Memphis Grizzlies @ New Orleans Pelicans
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA | Game ID: 22400423
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 25 36 27 36 124MEM 32 42 30 28 132
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Morant hurts his shoulder but Jackson scores 33 as the Grizzlies top the Pelicans 132-124
NEW ORLEANS -- — Jaren Jackson Jr . scored 33 points, Ja Morant scored 25 before leaving with what appeared to be a minor right shoulder injury, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the slumping New Orleans Pelicans 132-124 on Friday night.
Morant was knocked from the game when he was flattened by Pelicans center Daniel Theis ' hard but legal screen.
The Grizzlies never ruled Morant out of the game, classifying him as doubtful after he went to the locker room to be examined. He returned to the bench and cheered on his team from there.
Jackson held the Pelicans at bay, with help from Desmond Bane , who finished with 18 points, and Scottie Pippen Jr., who scored 13 points. Zach Edey added 14 points.
Trey Murphy III scored 35 points and CJ McCollum 32 for the Pelicans, who've lost nine straight and 18 of 19. Theis had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Takeaways Grizzlies: One night after scoring a franchise record 155 points in a victory over Toronto, Memphis eclipsed the 130-point mark despite Morant scoring just a single point in the second half.
Pelicans: After being run off their own court in a 128-111 loss to Houston a night earlier, New Orleans looked more feisty and competitive, but lacked the firepower to keep pace, falling to 0-14 in games missed by injured wing Brandon Ingram and 3-23 in games without injured power forward Zion Williamson .
Key moment The Pelicans were threatening to cut what had been a 22-point deficit to six in the third quarter when Jackson intercepted Murphy's pass. That sparked an 8-0 Grizzlies run, highlighted by Jackson’s driving floater and Luke Kennard’s 3.
Key stat The Grizzlies went 17 of 41 (41.5%) from 3-point range, while New Orleans was 11 of 38 (28.9%).
Up next The Grizzlies visit Oklahoma City on Sunday night. The Pelicans host the Los Angeles Clippers 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.
JK J. Konchar
JL J. LaRavia
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
LK L. Kennard
SP S. Pippen Jr.
ZE Z. Edey
NOPBB B. Boston
CM C. McCollum
DM D. Murray
DT D. Theis
HJ H. Jones
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
MEM/NOP 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