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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies

December 22, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Thunder beat the Grizzlies 119-103 on 2025-12-22 at home. The Thunder started Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, and Branden Carlson. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Jock Landale, Cam Spencer, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) scored 12 points (5/15) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 14 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Jaylen Wells as his primary defender.

Box score

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

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 119

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS 35:39 31 10 8 4 1 5 3 11-20 3-4 6-6 +13
Jalen Williams GS 34:15 24 6 2 0 0 2 1 10-20 1-6 3-4 +15
Luguentz Dort GS 30:24 13 4 0 3 3 0 3 5-9 3-6 0-0 +13
Cason Wallace GS 29:08 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 3-8 2-4 0-0 +12
Branden Carlson GS 24:44 11 3 2 0 0 2 1 4-7 3-6 0-0 -4
Kenrich Williams 25:00 11 6 3 4 0 0 2 5-9 1-3 0-0 +21
Ajay Mitchell 22:12 16 9 2 2 0 3 4 7-13 1-3 1-2 -1
Isaiah Joe 20:03 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 1-5 1-5 2-2 0
Brooks Barnhizer 16:24 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 +9
Chris Youngblood 2:12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 +2
Totals 119 46 20 14 4 13 18 46-94 15-39 12-14

Did not play: Ousmane Dieng (DND - Injury/Illness), Aaron Wiggins (DND - Injury/Illness)

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 103

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Cam Spencer GS 34:47 14 5 8 1 0 4 1 4-11 3-6 3-3 -3
Jaylen Wells GS 32:30 12 4 0 3 1 5 4 5-16 0-6 2-2 -17
Jaren Jackson Jr. GS 31:35 11 3 1 2 1 0 2 2-8 1-2 6-8 -11
Jock Landale GS 25:46 11 10 3 0 0 2 2 4-9 2-4 1-2 +3
Cedric Coward GS 24:47 16 8 6 0 1 0 0 5-10 2-4 4-6 +1
Santi Aldama 24:40 9 7 1 0 0 2 1 4-13 1-5 0-0 -13
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20:41 16 3 4 0 0 3 0 5-6 5-6 1-2 -11
Olivier-Maxence Prosper 17:24 8 1 0 0 0 2 3 3-5 2-4 0-0 -18
GG Jackson 12:30 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 2-5 2-4 0-0 0
Christian Koloko 9:30 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2
Jahmai Mashack 5:50 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -9
Totals 103 46 26 8 5 21 14 34-83 18-41 17-23

Did not play: Vince Williams Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

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.

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jaylen Wells: 35 poss., 13 pts (4/6) · GG Jackson: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Jalen Williams Cedric Coward: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/5)
Luguentz Dort Jaren Jackson Jr.: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Santi Aldama: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Cason Wallace Cam Spencer: 28 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Branden Carlson Jock Landale: 28 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ajay Mitchell Cedric Coward: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kenrich Williams Jaren Jackson Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Santi Aldama: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Isaiah Joe Cam Spencer: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Brooks Barnhizer Santi Aldama: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Wells: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Chris Youngblood Cedric Coward: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Santi Aldama: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Grizzlies defense

Defender Guarded most
Cam Spencer Cason Wallace: 29 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Ajay Mitchell: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/1)
Jaylen Wells Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 29 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Luguentz Dort: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jalen Williams: 26 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Kenrich Williams: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jock Landale Branden Carlson: 35 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Kenrich Williams: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Cedric Coward Luguentz Dort: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Santi Aldama Kenrich Williams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Brooks Barnhizer: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Isaiah Joe: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jalen Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
GG Jackson Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jalen Williams: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Christian Koloko Branden Carlson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Williams: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jahmai Mashack Luguentz Dort: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kenrich Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)