Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Memphis Grizzlies 116 — Recap

January 9, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Memphis Grizzlies 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 OKC 25-35 MEM; Q2 OKC 21-30 MEM; Q3 OKC 35-29 MEM; Q4 OKC 36-22 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Williams (OKC) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Ajay Mitchell (OKC) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Kenrich Williams (OKC) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; GG Jackson (MEM) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OKC

Jalen Williams

26 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST · 9-18 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · OKC

Ajay Mitchell

23 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Jalen Williams · Season-high 26 pointsKenrich Williams · Season-high 21 pointsJalen Williams · Season-high 10 assists

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

📊 Game Flow

OKC 5 largest lead Q1 10:17 (OKC 8, MEM 3) · 14-0 run, Q4 3:19–Q4 0:58

MEM 21 largest lead Q3 9:27 (OKC 50, MEM 71) · 9-0 run, Q1 6:41–Q1 4:51

Swings 8 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: Kenrich Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Williams assists) (Q4 1:07, OKC 115, MEM 114).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
OKC	25	21	35	36		117
MEM	35	30	29	22		116

🧮 How They Scored

OKCMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

34Bench points50

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.2%Effective FG%54.5%

5.5%Turnover %14.7%

21.3%Offensive rebound %36.6%

0.308Free-throw rate0.273

Box Score

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ajay Mitchell G	38	23	3	6	0	1	2	9-18	2-6	3-5	+15
Jalen Williams G-F	36	26	5	10	1	1	2	9-18	0-3	8-10	+2
Luguentz Dort G	35	13	6	4	3	0	0	5-12	1-7	2-2	+12
Aaron Wiggins G	32	16	7	1	1	1	1	7-13	1-3	1-1	+7
Kenrich Williams G-F	29	21	8	0	2	0	0	8-13	3-7	2-3	+14
Alex Caruso G	24	7	3	2	1	2	1	2-4	0-1	3-3	-3
Branden Carlson C	16	5	1	0	1	1	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	-16
Isaiah Joe G	16	3	1	0	0	2	0	0-6	0-5	3-4	-14
Ousmane Dieng F	7	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-7
Brooks Barnhizer F	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-5

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	32	23	7	1	1	1	2	9-14	2-5	3-3	0
Cam Spencer G	30	7	4	11	1	0	0	2-8	1-4	2-2	+5
Santi Aldama F	29	15	7	7	0	0	1	6-9	2-4	1-2	+4
Jock Landale C	28	13	10	2	0	0	0	5-7	1-3	2-2	+5
Jaylen Wells F	28	10	4	3	0	0	4	3-13	1-6	3-4	-16
Cedric Coward G	25	13	9	4	0	0	5	3-9	1-3	6-7	+4
Vince Williams Jr. G	23	13	3	5	0	1	1	4-8	3-6	2-2	-8
GG Jackson F	21	18	2	0	1	0	2	7-12	3-8	1-2	+1
Christian Koloko C	14	2	5	1	0	2	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	-1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	10	2	1	1	1	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Williams	Starter	36	26	58.0	26.8	+5.7	16.0
Ajay Mitchell	Starter	38	23	56.9	24.2	+17.2	9.4
Aaron Wiggins	Starter	32	16	59.5	20.0	+10.9	11.2
Luguentz Dort	Starter	35	13	50.5	15.9	+13.4	10.0
Branden Carlson	Starter	16	5	50.0	14.3	-41.0	3.6
Kenrich Williams	Bench	29	21	73.3	20.3	+21.1	16.5
Alex Caruso	Bench	24	7	65.8	10.3	-3.7	8.2
Isaiah Joe	Bench	16	3	19.3	24.2	-32.1	-5.3
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	07	3	150.0	6.7	-39.5	9.0
Jaylin Williams	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Brooks Barnhizer	Bench	07	0	0.0	5.9	-33.3	-2.2
Chris Youngblood	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Starter	32	23	75.1	20.5	-1.6	15.2
Jock Landale	Starter	28	13	82.5	11.4	+12.9	14.8
Cedric Coward	Starter	25	13	53.8	25.4	+1.0	8.7
Jaylen Wells	Starter	28	10	33.9	27.1	-28.4	-1.2
Cam Spencer	Starter	30	7	39.4	11.7	+5.9	10.1
GG Jackson	Bench	21	18	69.9	28.3	+2.4	7.8
Santi Aldama	Bench	29	15	75.9	14.7	+2.7	18.2
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	23	13	73.2	18.5	-15.3	14.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	10	2	25.0	15.4	+5.3	4.1
Christian Koloko	Bench	14	2	25.0	18.2	-7.4	-1.1
Brandon Clarke	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Konchar	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0