Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz
December 12, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Jazz beat the Grizzlies 130-126 on 2025-12-12 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, Santi Aldama, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, and Ace Bailey. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 18 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Jaylen Wells as his primary defender. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) scored 7 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Svi Mykhailiuk as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
126
Did not play: Brandon Clarke (DND - Injury/Illness), Jahmai Mashack (DNP - Coach's Decision), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (DNP - Coach's Decision)
UTA
Utah Jazz
130
Did not play: Kyle Anderson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Georges Niang (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · Santi Aldama · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward Starter 12.3 min
- Jock Landale · Ja Morant · Santi Aldama · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 8.4 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Santi Aldama · Vince Williams Jr. · Cam Spencer 8.2 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Vince Williams Jr. · Cam Spencer 4.0 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 3.8 min
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Ace Bailey Starter 12.7 min
- Kevin Love · Lauri Markkanen · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 9.3 min
- Kevin Love · Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Ace Bailey 6.0 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 3.8 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Svi Mykhailiuk · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Grizzlies defense
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Keyonte George 18 pts (6/9) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (37 %, 8 pts) · Ja Morant (19 %, 4 pts) · Cedric Coward (17 %, 2 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 8 pts (3/12) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Jaren Jackson Jr. (23 %, 0 pts) · Santi Aldama (19 %, 3 pts) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Santi Aldama | Jusuf Nurkić: 17 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Lauri Markkanen: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jaylen Wells | Keyonte George: 28 poss., 8 pts (2/5) · Ace Bailey: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Cedric Coward | Svi Mykhailiuk: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Keyonte George: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jock Landale | Jusuf Nurkić: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kevin Love: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Ja Morant | Ace Bailey: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Keyonte George: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Lauri Markkanen: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Kyle Filipowski: 15 poss., 6 pts (3/5) |
| Cam Spencer | Isaiah Collier: 26 poss., 15 pts (5/5) · Keyonte George: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Lauri Markkanen: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Brice Sensabaugh: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Lauri Markkanen: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Jazz defense
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Ja Morant 7 pts (3/9) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Svi Mykhailiuk (28 %, 0 pts) · Ace Bailey (24 %, 0 pts) · Keyonte George (16 %, 5 pts)
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 12 pts (4/14) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Jusuf Nurkić (23 %, 0 pts) · Kyle Filipowski (21 %, 0 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (21 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | Santi Aldama: 31 poss., 12 pts (4/7) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Keyonte George | Jaylen Wells: 42 poss., 11 pts (3/5) · Ja Morant: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Ace Bailey | Cedric Coward: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Ja Morant: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Jock Landale: 25 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Ja Morant: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cedric Coward: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Collier | Cam Spencer: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jaylen Wells: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Love | Jock Landale: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Jaren Jackson Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Santi Aldama: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Vince Williams Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Cam Spencer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cedric Coward: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |