Memphis Grizzlies @ Atlanta Hawks
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22300393
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 32 28 33 26 119MEM 25 25 40 35 125
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Ja Morant scores 30 points in 125-119 win over Hawks as Grizzlies move to 3-0 since his return
ATLANTA -- — On a scale of 1 to 10, Ja Morant was quick to give his rating of how his first three games with the Memphis Grizzlies have gone this season.
“A 10,” he said. “We won. That’s what we shoot for, that’s what we play for.”
Morant had 30 points and 11 assists as Memphis moved to 3-0 since his return with a 125-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Desmond Bane had 37 points for the Grizzlies, who had not won three straight games all season while stumbling to a 6-19 start as Morant served a 25-game suspension for waving a gun multiple times on social media. Bane also had seven rebounds and six assists.
“There’s definitely more spirit when you win games,” Bane said. “It is just natural. We’re definitely feeling good about where we’re at and we’ve got more players coming back to keep it going.”
Trae Young made history in defeat, finishing with 30 points and 13 assists. It was his seventh consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 assists, tying Oscar Robertson for the longest such streak in NBA history. Robertson set the record from December 1964 to January 1965. The Hawks are 3-4 in those seven games.
Jaren Jackson Jr . had 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Memphis.
The Grizzlies' decisive run came after the game was tied at 106. Memphis scored nine straight points, with Morant capping the spurt with a floater over Young in the lane with 3:37 to play. The Hawks never got closer than four after that.
Morant's offensive brilliance was on full display as he scored from the lane, the wings, 3-point range and from above the rim with two dunks. He found teammates cutting when the Hawks sent help his way and helped the Grizzlies shoot over 50% for the third time since he returned. That is a first this season for Memphis, which had 29 assists.
“I’ve pretty much been here, so I know what type of team we can have and what type of noise we can make in this league,” Morant said. “We didn’t start how we wanted to, but we’re where we need to be. We’re hungry and people are doubting us. That’s when we are at our best.”
The Grizzlies allowed 17 second-chance points during the first half, but only four after halftime.
“We were down 10 at halftime and I told the team we are guarding pretty well. It was just the second-chance points,” coach Taylor Jenkins said. “There was a better commitment there, a better level of physicality.”
The Hawks closed the first half on a 9-3 burst to take a 60-50 lead into the break. Atlanta did not trail for the final 20:32 of the first half after taking an 11-10 lead. In the third quarter, however, the Grizzlies closed the gap with a 10-0 run to start the period.
Hawks starting forward De'Andre Hunter missed his second straight game with knee soreness.
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Grizzlies: Visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game trip.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCaMaMuYo 5 17 +5 7 10 70 2 3 67 1 1 100 1 3 4 5 1 0 1 1
ATL Bey, Capela, Mathews, Murray, Young
in Bey, Capela, Mathews, Murray, Young
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCaMaMuOk 3 4 +2 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 1
ATL Bogdanović, Capela, Mathews, Murray, Okongwu
in Bogdanović, Okongwu
out Bey, Young
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoLuOkYo 8 18 -2 6 13 46 2 9 22 4 4 100 1 5 6 5 2 1 2 4
ATL Bey, Bogdanović, Lundy, Okongwu, Young
in Bey, Lundy, Young
out Capela, Mathews, Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCaMuOkYo 2 6 +1 2 8 25 0 3 0 2 2 100 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1
ATL Bogdanović, Capela, Murray, Okongwu, Young
in Capela, Murray
out Bey, Lundy
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoCaMuYo 5 13 +7 5 12 42 1 4 25 2 3 67 2 3 5 1 2 0 0 3
ATL Bey, Bogdanović, Capela, Murray, Young
in Bey
out Okongwu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCaMaMuYo 5 10 -10 4 7 57 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 2
ATL Bey, Capela, Mathews, Murray, Young
in Mathews
out Bogdanović
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCaMuOkYo 1 4 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
ATL Bogdanović, Capela, Murray, Okongwu, Young
in Bogdanović, Okongwu
out Bey, Mathews
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCaLuMuOk 1 4 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
ATL Bogdanović, Capela, Lundy, Murray, Okongwu
in Lundy
out Young
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoLuMuOk 2 3 -3 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
ATL Bey, Bogdanović, Lundy, Murray, Okongwu
in Bey
out Capela
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoLuOkYo 5 16 -2 5 8 62 2 4 50 4 5 80 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 2
ATL Bey, Bogdanović, Lundy, Okongwu, Young
in Young
out Murray
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeLuMuOkYo 2 7 +3 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1
ATL Bey, Lundy, Murray, Okongwu, Young
in Murray
out Bogdanović
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCaMuOkYo 2 2 -2 1 5 20 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
ATL Bogdanović, Capela, Murray, Okongwu, Young
in Bogdanović, Capela
out Bey, Lundy
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoCaMuYo 5 10 -1 4 10 40 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 3
ATL Bey, Bogdanović, Capela, Murray, Young
in Bey
out Okongwu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJrMoJr 7 14 -3 7 12 58 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 1
MEM Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Morant, Williams Jr.
in Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Morant, Williams Jr.
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaJrKoJr :57 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MEM Aldama, Bane, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Williams Jr.
in Aldama, Konchar
out Biyombo, Morant
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaJrKoWi 2 6 +1 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Bane, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Williams
in Williams
out Williams Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlKoMoTiWi 2 5 -1 2 4 50 1 2 50 1 3 33 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
MEM Aldama, Konchar, Morant, Tillman, Williams
in Morant, Tillman
out Bane, Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMoTiWiJr 3 9 +2 4 6 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Morant, Tillman, Williams, Williams Jr.
in Williams Jr.
out Konchar
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlKoMoTiJr 2 7 +5 3 4 75 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 1
MEM Aldama, Konchar, Morant, Tillman, Williams Jr.
in Konchar
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJrKoJr 1 3 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2
MEM Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Williams Jr.
in Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr.
out Aldama, Morant, Tillman
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJrKoWi 1 2 -4 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1
MEM Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Williams
in Williams
out Williams Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaBiMoJr 3 4 -3 1 8 12 0 5 0 2 4 50 4 3 7 1 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Bane, Biyombo, Morant, Williams Jr.
in Aldama, Morant, Williams Jr.
out Jackson Jr., Konchar, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJrMoJr 5 20 +10 8 13 62 3 5 60 1 1 100 2 3 5 5 2 0 0 1
MEM Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Morant, Williams Jr.
in Jackson Jr.
out Aldama
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaBiMoJr 1 2 -2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
MEM Aldama, Bane, Biyombo, Morant, Williams Jr.
in Aldama
out Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaBiKoJr 1 6 +2 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Bane, Biyombo, Konchar, Williams Jr.
in Konchar
out Morant
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaBiKoWi 2 6 +3 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Bane, Biyombo, Konchar, Williams
in Williams
out Williams Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaMoTiWi 2 6 -6 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Bane, Morant, Tillman, Williams
in Morant, Tillman
out Biyombo, Konchar
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrMoTiWiJr 1 8 +4 3 3 100 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
MEM Jackson Jr., Morant, Tillman, Williams, Williams Jr.
in Jackson Jr., Williams Jr.
out Aldama, Bane
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMoTiWiJr 3 8 +1 4 7 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 1
MEM Aldama, Morant, Tillman, Williams, Williams Jr.
in Aldama
out Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaTiWiJr :51 3 +1 1 4 25 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
MEM Aldama, Bane, Tillman, Williams, Williams Jr.
in Bane
out Morant
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaBiWiJr 2 4 +4 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Bane, Biyombo, Williams, Williams Jr.
in Biyombo
out Tillman
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJrMoWi 3 5 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0
MEM Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Morant, Williams
in Jackson Jr., Morant
out Aldama, Williams Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBiJrMoJr 2 3 -2 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 5 40 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1
MEM Bane, Biyombo, Jackson Jr., Morant, Williams Jr.
in Williams Jr.
out Williams
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMBB B. Biyombo
DB D. Bane
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JK J. Konchar
JM J. Morant
SA S. Aldama
VW V. Williams Jr.
XT X. Tillman
ZW Z. Williams
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
SL S. Lundy
TY T. Young
MEM/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur