NBA Final Intelligence
Memphis Grizzlies 121, Los Angeles Lakers 128 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 121, Los Angeles Lakers 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 31-39 LAL; Q2 MEM 29-27 LAL; Q3 MEM 36-30 LAL; Q4 MEM 25-32 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 31 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 25 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists on 12-of-15 shooting; Jake LaRavia (LAL) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (MEM) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
34 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 8-18 FG
Scoring · LAL
31 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 12-18 FG
Scoring · MEM
25 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST · 12-15 FG
Season highs
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Season-high 20 points
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
MEM
3 largest lead
Q2 2:52 (MEM 58, LAL 55) · 18-0 run, Q2 7:18–Q2 2:52
LAL
15 largest lead
Q2 7:30 (MEM 40, LAL 55) · 9-0 run, Q2 2:35–Q2 0:47
Swings
10 lead changes
Tied 6 times
Ahead for good: Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q4 5:29, MEM 110, LAL 111).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:13 Jarred Vanderbilt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)LAL · MEM 110, LAL 116
- Q4 3:44 Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Cedric Coward assists)MEM · MEM 112, LAL 116
- Q4 2:26 Jake LaRavia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)LAL · MEM 112, LAL 119
- Q4 1:57 LeBron James makes driving layupLAL · MEM 112, LAL 121
- Q4 1:37 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2MEM · MEM 113, LAL 121
- Q4 1:37 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2MEM · MEM 114, LAL 121
- Q4 1:20 Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)LAL · MEM 114, LAL 124
- Q4 1:13 Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists)MEM · MEM 116, LAL 124
- Q4 1:01 Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (LeBron James assists)LAL · MEM 116, LAL 126
- Q4 0:35 LeBron James makes layup (Jake LaRavia assists)LAL · MEM 116, LAL 128
- Q4 0:28 Jaylen Wells makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)MEM · MEM 119, LAL 128
- Q4 0:10 Santi Aldama makes 2-foot running dunk (Ja Morant assists)MEM · MEM 121, LAL 128
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 31 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 121 | |
| LAL | 39 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 128 |
🧮 How They Scored
MEMLAL
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
66Bench points25
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
55.2%Effective FG%65.6%
12.4%Turnover %18.1%
18.2%Offensive rebound %18.8%
0.240Free-throw rate0.403
Box Score
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant G | 31 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-18 | 0-3 | 2-3 | -21 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C | 30 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-15 | 0-3 | 1-5 | -27 |
| Santi Aldama F | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Jaylen Wells F | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Cedric Coward G | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 1-1 | -29 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 23 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 4-4 | +24 |
| Christian Koloko C | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Jock Landale C | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | +16 |
| Cam Spencer G | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +14 |
| GG Jackson F | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | -5 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic F-G | 38 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8-18 | 1-7 | 17-20 | +3 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 37 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| LeBron James F | 36 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12-18 | 1-5 | 6-6 | +11 |
| Marcus Smart G | 34 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
🔬 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. | Starter | 30 | 25 | 72.7 | 24.3 | -36.1 | 9.8 |
| Ja Morant | Starter | 31 | 16 | 41.4 | 27.2 | -30.0 | 12.0 |
| Jaylen Wells | Starter | 28 | 6 | 27.3 | 15.3 | -1.5 | -1.6 |
| Cedric Coward | Starter | 24 | 5 | 23.9 | 21.1 | -54.2 | 7.0 |
| Christian Koloko | Starter | 22 | 3 | 38.7 | 11.3 | -20.5 | -1.8 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 23 | 20 | 85.0 | 21.3 | +44.2 | 16.5 |
| Santi Aldama | Bench | 30 | 15 | 58.2 | 15.2 | +10.5 | 11.9 |
| Jock Landale | Bench | 20 | 14 | 79.9 | 19.2 | +31.5 | 9.9 |
| GG Jackson | Bench | 15 | 12 | 76.1 | 27.0 | -11.4 | 12.9 |
| Cam Spencer | Bench | 17 | 5 | 83.3 | 11.9 | +33.9 | 9.5 |
| John Konchar | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | Starter | 38 | 34 | 63.4 | 36.7 | +3.6 | 15.3 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 36 | 31 | 75.1 | 28.1 | +10.7 | 19.4 |
| Jake LaRavia | Starter | 37 | 21 | 78.8 | 15.7 | -1.5 | 11.7 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 34 | 13 | 72.2 | 15.5 | +20.7 | 11.3 |
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 25 | 4 | 50.0 | 8.2 | -3.6 | 4.4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 23 | 12 | 87.2 | 12.7 | +10.7 | 10.0 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Bench | 16 | 8 | 100.0 | 10.5 | -23.1 | 10.3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 20 | 5 | 62.5 | 14.3 | -13.3 | 4.9 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | +33.3 | -6.6 |
| Bronny James | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Drew Timme | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Mañon | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
MEM 0
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Last 26 meetings · since 2020-21
MEM 8
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18 LAL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- LAL 117@MEM 112 Recap
- LAL 134@MEM 127 Recap
- MEM 110@LAL 116 Recap
- MEM 123@LAL 128 Recap
- LAL 114@MEM 131 Recap
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