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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Atlanta Hawks

January 21, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Hawks beat the Grizzlies 124-122 on 2026-01-21 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, John Konchar, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Corey Kispert, and Dyson Daniels. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 17 points (8/14) in his matchups, with GG Jackson as his primary defender. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) scored 15 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Dyson Daniels as his primary defender.

Box score

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

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 122

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. GS 32:21 17 6 2 1 0 5 5 6-12 1-4 4-5 +7
Ja Morant GS 29:56 23 2 12 1 3 5 4 7-15 1-4 8-8 +1
Cedric Coward GS 26:19 17 7 0 2 1 3 1 7-15 3-5 0-0 +11
Jaylen Wells GS 25:34 18 4 0 1 0 0 4 6-16 2-9 4-4 +3
John Konchar GS 20:48 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -1
Jock Landale 27:52 13 11 3 0 0 0 2 5-13 1-2 2-4 -1
GG Jackson 20:45 9 2 1 0 2 0 3 4-6 0-1 1-1 -11
Cam Spencer 20:31 11 2 4 0 0 2 1 3-8 2-5 3-3 -7
Vince Williams Jr. 18:04 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-4 1-4 0-0 -3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 17:51 9 5 3 0 0 1 2 3-3 1-1 2-2 -9
Totals 122 43 26 7 7 17 23 43-93 12-35 24-27

Did not play: Santi Aldama (DND - Injury/Illness), Scotty Pippen Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks 124

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jalen Johnson GS 39:01 32 15 8 1 0 4 2 10-21 2-6 10-11 0
Dyson Daniels GS 35:08 3 7 8 0 0 1 2 1-9 0-0 1-2 -2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker GS 33:28 11 2 4 1 2 2 2 3-11 2-9 3-3 +1
Onyeka Okongwu GS 27:34 18 9 1 1 2 7 6 6-10 4-8 2-3 -3
Corey Kispert GS 13:47 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 3-5 2-4 0-0 -11
CJ McCollum 26:02 15 0 6 2 1 1 1 6-14 3-7 0-0 +5
Luke Kennard 24:42 18 4 2 2 0 0 3 7-9 4-5 0-0 +5
Mouhamed Gueye 18:02 7 1 2 0 0 0 3 3-7 1-4 0-2 0
Christian Koloko 11:23 5 1 0 1 1 1 3 2-3 1-1 0-0 +7
Vít Krejčí 10:53 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 2-3 1-1 2-3 +8
Totals 124 42 34 9 6 16 24 43-92 20-45 18-24

Did not play: Zaccharie Risacher (NWT - Injury/Illness), Keaton Wallace (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

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

Defender Guarded most
Jaren Jackson Jr. Onyeka Okongwu: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Jalen Johnson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Ja Morant Dyson Daniels: 31 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/2)
Jock Landale Onyeka Okongwu: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Mouhamed Gueye: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jaylen Wells Jalen Johnson: 22 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · CJ McCollum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Cedric Coward Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · CJ McCollum: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Cam Spencer Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Dyson Daniels: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
John Konchar Corey Kispert: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dyson Daniels: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
GG Jackson Jalen Johnson: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kennard: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Vince Williams Jr. CJ McCollum: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dyson Daniels: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Luke Kennard: 15 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)

Hawks defense

Defender Guarded most
Jalen Johnson GG Jackson: 24 poss., 15 pts (5/8) · John Konchar: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jaylen Wells: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Cedric Coward: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Dyson Daniels Cedric Coward: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ja Morant: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Onyeka Okongwu Jaren Jackson Jr.: 25 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Jock Landale: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
CJ McCollum Vince Williams Jr.: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Cedric Coward: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luke Kennard Cam Spencer: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Mouhamed Gueye Jock Landale: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · John Konchar: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Corey Kispert Ja Morant: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jaylen Wells: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Christian Koloko Jock Landale: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Vít Krejčí Cedric Coward: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cam Spencer: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)