NBA Final Intelligence
Memphis Grizzlies 114, Los Angeles Lakers 120 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 114, Los Angeles Lakers 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 34-26 LAL; Q2 MEM 31-28 LAL; Q3 MEM 22-29 LAL; Q4 MEM 27-37 LAL.
Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 36 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jake LaRavia (LAL) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Jaylen Wells (MEM) 23 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Cedric Coward (MEM) 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · LAL
36 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 10-20 FG
Scoring · LAL
26 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 8-14 FG
Scoring · LAL
26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 9-16 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
MEM
16 largest lead
Q2 4:23 (MEM 59, LAL 43) · 7-0 run, Q1 2:01–Q1 0:59
LAL
9 largest lead
Q4 2:08 (MEM 103, LAL 112) · 6-0 run, Q2 2:59–Q2 1:38
Swings
8 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Luka Doncic makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) (Q4 5:12, MEM 99, LAL 100).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 1:24 Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)LAL · MEM 106, LAL 114
- Q4 0:46 Jaylen Wells makes free throw 2 of 3MEM · MEM 108, LAL 114
- Q4 0:46 Jaylen Wells makes free throw 1 of 3MEM · MEM 107, LAL 114
- Q4 0:46 Jaylen Wells makes free throw 3 of 3MEM · MEM 109, LAL 114
- Q4 0:34 Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2LAL · MEM 109, LAL 115
- Q4 0:34 Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2LAL · MEM 109, LAL 116
- Q4 0:16 Jaylen Wells makes two point shotMEM · MEM 111, LAL 116
- Q4 0:14 Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2LAL · MEM 111, LAL 117
- Q4 0:14 Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2LAL · MEM 111, LAL 118
- Q4 0:09 Jaylen Wells makes 26-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)MEM · MEM 114, LAL 118
- Q4 0:06 Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2LAL · MEM 114, LAL 119
- Q4 0:06 Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2LAL · MEM 114, LAL 120
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 34 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 114 | |
| LAL | 26 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 120 |
🧮 How They Scored
MEMLAL
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
43Bench points11
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
47.0%Effective FG%54.4%
6.8%Turnover %9.3%
30.2%Offensive rebound %20.5%
0.220Free-throw rate0.512
Box Score
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C | 34 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Cam Spencer G | 34 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Santi Aldama F | 31 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 4-6 | +3 |
| Jock Landale C | 29 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jaylen Wells F | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 3-11 | 4-4 | -13 |
| GG Jackson F | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Javon Small G | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | -8 |
| Cedric Coward G | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Christian Koloko C | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic F-G | 39 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-20 | 4-10 | 12-13 | +9 |
| LeBron James F | 37 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 2-7 | 8-10 | +6 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 4-10 | 4-4 | +15 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | +6 |
| Marcus Smart G | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Nick Smith Jr. G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Dalton Knecht F | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Wells | Starter | 24 | 23 | 64.8 | 27.0 | -22.8 | 9.4 |
| Cedric Coward | Starter | 13 | 16 | 81.0 | 31.4 | +48.1 | 33.6 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Starter | 34 | 14 | 50.0 | 18.4 | -2.8 | 2.0 |
| Jock Landale | Starter | 29 | 13 | 65.8 | 14.1 | -6.4 | 14.6 |
| Cam Spencer | Starter | 34 | 5 | 22.1 | 15.1 | -1.6 | 0.0 |
| Santi Aldama | Bench | 31 | 12 | 38.4 | 21.6 | +6.7 | 9.9 |
| GG Jackson | Bench | 22 | 11 | 50.6 | 20.4 | -7.9 | 9.2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 25 | 7 | 43.8 | 13.3 | -23.5 | 3.9 |
| Javon Small | Bench | 16 | 7 | 55.4 | 18.4 | -17.1 | 17.2 |
| Christian Koloko | Bench | 13 | 6 | 50.0 | 21.9 | -14.2 | 0.9 |
| 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 | 39 | 36 | 70.0 | 31.5 | +11.3 | 19.8 |
| LeBron James | Starter | 37 | 26 | 70.7 | 22.4 | +11.2 | 20.5 |
| Jake LaRavia | Starter | 35 | 26 | 73.2 | 22.0 | +19.2 | 15.4 |
| Deandre Ayton | Starter | 34 | 15 | 70.5 | 15.4 | +10.6 | 11.0 |
| Marcus Smart | Starter | 31 | 6 | 44.4 | 11.0 | -0.8 | 3.5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 22 | 7 | 44.4 | 19.6 | +1.0 | 8.7 |
| Dalton Knecht | Bench | 13 | 3 | 30.0 | 21.9 | -3.7 | -5.8 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 14 | 1 | 26.6 | 5.9 | +3.4 | 2.3 |
| Maxi Kleber | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gabe Vincent | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | Bench | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | -8.3 | -11.8 |
| Bronny James | 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 27 meetings · since 2020-21
MEM 8
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19 LAL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- MEM 121@LAL 128 Recap
- LAL 117@MEM 112 Recap
- LAL 134@MEM 127 Recap
- MEM 110@LAL 116 Recap
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