Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.

Against Oklahoma City, the margin for error is thin. That is especially true for a Grizzlies roster missing eight players. 

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Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Monday, Friday, Dec. 22, 2025.

The two-time NBA All-Star joins Zach Randolph, Ja Morant, Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol as a multi-time Grizzlies honoree. 

Clarke was injured Saturday after playing in only his second game of the 2025-26 season.

Grizzlies add a big man on a 10-day contract to help with a lack of centers due to injuries to Zach Edey and Brandon Clarke.

As a junior in high school, Cam Spencer created a recruiting profile for himself. His self-belief may be his biggest strength. 

The Wizards snapped a seven-game losing streak in Memphis, where they hadn’t won since Jan. 5, 2018. Santi Aldama led Memphis with a career-high 37 points and 10 rebounds. 

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NBA box score for the game between the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies played Saturday, Dec. 20, at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Jaren Jackson Jr. has struggled this season but found offensive success in wins over the Clippers and Timberwolves. Will this version of the All-Star stick around?

The Grizzlies reached to the bottom of the depth chart, with two-way players Olivier-Maxence Prosper and Jahmai Mashack rounding out the rotation. And then they went out and scratched out a win. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 116, Timberwolves 110

Down 76-67 midway through the third quarter, six Grizzlies scored in a 14-2 run.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.

If you can’t be the man, it’s good to complement the man. Brandon Clarke’s has meshed well with the top players of his Grizzlies era. 

Morant stepped on the foot of a defender in the Clippers game Monday. He limped off the court and did not return to the game.

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Cam Spencer combined for 58 points as the Grizzlies improved to 3-0 against the Clippers this season.

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Box score: Grizzlies 121, Clippers 103

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 of his 31 points in the first half and Cam Spencer added a career-high 27 points.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.

The Grizzlies are starting all over again: Evaluating the ability of co-stars Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. to elevate this team while still waiting to get whole again.

The Grizzlies’ loss to the Jazz wasn’t the triumphant return of Ja Morant the fans hoped to see. 

The score was tied at 126 with just under a minute left when Keyonte George hit a 22-footer to put Utah ahead for good.

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz at FedExForum on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

On the court, Vince Williams Jr. is Memphis’ best agitator. Off of it, he keeps his thoughts to himself. 

Memphis will have to try to survive without the big man once again. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies also had updates on John Konchar and Javon Small.

Grizzlies Mailbag Part 2 of the first quarter of the season is a little more random than last week’s Part 1.