Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers
October 31, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Lakers beat the Grizzlies 117-112 on 2025-10-31 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jock Landale, Ja Morant, and Jaylen Wells. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 20 points (7/19) in his matchups, with Jaylen Wells as his primary defender. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) scored 15 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Marcus Smart as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
112
Did not play: Charles Bassey (DNP - Coach's Decision), PJ Hall (DNP - Coach's Decision), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (DNP - Coach's Decision), Javon Small (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
117
Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Smith Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Ja Morant · Jaylen Wells Starter 8.1 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Santi Aldama · Vince Williams Jr. · Cam Spencer · Cedric Coward 10.7 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · Santi Aldama · Jaylen Wells 6.3 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Ja Morant · John Konchar · Jaylen Wells 6.0 min
- Jock Landale · John Konchar · Vince Williams Jr. · Cam Spencer · Cedric Coward 4.1 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves Starter 8.1 min
- Marcus Smart · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 10.2 min
- Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 3.9 min
- Marcus Smart · Jarred Vanderbilt · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 3.5 min
- Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 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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Luka Dončić 20 pts (7/19) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (25 %, 3 pts) · Cedric Coward (16 %, 2 pts) · Vince Williams Jr. (13 %, 0 pts)
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Austin Reaves 12 pts (4/9) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (28 %, 5 pts) · Cedric Coward (13 %, 2 pts) · Jaylen Wells (13 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Rui Hachimura: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaxson Hayes: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Ja Morant | Marcus Smart: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/7) · Luka Dončić: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cedric Coward | Luka Dončić: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Jake LaRavia: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Santi Aldama | Rui Hachimura: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaylen Wells | Luka Dončić: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jock Landale | Jaxson Hayes: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Deandre Ayton: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Austin Reaves: 19 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Marcus Smart: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Spencer | Dalton Knecht: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Luka Dončić: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| John Konchar | Rui Hachimura: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Dončić: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Ja Morant 15 pts (6/13) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Marcus Smart (62 %, 7 pts) · Austin Reaves (10 %, 3 pts) · Jake LaRavia (8 %, 3 pts)
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 5 pts (1/5) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (38 %, 1 pts) · Deandre Ayton (18 %, 0 pts) · Jaxson Hayes (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Jaylen Wells: 25 poss., 13 pts (4/6) · Cedric Coward: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Rui Hachimura | Jaren Jackson Jr.: 24 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Santi Aldama: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Austin Reaves | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cedric Coward: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Marcus Smart | Ja Morant: 38 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Cam Spencer: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Cedric Coward: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Konchar: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Jock Landale: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Santi Aldama: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Deandre Ayton | Jock Landale: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dalton Knecht | Cam Spencer: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Jock Landale: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Santi Aldama: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |