Memphis Grizzlies 127, Los Angeles Lakers 113 — Recap

January 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 127, Los Angeles Lakers 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 29-38 LAL; Q2 MEM 29-21 LAL; Q3 MEM 36-35 LAL; Q4 MEM 33-19 LAL.

Top performers (box score): LeBron James (LAL) 32 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 31 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-14 shooting; Anthony Davis (LAL) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 13-of-22 shooting; Marcus Smart (MEM) 29 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

LeBron James

32 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 11-14 FG

Scoring · LAL

Anthony Davis

31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 13-22 FG

Season highs

Marcus Smart · Season-high 29 pointsDesmond Bane · Season-high 13 assistsAustin Reaves · Season-high 12 assistsMarcus Smart · Season-high 8 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	29	29	36	33		127
LAL	38	21	35	19		113

🧮 How They Scored

MEMLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

69.4%Effective FG%54.9%

16.1%Turnover %12.7%

22.2%Offensive rebound %16.3%

0.250Free-throw rate0.319

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Marcus Smart G	39	29	2	5	1	—	3	9-16	8-14	3-4	+13
Desmond Bane G	37	24	5	13	1	—	3	8-14	5-8	3-4	+11
Ja Morant G	35	21	7	7	1	1	2	7-17	3-7	4-5	+15
Bismack Biyombo C	31	6	10	1	—	—	2	3-3	—	—	+17
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	30	31	9	1	—	3	3	11-14	5-6	4-4	+1
Ziaire Williams G-F	20	15	1	1	1	—	2	6-11	2-6	1-1	+10
Luke Kennard G	20	—	3	4	1	—	—	0-4	0-3	—	—
Xavier Tillman F	12	1	5	1	2	—	1	0-1	—	1-2	+6
Santi Aldama F	9	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	-3

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Davis F-C	41	31	6	4	—	2	4	13-22	0-3	5-7	-10
Austin Reaves G	40	19	7	12	2	—	1	8-14	0-3	3-4	-23
LeBron James F	39	32	5	7	5	—	4	11-24	4-9	6-10	-8
Taurean Prince F	35	10	2	2	2	1	1	3-9	3-7	1-2	-19
Max Christie G	20	2	3	—	1	—	2	1-3	0-1	—	+1
Jarred Vanderbilt F	17	—	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	30	31	98.4	28.4	+7.5	17.8
Marcus Smart	Bench	39	29	81.6	23.9	+17.3	11.5
Desmond Bane	Bench	37	24	76.1	21.4	+15.6	15.7
Ja Morant	Bench	35	21	54.7	25.0	+18.6	12.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	20	15	65.6	27.7	+26.5	12.3
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	31	6	100.0	6.8	+27.0	7.4
Xavier Tillman	Bench	12	1	26.6	11.1	+26.5	8.1
Luke Kennard	Bench	20	—	0.0	8.2	+2.2	3.6
John Konchar	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	9	—	0.0	5.0	-1.8	0.0

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LeBron James	Bench	39	32	56.3	36.7	-9.9	14.2
Anthony Davis	Bench	41	31	61.8	29.9	-14.2	9.8
Austin Reaves	Bench	40	19	60.3	15.6	-26.7	14.3
Taurean Prince	Bench	35	10	50.6	13.3	-28.6	2.8
Max Christie	Bench	20	2	33.3	10.2	-2.0	0.0
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	17	—	0.0	0.0	+5.3	7.3
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0