NBA

NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season

What does Lakers vs Grizzlies change in the NBA playoff race?

Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

11-2

4:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

7-4

Sun, Nov 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM ET (Nov 30, 06:00 KST)FedExForum, Memphis

What's at stake

Current standings (176 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Lakers win

Grizzlies win

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
LakersWest #1 · 11-266-68
GrizzliesWest #8 · 7-470--

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →

Season series

Meeting 1 of 3 this season

Lakers 0Grizzlies 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Lakers

  • Quentin GrimesDay-To-Day
  • Austin ReavesDay-To-Day
  • Collin SextonDay-To-Day
  • Luka DoncicDay-To-Day

Grizzlies

  • Scotty Pippen Jr.Out
  • Richie SaundersOut
  • Quinten PostOut
  • Zach EdeyOut

BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.