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Memphis Grizzlies vs. Washington Wizards

December 20, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Wizards beat the Grizzlies 130-122 on 2025-12-20 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Clarke, Cam Spencer, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. The Wizards started Khris Middleton, CJ McCollum, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Kyshawn George. Alex Sarr (Wizards) scored 20 points (8/20) in his matchups, with Jaren Jackson Jr. as his primary defender. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) scored 22 points (8/18) in his matchups, with Marvin Bagley III 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 +/-
Cam Spencer GS 37:06 19 4 11 0 0 2 1 7-18 4-10 1-1 -11
Jaylen Wells GS 32:02 4 5 1 1 0 2 2 2-10 0-5 0-0 -17
Jaren Jackson Jr. GS 31:59 22 8 3 2 0 3 6 7-18 3-7 5-7 +5
Cedric Coward GS 30:59 14 6 3 1 1 2 3 5-9 2-5 2-4 +6
Brandon Clarke GS 3:52 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 +3
Santi Aldama 35:44 37 10 2 1 1 2 2 15-23 5-9 2-3 -1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 27:58 11 2 5 1 0 2 3 3-7 1-4 4-4 -7
Jock Landale 23:50 5 8 1 0 1 1 2 2-10 0-3 1-2 -7
Olivier-Maxence Prosper 16:31 8 2 5 0 0 0 0 3-3 1-1 1-1 -11
Totals 122 48 31 7 3 14 19 45-100 16-44 16-22

Did not play: Zach Edey (DND - Injury/Illness), John Konchar (DND - Injury/Illness), Vince Williams Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)

WAS
Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards 130

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
CJ McCollum GS 39:26 28 5 6 0 0 0 3 9-16 6-12 4-5 +15
Kyshawn George GS 39:14 28 7 7 1 1 4 5 10-16 3-7 5-5 +13
Bub Carrington GS 34:52 14 7 4 0 0 2 1 4-11 1-5 5-6 +14
Alex Sarr GS 26:00 18 11 2 0 1 0 2 8-16 2-4 0-0 -1
Khris Middleton GS 22:07 6 3 4 2 0 1 2 1-9 1-3 3-4 0
Justin Champagnie 23:56 4 11 4 1 1 1 2 1-5 1-3 1-4 -2
Marvin Bagley III 21:56 16 6 3 0 0 2 3 8-13 0-1 0-0 +7
Tre Johnson 21:26 12 3 2 1 0 3 2 5-11 2-7 0-0 +7
Will Riley 10:50 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-2 1-2 -8
Malaki Branham 0:14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -5
Totals 130 54 32 5 3 13 20 47-99 17-44 19-26

Did not play: Anthony Gill (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tristan Vukcevic (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

WAS
Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards

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
Cam Spencer CJ McCollum: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kyshawn George: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/7)
Santi Aldama Khris Middleton: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Justin Champagnie: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/5)
Jaren Jackson Jr. Alex Sarr: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Marvin Bagley III: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/5)
Cedric Coward Bub Carrington: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kyshawn George: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Jaylen Wells Bub Carrington: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · CJ McCollum: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/3)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope CJ McCollum: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Kyshawn George: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jock Landale Alex Sarr: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Marvin Bagley III: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper Justin Champagnie: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Will Riley: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brandon Clarke Khris Middleton: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyshawn George: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Wizards defense

Defender Guarded most
Kyshawn George Cedric Coward: 21 poss., 3 pts (0/1) · Cam Spencer: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
CJ McCollum Jaylen Wells: 36 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 18 poss., 8 pts (2/2)
Bub Carrington Cam Spencer: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Cedric Coward: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Alex Sarr Jock Landale: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Justin Champagnie Santi Aldama: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Marvin Bagley III Jaren Jackson Jr.: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Jock Landale: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Khris Middleton Santi Aldama: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Tre Johnson Cam Spencer: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Santi Aldama: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Will Riley Santi Aldama: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Malaki Branham