LA Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies
December 15, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Grizzlies beat the Clippers 121-103 on 2025-12-15 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Ivica Zubac, and John Collins. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, Santi Aldama, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) scored 11 points (4/6) in his matchups, with Kris Dunn as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 22 points (8/14) in his matchups, with Cedric Coward as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
103
Did not play: Brook Lopez (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
121
Did not play: Brandon Clarke (DNP - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Ivica Zubac · John Collins Starter 18.1 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Bogdan Bogdanović · Ivica Zubac · Kobe Brown · Jordan Miller 8.5 min
- James Harden · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · John Collins · Kobe Brown 4.4 min
- Kobe Brown · Jordan Miller · Cam Christie · Kobe Sanders · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 3.7 min
- James Harden · Bogdan Bogdanović · Kobe Brown · Jordan Miller · Kobe Sanders 3.0 min
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · Santi Aldama · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward Starter 10.5 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Santi Aldama · Vince Williams Jr. · Cam Spencer 8.1 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells 5.0 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Vince Williams Jr. · Cam Spencer 4.9 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Ja Morant · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 4.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Ja Morant 11 pts (4/6) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Kris Dunn (53 %, 7 pts) · Ivica Zubac (13 %, 0 pts) · John Collins (13 %, 4 pts)
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 pts (7/18) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Ivica Zubac (38 %, 2 pts) · Kobe Brown (13 %, 4 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | Cedric Coward: 25 poss., 10 pts (4/8) · Vince Williams Jr.: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Ivica Zubac | Jaren Jackson Jr.: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jock Landale: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| James Harden | Jaylen Wells: 35 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Vince Williams Jr.: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| John Collins | Santi Aldama: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Cedric Coward: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kris Dunn | Ja Morant: 22 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Cam Spencer: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kobe Brown | Santi Aldama: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/6) · Jock Landale: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Miller | Cam Spencer: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Vince Williams Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Cam Spencer: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kobe Sanders | Cam Spencer: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Christie | Cam Spencer: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cedric Coward: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cedric Coward: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Grizzlies defense
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Kawhi Leonard 22 pts (8/14) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Cedric Coward (32 %, 4 pts) · Santi Aldama (13 %, 0 pts) · Vince Williams Jr. (12 %, 0 pts)
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James Harden 11 pts (4/7) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (29 %, 5 pts) · Jaren Jackson Jr. (28 %, 2 pts) · Jock Landale (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | James Harden: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ivica Zubac: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/5) |
| Santi Aldama | John Collins: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ivica Zubac: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jaylen Wells | James Harden: 17 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · John Collins: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jock Landale | Ivica Zubac: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kobe Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Spencer | Jordan Miller: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Kris Dunn: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Cedric Coward | Kawhi Leonard: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · John Collins: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ja Morant | Kris Dunn: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bogdan Bogdanović: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Kawhi Leonard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Miller: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jahmai Mashack | Kobe Sanders: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Miller: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |