Ja Morant scored 32 factors, Desmond Bane had 30 to go along with 9 rebounds and eight assists, and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies held on to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 107-104 Sunday evening.
Scotty Pippen Jr. added 12 factors for the Grizzlies, who performed with out main scorer Jaren Jackson Jr. (ankle) for the third consecutive recreation.
Trey Murphy III scored 27 factors, Karlo Matkovic had 13 factors and 11 rebounds, Jordan Hawkins and Kelly Olynyk scored 12 factors every, Jose Alvarado had 11 factors and 11 assists, Antonio Reeves scored 11 factors and Yves Missi had 10 factors and 9 rebounds for the Pelicans, who performed with out main scorer Zion Williamson (reconditioning) and fourth-leading scorer CJ McCollum (relaxation).
The Grizzlies began the third quarter with a 14-2 run and took a 71-66 lead. Murphy scored the Pelicans’ subsequent 12 factors, however Memphis prolonged the result in 89-79 on the finish of the interval.
New Orleans scored the primary seven factors of the fourth quarter and prolonged it to a 17-2 run that produced a 96-91 lead. Memphis made simply 4 free throws till its first discipline purpose of the fourth got here with 4:04 remained when Morant’s 3-pointer began an 8-2 run that gave the Grizzlies a six-point lead with 1:57 left.
The Pelicans crept inside two factors with 10 seconds left earlier than Morant made certainly one of two free throws. Alvarado and Olynyk every missed a 3-pointer on the ultimate possession.
Hawkins scored seven factors and Missi added 5 because the Pelicans took an 18-11 lead. Bane scored thrice on drives to the basket and Jaylen Wells and Pippen every made a 3-pointer to assist the Grizzlies get inside 27-26 on the finish of the primary quarter.
Morant’s floater began the second-quarter scoring and gave Memphis the lead briefly earlier than New Orleans made a push. Reeves made three 3-pointers, Matkovic and Jamal Cain made one every and Bruce Brown transformed a three-point play because the Pelicans took a 47-33 lead.
Morant had a 3-pointer and a three-point play, Jay Huff made two 3-pointers and Pippen made one to assist the Grizzlies climb inside 64-57 at halftime.
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