Memphis Grizzlies @ Brooklyn Nets
Monday, March 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY | Game ID: 22300879
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 31 21 25 25 102MEM 29 24 27 26 106
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Luke Kennard scores season-high 25 points, Grizzlies beat Nets 106-102 to end 5-game skid
NEW YORK -- — The Memphis Grizzlies pummeled the Brooklyn Nets with hammers and daggers.
Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 points and the Grizzlies snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Nets 106-102 on Monday night.
Jake LaRavia added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who outrebounded the Nets 50-33 and piled up 25 second-chance points to make up for all the offense they are missing because of injuries. Lamar Stevens chipped in 13 points.
LaRavia said Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins has tried to get the Grizzlies to be more active on the offensive glass, calling a rebound that is put back up and in, a hammer, and one that is kicked back out for a 3-pointer, a dagger.
“We got a lot of crucial offensive rebounds that helped us get extra possessions, so just something that we’ve been focusing on more lately,” LaRavia said.
The Nets had won 111-86 in Memphis on Feb. 26, allowing their fewest points this season for their first victory under interim coach Kevin Ollie. They weren't quite as good defensively and were much worse offensively, adding to their woes with a dismal 17-for-30 (56.7%) showing on free throws.
The final miss came on a curious decision to have Mikal Bridges intentionally miss the final of a three-shot foul with the Nets down three and still 6.7 seconds remaining. The Nets were called for a violation, but the Grizzlies probably would have grabbed the rebound the way they outworked the Nets on the boards.
“The play starts with the shot, that’s when their plays started,” Ollie said. “So when they shot it, they went to go get it.”
Nic Claxton had 21 points for the Nets, who were coming off consecutive victories over Atlanta that had allowed them to pull within two games of the Hawks for 10th place in the Eastern Conference and the final spot in the play-in tournament. But Bridges, their leading scorer who had 38 points in Saturday's victory, was 4 for 14 Monday and had just 14 points.
The game was tied at 88 before Stevens had the next two baskets, and a basket by Kennard made it 94-88. Claxton ended Brooklyn's drought, but Vince Williams Jr . scored and Kennard had his sixth 3-pointer for a 99-90 lead with three minutes to play.
Kennard finished 8 for 11 overall and 6 for 9 behind the arc. He's also battled injuries and illnesses, missing 31 games this season.
“It definitely feels good to get a game like that and on top of it to get a win,” Kennard said. "We’ve struggled the last five, six games here.
“We have some young guys out there. Just continuing to try to be a leader for them and just trying to make the right plays and it definitely felt good to knock a few shots down as well.”
The Nets played without Cam Thomas because of foot and ankle injuries, and Ben Simmons , who was sidelined because of a pinched nerve in his lower back, the same injury that sidelined him for 35 games earlier this season.
That's nothing compared to the Grizzlies' injury woes, with Memphis missing the likes of Ja Morant , Jaren Jackson Jr ., Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart on Monday.
But they led 53-52 at halftime and extended that to 71-63 on Kennard’s 3-pointer midway through the third. Brooklyn used a 9-0 run to turn a seven-point deficit into a 77-75 edge, but Memphis got the final five points of the period to lead 80-77 going to the fourth.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJoSc 5 13 -1 4 8 50 2 4 50 2 3 67 0 4 4 4 1 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder
in Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJoScShIv 2 6 +1 2 4 50 2 4 50 1 2 50 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
BKN Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder, Sharpe, Walker IV
in Sharpe, Walker IV
out Bridges, Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JoScShIvWi 1 6 +6 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
BKN Johnson, Schröder, Sharpe, Walker IV, Wilson
in Wilson
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrShJrIvWi 1 0 -4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Wilson
in Bridges, Smith Jr.
out Johnson, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJrWi 3 8 0 3 6 50 1 3 33 1 2 50 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Smith Jr., Wilson
in Claxton, Finney-Smith
out Sharpe, Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiScJr 1 0 -4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Schröder, Smith Jr.
in Schröder
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJoSc 2 4 +1 2 6 33 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder
in Johnson
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiJoScSh :57 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder, Sharpe
in Sharpe
out Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJoScShIv 3 5 -3 2 5 40 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
BKN Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder, Sharpe, Walker IV
in Walker IV
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJoSc 9 18 0 8 14 57 3 7 43 0 3 0 1 5 6 6 0 1 3 4
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder
in Bridges, Claxton
out Sharpe, Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClJoScJrWi 2 7 0 3 3 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1
BKN Claxton, Johnson, Schröder, Smith Jr., Wilson
in Smith Jr., Wilson
out Bridges, Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClJrIvWi 2 7 +6 3 3 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Wilson
in Bridges, Walker IV
out Johnson, Schröder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrShJrIvWi 2 0 -4 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1
BKN Bridges, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Wilson
in Sharpe
out Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiShJrIv 2 5 +2 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Walker IV
in Finney-Smith
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiJoScSh 1 4 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder, Sharpe
in Johnson, Schröder
out Smith Jr., Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJoSc 3 0 -2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder
in Claxton
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClJoScJr 2 2 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Johnson, Schröder, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiJoSc 2 7 0 2 7 29 1 5 20 2 2 100 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Schröder
in Finney-Smith
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlIiKeKoJr 7 19 0 7 12 58 5 9 56 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 1 0 2 2
MEM Aldama, Jemison III, Kennard, Konchar, Williams Jr.
in Aldama, Jemison III, Kennard, Konchar, Williams Jr.
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHuJaLaJr 3 4 -2 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 3
MEM Aldama, Hurt, Jackson, LaRavia, Williams Jr.
in Hurt, Jackson, LaRavia
out Jemison III, Kennard, Konchar
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJaKoLaSt 6 15 +5 5 9 56 3 5 60 4 4 100 1 6 7 3 1 0 2 3
MEM Hurt, Jackson, Konchar, LaRavia, Stevens
in Konchar, Stevens
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
IiKeKoLaSt 2 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
MEM Jemison III, Kennard, Konchar, LaRavia, Stevens
in Jemison III, Kennard
out Hurt, Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlIiKeLaJr 3 8 +3 3 5 60 0 0 0 2 4 50 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 1
MEM Aldama, Jemison III, Kennard, LaRavia, Williams Jr.
in Aldama, Williams Jr.
out Konchar, Stevens
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJaKeStJr 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Jackson, Kennard, Stevens, Williams Jr.
in Jackson, Stevens
out Jemison III, LaRavia
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJaKoStJr 2 4 -1 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Jackson, Konchar, Stevens, Williams Jr.
in Konchar
out Kennard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlIiKeKoJr 6 15 +4 6 11 55 2 4 50 1 1 100 1 5 6 6 1 1 3 2
MEM Aldama, Jemison III, Kennard, Konchar, Williams Jr.
in Jemison III, Kennard
out Jackson, Stevens
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHuKeKoJr :54 3 +3 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Hurt, Kennard, Konchar, Williams Jr.
in Hurt
out Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHuJaKeJr 1 4 -3 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Hurt, Jackson, Kennard, Williams Jr.
in Jackson
out Konchar
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHuJaLaJr 2 1 -6 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Hurt, Jackson, LaRavia, Williams Jr.
in LaRavia
out Kennard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJaKoLaSt 7 14 +3 5 12 42 0 4 0 5 6 83 2 3 5 5 1 0 2 2
MEM Hurt, Jackson, Konchar, LaRavia, Stevens
in Konchar, Stevens
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
HuJaLaStJr 2 2 +2 1 5 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 1 1 0
MEM Hurt, Jackson, LaRavia, Stevens, 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
AlIiKeLaJr :53 2 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Jemison III, Kennard, LaRavia, Williams Jr.
in Aldama, Jemison III, Kennard
out Hurt, Jackson, Stevens
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlKeLaStJr 4 9 -3 3 6 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 2 1 3 1 2 0 3 4
MEM Aldama, Kennard, LaRavia, Stevens, Williams Jr.
in Stevens
out Jemison III
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCJ C. Johnson
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
JW J. Wilson
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
SC Schroder
MEMGJ G. Jackson
JK J. Konchar
JL J. LaRavia
LK L. Kennard
LS L. Stevens
MH M. Hurt
SA S. Aldama
TJ T. Jemison III
VW V. Williams Jr.
BKN/MEM 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