Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Memphis Grizzlies
December 17, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 116-110 on 2025-12-17 on the road against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, and Bones Hyland. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Brandon Clarke, Santi Aldama, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) scored 25 points (11/23) in his matchups, with Julius Randle as his primary defender. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 14 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Jaren Jackson Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
110
Did not play: Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
116
Did not play: Zach Edey (DND - Injury/Illness), John Konchar (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland Starter 15.6 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 5.5 min
- Rudy Gobert · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Terrence Shannon Jr · Rob Dillingham 4.7 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 4.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Bones Hyland 3.2 min
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
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Cedric Coward
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Jaylen Wells
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Brandon Clarke
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Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Santi Aldama
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Brandon Clarke · Santi Aldama · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward Starter 7.5 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Vince Williams Jr. · Jaylen Wells 9.3 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Vince Williams Jr. · Olivier-Maxence Prosper 6.4 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 6.0 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Vince Williams Jr. · Olivier-Maxence Prosper · Jaylen Wells 4.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 pts (11/23) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Julius Randle (48 %, 11 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (13 %, 0 pts) · Rudy Gobert (13 %, 5 pts)
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Cedric Coward 12 pts (5/8) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (48 %, 8 pts) · Naz Reid (22 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (8 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo | Cedric Coward: 30 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 24 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Santi Aldama: 28 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Vince Williams Jr.: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Julius Randle | Jaren Jackson Jr.: 36 poss., 11 pts (5/9) · Jock Landale: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Rudy Gobert | Jock Landale: 31 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brandon Clarke: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Jaylen Wells: 38 poss., 0 pts (0/6) · Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Naz Reid | Cedric Coward: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Santi Aldama: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Rob Dillingham | Jahmai Mashack: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Vince Williams Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Santi Aldama: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Clark | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
Grizzlies defense
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Julius Randle 14 pts (6/16) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Jaren Jackson Jr. (50 %, 10 pts) · Jock Landale (12 %, 2 pts) · Santi Aldama (7 %, 2 pts)
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Rob Dillingham 5 pts (1/3) in 21 possessions
Guarded by: Vince Williams Jr. (35 %, 2 pts) · Jahmai Mashack (21 %, 0 pts) · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (15 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Santi Aldama | Naz Reid: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaden McDaniels: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Julius Randle: 37 poss., 10 pts (4/8) · Jaden McDaniels: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jaylen Wells | Bones Hyland: 35 poss., 15 pts (5/9) · Jaden McDaniels: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jock Landale | Rudy Gobert: 34 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Naz Reid: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Cedric Coward | Donte DiVincenzo: 29 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jaden McDaniels: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Jaden McDaniels: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Donte DiVincenzo: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden McDaniels: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Brandon Clarke | Rudy Gobert: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Naz Reid: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | Bones Hyland: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jahmai Mashack | Rob Dillingham: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Clark: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |