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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

April 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Grizzlies 142-126 on 2026-04-06 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Lucas Williamson, GG Jackson, Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Cam Spencer, and Cedric Coward. The Cavaliers started Dennis Schröder, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley, and Keon Ellis. Evan Mobley (Cavaliers) scored 30 points (11/19) in his matchups, with Toby Okani as his primary defender. GG Jackson (Grizzlies) scored 5 points (2/8) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 126

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Lucas Williamson GS 39:47 17 5 4 3 0 1 6 5-15 5-12 2-2 -13
Cam Spencer GS 20:56 9 1 9 0 0 1 3 3-5 2-3 1-1 +1
Olivier-Maxence Prosper GS 19:24 24 3 0 1 0 2 3 10-12 4-5 0-1 +4
GG Jackson GS 18:08 11 5 3 1 2 1 0 3-9 1-3 4-4 0
Cedric Coward GS 17:31 12 5 3 1 2 0 1 5-6 2-3 0-0 +19
Adama Bal 36:39 20 6 0 1 0 0 5 7-14 6-11 0-0 -25
Toby Okani 31:51 3 2 1 0 0 1 5 1-8 1-5 0-2 -14
Dariq Whitehead 30:50 20 3 1 0 0 4 2 7-15 6-12 0-0 -33
Walter Clayton Jr. 24:54 10 1 11 0 0 3 2 4-10 2-5 0-0 -19
Totals 126 31 32 7 4 13 27 45-94 29-59 7-10

Did not play: Taj Gibson (DND - Injury/Illness), Taylor Hendricks (DND - Injury/Illness), Jaylen Wells (DND - Injury/Illness)

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 142

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Dennis Schröder GS 29:16 22 5 11 0 0 3 1 8-12 1-2 5-6 +16
Sam Merrill GS 27:57 21 2 2 3 0 0 0 7-16 4-11 3-4 -5
Keon Ellis GS 27:17 19 3 8 1 0 0 3 7-11 3-5 2-3 +15
Evan Mobley GS 25:40 24 6 4 0 0 3 2 9-11 1-2 5-8 -2
Jarrett Allen GS 24:48 13 9 1 1 2 2 0 5-7 0-0 3-5 +11
Craig Porter Jr. 26:11 11 8 6 2 2 0 0 4-7 1-3 2-2 +2
Tyrese Proctor 21:58 10 2 1 3 0 1 1 2-8 1-4 5-6 +2
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 21:32 10 9 2 1 1 2 2 4-7 1-2 1-1 +12
Larry Nance Jr. 21:28 10 3 1 1 0 1 2 5-8 0-2 0-2 +3
Tristan Enaruna 11:21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 +18
Olivier Sarr 1:16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +4
Riley Minix 1:16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +4
Totals 142 48 36 12 5 12 11 52-89 12-32 26-37

Lineups

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Grizzlies defense

  • Evan Mobley 30 pts (11/19) in 50 possessions

    Guarded by: Toby Okani (19 %, 0 pts) · Adama Bal (16 %, 6 pts) · GG Jackson (16 %, 5 pts)

  • Tyrese Proctor 6 pts (2/5) in 45 possessions

    Guarded by: Lucas Williamson (23 %, 3 pts) · Dariq Whitehead (20 %, 3 pts) · Walter Clayton Jr. (14 %, 0 pts)

Defender Guarded most
Lucas Williamson Keon Ellis: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sam Merrill: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Adama Bal Jarrett Allen: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Toby Okani Larry Nance Jr.: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Dariq Whitehead Keon Ellis: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Craig Porter Jr.: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Walter Clayton Jr. Dennis Schröder: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sam Merrill: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Cam Spencer Dennis Schröder: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Craig Porter Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper Jarrett Allen: 11 poss., 12 pts (5/7) · Evan Mobley: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
GG Jackson Evan Mobley: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Keon Ellis: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Cedric Coward Sam Merrill: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyrese Proctor: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
Dennis Schröder Walter Clayton Jr.: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Lucas Williamson: 12 poss., 9 pts (4/4)
Sam Merrill Cam Spencer: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Lucas Williamson: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/4)
Jarrett Allen Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Adama Bal: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/3)
Keon Ellis Lucas Williamson: 18 poss., 14 pts (6/6) · Dariq Whitehead: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Evan Mobley Adama Bal: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · GG Jackson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Craig Porter Jr. Toby Okani: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Lucas Williamson: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Toby Okani: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dariq Whitehead: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Larry Nance Jr. Adama Bal: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Toby Okani: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Tyrese Proctor Toby Okani: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Lucas Williamson: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Tristan Enaruna Dariq Whitehead: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Adama Bal: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Riley Minix Walter Clayton Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Olivier Sarr GG Jackson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)