Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 1	28	25
2:34	Jock Landale personal foul	28	25
2:28	Luka Doncic misses 32-foot three point jumper	28	25
2:25	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	28	25
2:21	GG Jackson makes 23-foot running jump shot (Santi Aldama assists)	28	28
2:11	GG Jackson shooting foul	28	28
2:11	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 3	29	28
2:11	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 3	30	28
2:11	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jake LaRavia	30	28
2:11	Luka Doncic makes free throw 3 of 3	31	28
2:00	Cam Spencer misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	28
1:56	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	31	28
1:40	Nick Smith Jr. makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	33	28
1:32	Jaren Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	33	28
1:30	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	33	28
1:30	Cedric Coward enters the game for Jock Landale	33	28
1:30	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds bad pass turnover	33	28
1:17	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	33	28
1:15	LeBron James defensive rebound	33	28
1:11	LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover	33	28
59.7	Cedric Coward makes 3-foot two point shot	33	30
59.7	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	33	30
59.7	Cedric Coward makes free throw 1 of 1	33	31
43.2	LeBron James makes 30-foot three pointer	36	31
32.2	Cedric Coward misses 23-foot three point jumper	36	31
28.7	LeBron James defensive rebound	36	31
15.5	Nick Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	39	31
2.6	Cedric Coward misses 5-foot two point shot	39	31
0.8	LeBron James defensive rebound	39	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	31

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
12:00	Ja Morant enters the game for Santi Aldama	39	31
12:00	Christian Koloko enters the game for Cam Spencer	39	31
11:46	Christian Koloko lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	39	31
11:38	Jaxson Hayes makes 1-foot dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	41	31
11:19	GG Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	41	31
11:16	Cedric Coward offensive rebound	41	31
11:14	GG Jackson makes 1-foot dunk (Cedric Coward assists)	41	33
11:04	Lakers Full timeout	41	33
11:04	Marcus Smart enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	41	33
10:47	Marcus Smart makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	43	33
10:28	Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul	43	33
10:28	Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul turnover	43	33
10:16	Christian Koloko shooting foul	43	33
10:16	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	44	33
10:16	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	45	33
10:10	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	45	33
10:10	Grizzlies Full timeout	45	33
10:10	(10:10) [Grizzlies] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Grizzlies] retain their timeout	45	33
10:10	Ja Morant makes driving layup	45	35
10:10	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 1	45	36
9:52	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	47	36
9:34	Cedric Coward misses driving layup	47	36
9:33	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	47	36
9:25	Christian Koloko blocks Dalton Knecht 's 30-foot three point jumper	47	36
9:24	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	47	36
9:21	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 5-foot layup (Marcus Smart assists)	49	36
9:21	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive goaltending violation	49	36
9:10	Ja Morant misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	49	36
9:04	LeBron James defensive rebound	49	36
8:54	Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover	49	36
8:54	Luka Doncic enters the game for Dalton Knecht	49	36
8:43	Marcus Smart shooting foul	49	36
8:43	Christian Koloko makes free throw 1 of 2	49	37
8:43	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	49	37
8:43	Christian Koloko misses free throw 2 of 2	49	37
8:42	Lakers defensive team rebound	49	37
8:30	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	49	37
8:30	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	50	37
8:30	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	51	37
8:19	Jaxson Hayes blocks Christian Koloko 's 5-foot driving dunk	51	37
8:18	Christian Koloko vs. Jaxson Hayes (Marcus Smart gains possession)	51	37
8:18	Lakers defensive team rebound	51	37
8:08	Marcus Smart bad pass turnover (Ja Morant steals)	51	37
8:03	GG Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	51	40
7:54	Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	53	40
7:54	Cedric Coward shooting foul	53	40
7:54	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	53	40
7:54	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	53	40
7:54	Santi Aldama enters the game for Cedric Coward	53	40
7:54	Jake LaRavia misses free throw 1 of 1	53	40
7:52	GG Jackson defensive rebound	53	40
7:38	Ja Morant lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	53	40
7:34	LeBron James misses running pullup jump shot	53	40
7:30	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	53	40
7:30	Jake LaRavia makes tip shot	55	40
7:30	Grizzlies Full timeout	55	40
7:18	Ja Morant makes driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	55	42
6:59	Deandre Ayton misses 6-foot two point shot	55	42
6:57	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	55	42
6:46	Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot	55	42
6:43	Lakers defensive team rebound	55	42
6:43	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	55	42
6:43	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Marcus Smart	55	42
6:43	Jaylen Wells enters the game for Ja Morant	55	42
6:43	Cam Spencer enters the game for Christian Koloko	55	42
6:43	Jock Landale enters the game for GG Jackson	55	42
6:31	Jaylen Wells shooting foul	55	42
6:31	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	55	42
6:31	Lakers offensive team rebound	55	42
6:31	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	55	42
6:29	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	55	42
6:19	Jock Landale makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Wells assists)	55	45
6:04	Luka Doncic misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	55	45
6:02	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	55	45
5:58	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot running jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	55	48
5:48	Luka Doncic offensive foul	55	48
5:48	Luka Doncic offensive foul turnover	55	48
5:29	Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper	55	48
5:25	Jock Landale offensive rebound	55	48
5:23	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass turnover (Deandre Ayton steals)	55	48
5:18	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	55	48
5:14	Cam Spencer out of bounds bad pass turnover	55	48
5:04	Nick Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	55	48
5:01	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	55	48
4:47	Jock Landale makes 3-foot two point shot	55	50
4:37	Lakers Full timeout	55	50
4:37	LeBron James enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	55	50
4:37	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope kicked ball violation	55	50
4:21	Jake LaRavia misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	55	50
4:17	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	55	50
4:12	Santi Aldama misses 26-foot running jump shot	55	50
4:09	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	55	50
4:04	Luka Doncic out of bounds lost ball turnover	55	50
4:00	Jaylen Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)	55	53
3:34	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	55	53
3:30	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	55	53
3:29	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point jumper	55	53
3:25	Cam Spencer defensive rebound	55	53
3:23	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	55	56
3:07	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 24-foot three point jumper	55	56
3:03	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	55	56
2:52	Jock Landale makes 7-foot two point shot	55	58
2:35	Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	58	58
2:29	Cam Spencer bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	58	58
2:23	Luka Doncic misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	58	58
2:22	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	58	58
2:05	Santi Aldama misses two point shot	58	58
2:05	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	58	58
2:05	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	58	58
2:05	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	58	58
2:05	Ja Morant enters the game for Cam Spencer	58	58
2:05	Cedric Coward enters the game for Jock Landale	58	58
2:03	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper	58	58
2:00	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	58	58
1:51	LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot	60	58
1:42	Cedric Coward misses 26-foot three point jumper	60	58
1:38	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	60	58
1:28	LeBron James makes 10-foot two point shot	62	58
1:17	Ja Morant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	62	58
1:15	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	62	58
1:07	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	62	58
1:04	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	62	58
1:00	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot running jump shot	62	58
55.6	Santi Aldama offensive rebound	62	58
52.3	Santi Aldama misses 29-foot three point jumper	62	58
49.6	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	62	58
47.4	LeBron James makes 1-foot running dunk (Marcus Smart assists)	64	58
35.7	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	64	60
27.5	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	64	60
27.5	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	65	60
27.5	Jock Landale enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	65	60
27.5	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	66	60
5.2	Santi Aldama misses 22-foot three point jumper	66	60
2.3	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	66	60
1.2	LeBron James misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	60
1.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	66	60
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	66	60

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
12:00	Christian Koloko enters the game for Santi Aldama	66	60
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jock Landale	66	60
11:43	Cedric Coward makes driving layup (Ja Morant assists)	66	62
11:26	Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	66	62
11:20	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes running layup	66	64
11:03	Deandre Ayton misses driving layup	66	64
11:01	Ja Morant defensive rebound	66	64
10:57	Christian Koloko offensive goaltending turnover	66	64
10:41	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot three point jumper	66	64
10:38	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	66	64
10:34	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	66	66
10:22	Luka Doncic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	68	66
10:12	Jake LaRavia blocks Ja Morant 's 5-foot driving layup	68	66
10:12	Lakers defensive team rebound	68	66
10:12	Lakers Full timeout	68	66
10:12	(10:12) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	68	66
9:50	Marcus Smart makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	70	66
9:36	Jake LaRavia personal foul	70	66
9:29	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	70	66
9:26	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	70	66
9:17	LeBron James misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	70	66
9:15	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	70	66
9:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	70	68
9:08	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	70	68
9:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	70	69
8:54	Luka Doncic misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	70	69
8:51	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	70	69
8:46	Cedric Coward misses running dunk	70	69
8:45	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	70	69
8:35	LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Luka Doncic assists)	72	69
8:26	LeBron James shooting foul	72	69
8:26	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	72	69
8:26	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	72	69
8:26	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	72	69
8:24	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	72	69
8:11	Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover	72	69
7:56	Luka Doncic personal foul	72	69
7:56	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	72	69
7:48	Jaylen Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper	72	69
7:45	Christian Koloko offensive rebound	72	69
7:41	Marcus Smart blocks Jaylen Wells 's 4-foot dunk	72	69
7:40	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	72	69
7:33	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Marcus Smart assists)	74	69
7:30	Tuomas Iisalo technical foul	74	69
7:30	Luka Doncic makes technical free throw	75	69
7:16	Ja Morant makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	75	71
6:55	Jaylen Wells shooting foul	75	71
6:55	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	75	71
6:55	Lakers offensive team rebound	75	71
6:55	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Cedric Coward	75	71
6:55	Jock Landale enters the game for Christian Koloko	75	71
6:55	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	76	71
6:37	Ja Morant misses 22-foot three point jumper	76	71
6:35	Jock Landale offensive rebound	76	71
6:34	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 29-foot three point jumper	76	71
6:31	LeBron James defensive rebound	76	71
6:27	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul	76	71
6:27	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for LeBron James	76	71
6:14	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	76	71
6:11	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	76	71
5:56	Santi Aldama misses 28-foot three point jumper	76	71
5:53	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	76	71
5:43	Deandre Ayton makes 15-foot jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	78	71
5:37	Santi Aldama makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	78	74
5:37	Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1	78	74
5:37	(05:37) [Grizzlies] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	78	74
5:37	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Marcus Smart	78	74
5:37	Cam Spencer enters the game for Ja Morant	78	74
5:37	Santi Aldama makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1	78	75
5:25	Santi Aldama misses 26-foot three point jumper	78	75
5:23	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	78	75
5:23	Deandre Ayton loose ball foul	78	75
5:23	Jock Landale misses free throw 1 of 2	78	75
5:23	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	78	75
5:23	Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2	78	76
5:01	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	80	76
4:56	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	80	76
4:56	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2	80	77
4:56	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	80	77
4:56	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2	80	78
4:45	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul	80	78
4:36	Jock Landale shooting foul	80	78
4:36	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	81	78
4:36	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	82	78
4:21	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	82	78
4:17	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	82	78
4:10	Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	78
3:56	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	85	78
3:56	Jock Landale makes free throw 1 of 2	85	79
3:56	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	85	79
3:56	Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2	85	80
3:38	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	88	80
3:36	Grizzlies Full timeout	88	80
3:21	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup	88	82
3:09	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul	88	82
3:09	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	89	82
3:09	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	90	82
2:51	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	90	84
2:36	Luka Doncic makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	92	84
2:28	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot	92	84
2:28	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	92	84
2:28	LeBron James enters the game for Luka Doncic	92	84
2:28	Ja Morant enters the game for Cam Spencer	92	84
2:28	Christian Koloko enters the game for Jock Landale	92	84
2:16	Ja Morant makes driving layup	92	86
2:07	Jake LaRavia offensive foul	92	86
2:07	Jake LaRavia offensive foul turnover	92	86
2:07	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Jake LaRavia	92	86
1:55	Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Ja Morant 's 7-foot driving layup	92	86
1:53	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	92	86
1:53	Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass turnover (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	92	86
1:52	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 14-foot jumper	92	88
1:28	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	92	88
1:28	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jaxson Hayes	92	88
1:27	Jaren Jackson Jr. loose ball foul	92	88
1:27	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	93	88
1:27	GG Jackson enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	93	88
1:27	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	94	88
1:13	Ja Morant makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Santi Aldama assists)	94	90
48.6	LeBron James makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	96	90
40.7	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	96	93
32.4	Marcus Smart offensive foul	96	93
32.4	Marcus Smart offensive foul turnover	96	93
24.8	Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot	96	93
23.3	Christian Koloko offensive rebound	96	93
22.1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	96	96
5.0	LeBron James misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	96	96
2.5	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	96	96
0.6	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses heave jump shot	96	96
0.1	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	96	96
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	96	96

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	MEM
11:49	Dalton Knecht out of bounds bad pass turnover	96	96
11:26	Ja Morant makes driving layup	96	98
11:03	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul	96	98
11:03	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	97	98
11:03	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	98	98
10:46	GG Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper	98	98
10:42	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	98	98
10:25	Jaxson Hayes misses alley oop dunk	98	98
10:22	Ja Morant defensive rebound	98	98
10:15	GG Jackson steps out of bounds turnover	98	98
10:02	Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot three point jumper	98	98
9:56	Ja Morant defensive rebound	98	98
9:54	LeBron James shooting foul	98	98
9:54	GG Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	98	99
9:54	GG Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2	98	99
9:51	LeBron James defensive rebound	98	99
9:43	LeBron James makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	100	99
9:23	GG Jackson misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	100	99
9:21	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	100	99
9:18	Christian Koloko misses 7-foot floating jump shot	100	99
9:14	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	100	99
9:09	LeBron James makes driving layup	102	99
8:52	Ja Morant makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	102	101
8:37	Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three pointer	105	101
8:37	Grizzlies Full timeout	105	101
8:37	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Dalton Knecht	105	101
8:37	Luka Doncic enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	105	101
8:37	Jock Landale enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	105	101
8:37	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Santi Aldama	105	101
8:37	Cedric Coward enters the game for Ja Morant	105	101
8:37	Cam Spencer enters the game for Christian Koloko	105	101
8:24	GG Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	105	104
7:57	LeBron James bad pass turnover (GG Jackson steals)	105	104
7:51	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (GG Jackson assists)	105	106
7:51	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	105	106
7:51	Lakers Full timeout	105	106
7:51	(07:51) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Lakers] charged with a timeout	105	106
7:51	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1	105	106
7:48	LeBron James defensive rebound	105	106
7:34	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	105	106
7:29	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	105	106
7:13	GG Jackson out of bounds bad pass turnover	105	106
6:53	Luka Doncic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	107	106
6:42	Cam Spencer makes driving layup (GG Jackson assists)	107	108
6:20	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	109	108
6:20	Grizzlies Full timeout	109	108
6:20	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	109	108
6:20	Deandre Ayton enters the game for LeBron James	109	108
6:20	Ja Morant enters the game for GG Jackson	109	108
6:20	Jaylen Wells enters the game for Cam Spencer	109	108
6:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Ja Morant assists)	109	110
5:50	Luka Doncic misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	109	110
5:47	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	109	110
5:42	Cedric Coward misses running layup	109	110
5:41	Jock Landale offensive rebound	109	110
5:40	Jock Landale misses tip shot	109	110
5:39	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	109	110
5:29	Jock Landale shooting foul	109	110
5:29	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	110	110
5:29	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	110	110
5:29	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	111	110
5:09	Jock Landale lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	111	110
4:59	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	111	110
4:58	Lakers offensive team rebound	111	110
4:58	Jock Landale vs. Jaxson Hayes (Luka Doncic gains possession)	111	110
4:46	Luka Doncic makes 8-foot fade away jump shot	113	110
4:33	Ja Morant bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	113	110
4:28	Jake LaRavia misses 23-foot running jump shot	113	110
4:24	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	113	110
4:13	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	116	110
3:59	Cedric Coward lost ball turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	116	110
3:52	Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (Jaylen Wells steals)	116	110
3:44	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Cedric Coward assists)	116	112
3:21	Marcus Smart misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	116	112
3:18	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	116	112
3:08	Jaylen Wells misses 26-foot three point jumper	116	112
3:01	Jock Landale offensive rebound	116	112
2:59	Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot	116	112
2:59	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	116	112
2:59	LeBron James enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	116	112
2:59	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jock Landale	116	112
2:53	Jaylen Wells misses driving floating jump shot	116	112
2:51	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	116	112
2:26	Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	119	112
2:14	Ja Morant misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	119	112
2:11	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	119	112
1:57	LeBron James makes driving layup	121	112
1:57	Grizzlies Full timeout	121	112
1:57	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Cedric Coward	121	112
1:47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	121	112
1:46	Santi Aldama vs. LeBron James (Ja Morant gains possession)	121	112
1:46	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	121	112
1:37	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	121	112
1:37	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2	121	113
1:37	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2	121	114
1:20	Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	124	114
1:13	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists)	124	116
1:01	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	126	116
55.0	Santi Aldama misses 27-foot three point jumper	126	116
52.3	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	126	116
39.8	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	126	116
37.3	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	126	116
35.0	LeBron James makes driving layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	128	116
28.2	Jaylen Wells makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	128	119
12.9	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Ja Morant steals)	128	119
10.3	Santi Aldama makes 2-foot driving dunk (Ja Morant assists)	128	121
5.2	Ja Morant personal foul	128	121
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	128	121
0.0	End of Game	128	121

Time, Location & Referees

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crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, January 3, 2026

Coverage

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

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Mitchell Ervin, Nick Buchert, John Conley

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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