MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Luka Doncic had 44 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his return after a three-game absence and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-112 on Friday night in the opening game of the NBA Cup for each team.

Austin Reaves added 21 points for the Lakers and Jake LaRavia scored 13. It was Doncic's 11th straight games of scoring at least 25 against the Grizzlies.

Jock Landale and Jaylen Wells scored 16 points each to lead Memphis and Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 15 points. Ja Morant was held to eight points — going 3 of 14 from the field — and seven assists.

The Lakers continued to play without LeBron James, who is dealing with right sciatica. But Doncic, who missed the last three games with a left finger sprain and a lower left leg contusion, returned to the starting lineup.

Both teams had significant runs before it settled into a closely played game. Memphis' rally came in the second quarter and the Lakers answered it in the third before pulling away in the fourth.

The Grizzlies built a double-digit lead in the second quarter while scoring 42 points, including a 27-4 rally in the closing minutes of the half. That gave them a 69-55 lead at the break.

But the Lakers with Doncic controlling the offense, sliced away at the Memphis advantage in the second half, erasing the deficit in the first seven minutes of the third. That led to an exchange of leads as Doncic had 16 in the quarter.

Entering the fourth, there had been 14 lead changes and seven ties.

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Lakers: Host Miami on Sunday.

Grizzlies: Visit Toronto on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Rui Hachimura gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:40	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Marcus Smart shooting foul	0	0
11:21	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:21	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	0	0
11:21	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:03	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	1	0
11:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	1	0
10:51	Jock Landale makes 8-foot two point shot (Ja Morant assists)	3	0
10:38	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Ja Morant steals)	3	0
10:34	Jaylen Wells makes layup (Ja Morant assists)	5	0
10:30	Marcus Smart bad pass	5	0
10:30	Luka Doncic loose ball foul	5	0
10:19	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Marcus Smart steals)	5	0
10:14	Marcus Smart makes two point shot	5	2
10:05	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer (Ja Morant assists)	8	2
9:53	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Marcus Smart assists)	8	4
9:31	Ja Morant makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	10	4
9:18	Austin Reaves makes two point shot	10	6
9:01	Ja Morant misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	6
8:59	Jaylen Wells offensive rebound	10	6
8:57	Ja Morant misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	6
8:53	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	10	6
8:44	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	10	6
8:43	Luka Doncic offensive rebound	10	6
8:42	Luka Doncic makes two point shot	10	8
8:27	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	13	8
8:04	Deandre Ayton misses 14-foot jumper	13	8
8:02	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	13	8
7:49	Ja Morant bad pass (Austin Reaves steals)	13	8
7:44	Luka Doncic makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	13	10
7:21	Ja Morant makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	15	10
6:58	Luka Doncic makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rui Hachimura assists)	15	13
6:57	Grizzlies Full timeout	15	13
6:57	Santi Aldama enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	15	13
6:57	Cedric Coward enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	15	13
6:57	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Marcus Smart	15	13
6:44	Cedric Coward makes two point shot (Jock Landale assists)	17	13
6:29	Jake LaRavia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	17	16
6:18	Jock Landale misses 10-foot jumper	17	16
6:15	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	17	16
6:06	Luka Doncic bad pass (Santi Aldama steals)	17	16
5:57	Santi Aldama misses 20-foot jumper	17	16
5:55	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	17	16
5:45	Austin Reaves misses 14-foot two point shot	17	16
5:41	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	17	16
5:34	Cedric Coward misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:30	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	17	16
5:20	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:16	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	17	16
5:08	Rui Hachimura shooting foul	17	16
5:08	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2	18	16
5:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	18	16
5:08	Cam Spencer enters the game for Jock Landale	18	16
5:08	Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
4:59	Cedric Coward shooting foul	19	16
4:59	Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2	19	16
4:59	Lakers offensive team rebound	19	16
4:59	Vince Williams Jr. enters the game for Ja Morant	19	16
4:59	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	19	16
4:57	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	19	16
4:43	Santi Aldama misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	16
4:41	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	19	16
4:31	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	16
4:28	Vince Williams Jr. defensive rebound	19	16
4:23	Cam Spencer misses running pullup jump shot	19	16
4:19	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	19	16
4:05	Vince Williams Jr. shooting foul	19	16
4:05	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 3	19	17
4:05	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 3	19	18
4:05	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	19	18
4:05	Dalton Knecht enters the game for Austin Reaves	19	18
4:05	Luka Doncic makes free throw 3 of 3	19	19
3:52	Vince Williams Jr. bad pass (Dalton Knecht steals)	19	19
3:48	Luka Doncic bad pass (Vince Williams Jr. steals)	19	19
3:42	Cam Spencer makes 25-foot three point shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	22	19
3:23	Jake LaRavia makes 1-foot two point shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	22	21
3:11	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists)	24	21
3:03	Cam Spencer shooting foul	24	21
3:03	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 1 of 2	24	22
3:03	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Cam Spencer	24	22
3:03	Rui Hachimura makes free throw 2 of 2	24	23
2:54	Cedric Coward misses layup	24	23
2:53	Cedric Coward offensive rebound	24	23
2:47	Santi Aldama misses two point shot	24	23
2:46	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	24	23
2:36	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaxson Hayes assists)	24	26
2:19	Santi Aldama lost ball turnover (Jake LaRavia steals)	24	26
2:05	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	26
2:04	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	24	26
2:04	Lakers Full timeout	24	26
2:04	Jock Landale enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	24	26
2:04	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Rui Hachimura	24	26
2:04	Austin Reaves enters the game for Luka Doncic	24	26
1:56	Vince Williams Jr. bad pass (Jake LaRavia steals)	24	26
1:43	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	26
1:39	Cedric Coward defensive rebound	24	26
1:34	Cedric Coward misses running pullup jump shot	24	26
1:28	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	24	26
1:12	Dalton Knecht misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	24	26
1:10	Jock Landale defensive rebound	24	26
1:05	Vince Williams Jr. misses two point shot	24	26
1:05	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	24	26
1:05	Ja Morant enters the game for Vince Williams Jr.	24	26
1:05	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jake LaRavia	24	26
1:02	Cedric Coward makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Ja Morant assists)	26	26
46.4	Austin Reaves makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	26	28
46.4	Santi Aldama shooting foul	26	28
46.4	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 1	26	29
29.4	Santi Aldama misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	29
26.2	Cedric Coward offensive rebound	26	29
25.6	Dalton Knecht shooting foul	26	29
25.6	Cedric Coward misses free throw 1 of 2	26	29
25.6	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	26	29
25.6	Cedric Coward makes free throw 2 of 2	27	29
16.3	Cedric Coward personal foul	27	29
16.3	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	27	30
16.3	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	27	31
3.0	Cedric Coward misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	31
3.0	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	27	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	31

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Venue

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Memphis, TN

Date & Time

1:30 AM, November 1, 2025

Coverage

Prime Video, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +

Attendance

16,122

Referees

Jacyn Goble, Scott Foster, Biniam Maru

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	46	17	.730	W3
Houston	39	23	.629	W1
Memphis	23	38	.377	L2
Dallas	21	42	.333	L6
New Orleans	20	45	.308	L1

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