Who won LA Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies?

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the LA Clippers 107-98 on December 5, 2025.

Kawhi Leonard scored 24 for the LA Clippers; Cedric Coward scored 23 for the Memphis Grizzlies with 14 rebounds.

LA Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Dec 5, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · LA Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies head-to-head · LA Clippers schedule · Memphis Grizzlies schedule

Final

Away

Memphis Grizzlies

107

Venue: FedExForum

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the LA Clippers 107-98 at home on Friday, December 5, 2025 at FedExForum. Cedric Coward had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the Memphis Grizzlies. Kawhi Leonard had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the LA Clippers.

The Memphis Grizzlies trailed 58-54 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 30-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Cedric Coward (double-double, Memphis Grizzlies). Bench points: LA Clippers 30, Memphis Grizzlies 41. Cam Spencer had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won LA Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies?: The Memphis Grizzlies beat the LA Clippers 107-98 on December 5, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kawhi Leonard scored 24 for the LA Clippers; Cedric Coward scored 23 for the Memphis Grizzlies with 14 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
LA Clippers	33	25	23	17	98
Memphis Grizzlies	30	24	30	23	107

Game leaders

LA Clippers

Points: 24 Kawhi Leonard
Rebounds: 8 Kawhi Leonard
Assists: 7 James Harden

Memphis Grizzlies

Points: 23 Cedric Coward
Rebounds: 14 Cedric Coward
Assists: 7 Cam Spencer

Cedric Coward double-double (23 PTS, 14 REB)

LA Clippers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
James Harden starter	35:50	18	2	7	0	1	4	6-13	3-7	3-4	4	-17
Ivica Zubac starter	34:47	10	6	1	1	0	2	4-6	0-0	2-2	3	-12
Kawhi Leonard starter	34:42	24	8	4	1	1	1	10-23	2-9	2-2	2	-6
John Collins starter	24:42	16	2	2	1	0	3	6-14	2-8	2-2	2	-9
Kris Dunn starter	20:44	0	3	3	2	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	-6
Nicolas Batum bench	30:52	6	3	4	1	0	2	2-7	2-7	0-0	2	+9
Kobe Sanders bench	27:16	8	7	0	2	0	2	3-6	2-4	0-1	4	-3
Kobe Brown bench	21:12	13	4	1	3	0	1	3-7	2-6	5-6	0	-1
Cam Christie bench	9:55	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Bradley Beal, Derrick Jones Jr., Bogdan Bogdanović, Jordan Miller

Memphis Grizzlies
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaren Jackson Jr. starter	30:36	13	3	0	2	0	1	5-9	0-3	3-5	3	-1
Zach Edey starter	29:25	10	8	1	0	2	2	4-8	0-0	2-3	2	+0
Cedric Coward starter	28:29	23	14	5	1	0	1	10-18	1-6	2-2	0	+8
Jaylen Wells starter	27:17	17	3	0	1	0	2	7-11	3-5	0-0	1	+19
Vince Williams Jr. starter	19:12	3	1	4	0	1	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	+3
Cam Spencer bench	28:51	17	5	7	1	0	2	7-11	3-5	0-0	2	+9
Santi Aldama bench	24:37	7	6	4	1	0	3	3-9	0-3	1-2	2	+7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bench	19:28	5	0	5	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	-2
Jock Landale bench	16:32	7	1	1	1	1	1	3-5	1-1	0-0	4	+8
John Konchar bench	15:33	5	1	1	1	0	0	1-1	0-0	3-4	1	-6

Not available: Brandon Clarke, Javon Small, Ty Jerome, Ja Morant, Scotty Pippen Jr.

Team statistics
LA Clippers	Stat	Memphis Grizzlies
14/17 (82%)	Free throws	13/18 (72%)
21/36 (58%)	2 pointers	32/50 (64%)
14/44 (31%)	3 pointers	10/28 (35%)
35/80 (43%)	Field goals	42/78 (53%)
37	Rebounds	42
32	Defensive rebounds	38
5	Offensive rebounds	4
22	Assists	28
16	Turnovers	15
11	Steals	9
2	Blocks	4
18	Fouls	18
7	Max points in a row	9
25:06	Time spent in lead	18:47
7	Biggest lead	9

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Memphis Grizzlies ahead)

Largest margin: 9 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · LA Clippers: 7 Q2 6:53
Largest lead · Memphis Grizzlies: 9 Q4 0:28
Longest run: 9-0 Memphis Grizzlies · Q4 3:06 to Q4 0:28

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Memphis Grizzlies
11:43	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:06	Memphis Grizzlies	Zach Edey 2-pt field goal	0	5
10:59	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	3	5
10:33	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	6	5
10:15	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 2-pt field goal	6	7
9:48	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	8	7
9:11	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	11	7
8:58	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 2-pt field goal	11	9
8:26	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	11	11
7:50	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	13	11
7:19	Memphis Grizzlies	Zach Edey 2-pt field goal	13	13
7:00	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	16	13
6:47	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. 2-pt field goal	16	15
6:11	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	18	15
5:55	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 2-pt field goal	18	17
5:08	LA Clippers	James Harden 3-pt field goal	21	17
4:37	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	23	17
4:18	Memphis Grizzlies	Santi Aldama 2-pt field goal	23	19
3:58	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	24	19
3:58	LA Clippers	John Collins Free throw	25	19
3:46	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 2-pt field goal	25	21
3:01	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	27	21
2:48	Memphis Grizzlies	Jock Landale 2-pt field goal	27	23
2:33	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal	29	23
2:28	Memphis Grizzlies	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	29	24
2:28	Memphis Grizzlies	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	29	25
1:37	Memphis Grizzlies	Vince Williams Jr. 3-pt field goal	29	28
1:19	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	31	28
1:06	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	31	30
0:44	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	33	30

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Memphis Grizzlies
11:28	Memphis Grizzlies	Zach Edey 2-pt field goal	33	32
10:35	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	33	34
9:42	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	35	34
9:24	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	37	34
9:11	LA Clippers	Cam Christie 3-pt field goal	40	34
8:55	Memphis Grizzlies	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3-pt field goal	40	37
8:28	Memphis Grizzlies	Zach Edey 2-pt field goal	40	39
8:12	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 3-pt field goal	43	39
6:53	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal	46	39
6:35	Memphis Grizzlies	Santi Aldama 2-pt field goal	46	41
6:15	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	47	41
6:15	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard Free throw	48	41
6:04	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 3-pt field goal	48	44
5:08	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	50	44
4:43	Memphis Grizzlies	Santi Aldama 2-pt field goal	50	46
3:33	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	52	46
3:21	Memphis Grizzlies	Jock Landale 3-pt field goal	52	49
2:48	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 3-pt field goal	52	52
2:25	LA Clippers	James Harden 2-pt field goal	54	52
1:45	LA Clippers	John Collins 3-pt field goal	57	52
1:45	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	58	52
0:42	Memphis Grizzlies	Zach Edey Free throw	58	53
0:42	Memphis Grizzlies	Zach Edey Free throw	58	54

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Memphis Grizzlies
10:59	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. 2-pt field goal	58	56
10:01	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	58	58
9:46	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal	60	58
9:03	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	60
8:35	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	60	62
8:17	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	62	62
7:51	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 2-pt field goal	62	64
7:40	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 3-pt field goal	62	67
7:18	LA Clippers	John Collins 2-pt field goal	64	67
6:46	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 3-pt field goal	64	70
5:55	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	64	72
4:28	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 3-pt field goal	67	72
4:08	Memphis Grizzlies	John Konchar Free throw	67	73
4:01	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	69	73
3:47	Memphis Grizzlies	John Konchar 2-pt field goal	69	75
3:38	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	71	75
3:23	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown Free throw	72	75
3:23	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown Free throw	73	75
3:14	Memphis Grizzlies	Santi Aldama Free throw	73	76
3:00	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown Free throw	74	76
2:31	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	77	76
2:11	Memphis Grizzlies	John Konchar Free throw	77	77
2:11	Memphis Grizzlies	John Konchar Free throw	77	78
1:47	Memphis Grizzlies	Jock Landale 2-pt field goal	77	80
1:27	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 2-pt field goal	77	82
0:40	LA Clippers	Kobe Sanders 2-pt field goal	79	82
0:40	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown Free throw	80	82
0:40	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown Free throw	81	82
0:34	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 2-pt field goal	81	84

Q4 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	LA Clippers	Memphis Grizzlies
11:33	LA Clippers	Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal	84	84
10:44	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 3-pt field goal	84	87
10:14	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	84	89
9:47	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 3-pt field goal	87	89
9:27	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	87	91
8:47	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	89	91
8:31	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. Free throw	89	92
8:31	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. Free throw	89	93
7:49	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	90	93
7:49	LA Clippers	Ivica Zubac Free throw	91	93
7:35	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. 2-pt field goal	91	95
7:15	LA Clippers	Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal	93	95
6:46	LA Clippers	Kobe Brown 3-pt field goal	96	95
4:37	Memphis Grizzlies	Cam Spencer 3-pt field goal	96	98
3:40	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	97	98
3:40	LA Clippers	James Harden Free throw	98	98
3:06	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaylen Wells 2-pt field goal	98	100
2:38	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. 2-pt field goal	98	102
2:17	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward 2-pt field goal	98	104
0:49	Memphis Grizzlies	Jaren Jackson Jr. Free throw	98	105
0:28	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward Free throw	98	106
0:28	Memphis Grizzlies	Cedric Coward Free throw	98	107

2025-26 season series

After this game: Memphis Grizzlies 2-0. Final series: Memphis Grizzlies 3-1.

Nov 28: Memphis Grizzlies 112 at LA Clippers 107
Dec 5: LA Clippers 98 at Memphis Grizzlies 107 (this game)
Dec 15: Memphis Grizzlies 121 at LA Clippers 103
Mar 7: LA Clippers 123 at Memphis Grizzlies 120

Highlights

Grizzlies 107 - 98 Clippers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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