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
119
Did not play: Ousmane Dieng (DND - Injury/Illness), Aaron Wiggins (DND - Injury/Illness)
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
103
Did not play: Vince Williams Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Branden Carlson Starter 14.4 min
- Kenrich Williams · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell · Brooks Barnhizer 3.8 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Isaiah Joe · Ajay Mitchell · Brooks Barnhizer 3.6 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Luguentz Dort · Jalen Williams · Brooks Barnhizer 3.2 min
- Kenrich Williams · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 3.1 min
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward Starter 9.8 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · GG Jackson · Cam Spencer · Cedric Coward 9.4 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Santi Aldama · Christian Koloko · Olivier-Maxence Prosper · Jaylen Wells 7.0 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Santi Aldama · Olivier-Maxence Prosper · Jaylen Wells · Jahmai Mashack 5.0 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Santi Aldama · Olivier-Maxence Prosper · Cam Spencer · Cedric Coward 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 12 pts (5/15) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (28 %, 3 pts) · Jalen Williams (16 %, 5 pts) · Kenrich Williams (14 %, 0 pts)
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GG Jackson 7 pts (3/4) in 22 possessions
Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (46 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Williams (25 %, 0 pts) · Cason Wallace (11 %, 0 pts)
| 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
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 14 pts (4/8) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (37 %, 0 pts) · Olivier-Maxence Prosper (12 %, 5 pts) · GG Jackson (12 %, 3 pts)
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Jalen Williams 4 pts (1/5) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Jaren Jackson Jr. (37 %, 4 pts) · Santi Aldama (11 %, 0 pts) · Cedric Coward (8 %, 0 pts)
| 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) |