Orlando Magic @ Memphis Grizzlies
Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN | Game ID: 22400092
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 34 35 21 34 124ORL 24 19 35 33 111
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Aldama scores 22, Huff has career-high 18 as Grizzlies beat Magic 124-111 in home opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Santi Aldama scored 22 points, reserve center Jay Huff added a career-high 18 and the Memphis Grizzlies built a 26-point halftime team in a 124-111 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night in their home opener.
Ja Morant added 16 points and 10 assists in his first regular-season home appearance since Jan. 3. Aldama was 9 of 12 from the field, while Huff made seven of his nine shots.
Franz Wagner scored 23 points for the Magic and Jalen Suggs added 21, both players grabbing seven rebounds apiece. Paolo Banchero finished with 16 points, but was 4 of 12 from the field, part of the Magic shooting 43% for the game.
Memphis held a comfortable lead through much of the game despite withstanding 21 straight points by Orlando in the third quarter.
Takeaways Magic: Orlando had held opponents to an average of 99 points for the first two games, but turnovers and a solid shooting night from Memphis meant a different result.
Grizzlies: Memphis continued to struggle in the third quarter. What looked like a comfortable lead turned into a much closer game with the Grizzlies allowing Orlando to capture the third 35-21, including 21 straight points. The Memphis lead was big enough to withstand the Magic rally.
Key moment: Memphis rattled off 12 straight points for a 69-43 lead at the break fueled by 14 first-half turnovers by Orlando, leading to 21 Memphis points.
Key stat: Orlando had 19 turnovers in the game, leading to 30 Memphis points.
Up next Orlando entertains Indiana on Monday before a five-game road trip. Memphis hosts Brooklyn on Monday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMBC B. Clarke
DB D. Bane
JH J. Huff
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JL J. LaRavia
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
MS M. Smart
SA S. Aldama
SP S. Pippen Jr.
YK Y. Kawamura
ZE Z. Edey
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MM M. McClung
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
WC W. Carter Jr.
MEM/ORL 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