Game ID: 22500085
New Orleans Pelicans @ Memphis Grizzlies
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 27 29 41 31 128NOP 30 37 22 33 122
MEM vs NOP ScoutingMEM vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MEM availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
MEM availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MEM availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
MEM availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MEM availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NOP availability going into 10/27 · 2 days' restOUT Peavy missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 15)
NOP availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Alexander missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Peavy back 10/27 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Poole 24 to 36 min over the last 3
NOP availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Alexander missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Peavy back 10/27 after 2, 6 min since (37% of 15)
NEW Poole 24 to 32 min over the last 4
10/22 vs NOP 128-122 — MEM notes
MEM won 128-122. MEM shot 51% (41 of 80) to NOP's 46%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 43 times to NOP's 31 — 35 points from the stripe to their 22. Morant led with 35 (13 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Jackson Jr. added 18, Caldwell-Pope 15. The hinge was Q3, 41-22: MEM came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 8. MEM trailed 56-67 at the half and won the second half 72-55. Coward was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/22 @ MEM 122-128 — NOP notes
NOP lost 122-128. NOP took 18 more shots (98 to 80), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to MEM's 51%, 10 of 27 from three, and got to the line 31 times to MEM's 43. Williamson led with 27 (10 of 21, 7 of 12 at the line); Jones added 17, Poole 17. Q2 was theirs, 37-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-85 against them. They led by as many as 15. Bey's -13 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaJrLaMoWe 3 4 -4 2 3 67 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 4
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Landale, Morant, Wells
in Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Landale, Morant, Wells
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMiIiPoWi 4 13 +7 2 4 50 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 2
NOP Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLaMoPrWe 2 5 -3 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
MEM Aldama, Landale, Morant, Prosper, Wells
in Aldama, Prosper
out Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMiIiPoWi 4 13 +7 2 4 50 3 4 75 0 2 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 2
NOP Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJrPrSm 2 0 -8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Prosper, Small
in Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Small
out Landale, Morant, Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoMiIiPo 3 11 +8 3 4 75 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
NOP Bey, Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Bey
out Williamson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoJrSm 2 7 +5 2 3 67 0 1 0 3 3 100 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
in Coward
out Prosper
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDiHaIiPo 1 0 -3 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
NOP Bey, Dickinson, Hawkins, Murphy III, Poole
in Dickinson, Hawkins
out Jones, Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoJrSm 2 7 +5 2 3 67 0 1 0 3 3 100 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
in Coward
out Prosper
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDiFeHaWi 4 6 -9 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 3
NOP Bey, Dickinson, Fears, Hawkins, Williamson
in Fears, Williamson
out Murphy III, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoLaMoPrWe 2 8 +6 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
MEM Coward, Landale, Morant, Prosper, Wells
in Landale, Morant, Wells
out Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDiFeHaWi 4 6 -9 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 3
NOP Bey, Dickinson, Fears, Hawkins, Williamson
in Fears, Williamson
out Murphy III, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
LaMoPrSpWe 2 5 -2 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Landale, Morant, Prosper, Spencer, Wells
in Spencer
out Coward
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
FeHaJoMiWi 3 11 +5 2 3 67 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 2 2 0 0 0 1
NOP Fears, Hawkins, Jones, Missi, Williamson
in Jones, Missi
out Bey, Dickinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCoKoLaSm 1 2 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Konchar, Landale, Small
in Caldwell-Pope, Landale
out Jackson Jr., Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeMiIiPoQu 2 4 0 1 2 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
NOP Bey, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Queen
in Bey, Murphy III
out Hawkins, Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaJrKoMo 1 2 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Morant
in Aldama, Jackson Jr., Morant
out Coward, Landale, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoIiPoWi 5 14 +6 5 8 62 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 3 2 2 0 1 4
NOP Bey, Jones, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Williamson
out Queen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaLaMoPr 3 6 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 6 100 0 4 0 0 0 5 3
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Landale, Morant, Prosper
in Landale, Prosper
out Jackson Jr., Konchar
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoIiPoWi 5 14 +6 5 8 62 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 3 2 2 0 1 4
NOP Bey, Jones, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Williamson
out Queen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaJrLaMoWe 3 8 +3 2 3 67 0 1 0 2 3 67 0 2 1 1 1 2 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr., Landale, Morant, Wells
in Jackson Jr., Wells
out Aldama, Prosper
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMiIiPoWi 5 11 -4 3 7 43 1 3 33 2 4 50 3 3 1 1 0 3 2
NOP Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Missi
out Bey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLaMoPrWe 2 7 +1 3 3 100 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MEM Aldama, Landale, Morant, Prosper, Wells
in Aldama, Prosper
out Caldwell-Pope, Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoMiIiPoWi 5 11 -4 3 7 43 1 3 33 2 4 50 3 3 1 1 0 3 2
NOP Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Missi
out Bey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoJrSm 3 16 +14 4 4 100 1 1 100 5 5 100 0 4 3 0 2 0 2
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
in Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
out Landale, Morant, Prosper, Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoIiPoQu 2 0 -8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
NOP Bey, Jones, Murphy III, Poole, Queen
in Queen
out Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoJrSm 3 16 +14 4 4 100 1 1 100 5 5 100 0 4 3 0 2 0 2
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
in Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
out Landale, Morant, Prosper, Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFeHaQuWi 4 11 -2 4 8 50 0 1 0 3 5 60 3 3 1 1 0 2 3
NOP Bey, Fears, Hawkins, Queen, Williamson
in Fears, Hawkins, Williamson
out Jones, Murphy III, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCoJrKoSm 2 0 -7 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Small
in Konchar
out Aldama
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFeHaQuWi 4 11 -2 4 8 50 0 1 0 3 5 60 3 3 1 1 0 2 3
NOP Bey, Fears, Hawkins, Queen, Williamson
in Fears, Hawkins, Williamson
out Jones, Murphy III, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlLaMoSpWe 4 13 +2 3 4 75 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
MEM Aldama, Landale, Morant, Spencer, Wells
in Aldama, Landale, Morant, Spencer, Wells
out Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Konchar, Small
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
FeHaJoQuWi 4 11 +2 3 4 75 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 3 3 0 0 1 2
NOP Fears, Hawkins, Jones, Queen, Williamson
in Jones
out Bey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJrSmSpWe 2 7 +3 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
MEM Coward, Jackson Jr., Small, Spencer, Wells
in Coward, Jackson Jr., Small
out Aldama, Landale, Morant
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFeJoMiIi 1 4 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
NOP Bey, Fears, Jones, Missi, Murphy III
in Bey, Missi, Murphy III
out Hawkins, Queen, Williamson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCoJrSmSp 1 0 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Small, Spencer
in Caldwell-Pope
out Wells
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoMiIiPo 2 7 +7 1 1 100 1 3 33 2 2 100 1 3 2 0 1 0 2
NOP Bey, Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Poole
out Fears
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaCoJrMoWe 2 3 +1 1 2 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
MEM Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Jackson Jr., Morant, Wells
in Morant, Wells
out Small, Spencer
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoIiPoWi 3 6 -3 3 7 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
NOP Bey, Jones, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Williamson
out Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCaCoMoWe 2 8 +3 2 2 100 0 0 0 3 4 75 0 3 1 0 2 1 2
MEM Aldama, Caldwell-Pope, Coward, Morant, Wells
in Aldama
out Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeJoIiPoWi 3 6 -3 3 7 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
NOP Bey, Jones, Murphy III, Poole, Williamson
in Williamson
out Missi
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMCC C. Coward
CS C. Spencer
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JK J. Konchar
JL J. Landale
JM J. Morant
JS J. Small
JW J. Wells
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
OP O. Prosper
SA S. Aldama
NOPDQ D. Queen
HD H. Dickinson
HJ H. Jones
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
SB S. Bey
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Morant scores 35 points, Memphis uses a third-quarter rally to beat New Orleans 128-122
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Ja Morant scored 35 points, including a key basket with 32.9 seconds to play, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-122 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Morant's basket gave the Grizzlies a 122-118 lead. Olivier-Maxence Prosper , Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Morant hit free throws in the closing seconds to seal the victory.
Jaren Jackson finished with 18 points and six blocks. Caldwell-Pope finished with 15 points. Rookie Cedric Coward hit all five of his shots from the field for 14 points. Coward was perfect from the free-throw line going 4 for 4. It was the first time a rookie with at least 10 points had a perfect night shooting in his debut since Thabo Sefolosha in 2006.
Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 27 points, nine rebounds, five steals and five assists. Herbert Jones , Jordan Poole and rookie Jeremiah Fears , the seventh pick in last summer's draft, finished with 17 points each.
A 27-6 Memphis rally in the third quarter erased New Orleans' lead. That was part of a 41-22 period for a 97-89 Memphis lead entering the fourth.
The game featured the top two picks in the 2019 NBA draft — Williamson, picked first, followed by Morant for the Grizzlies at No. 2.
New Orleans is trying to turn around a 21-61 season where it finished 14th in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, Memphis was coming off a first-round elimination in the postseason by eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City.
Memphis, already short on players because of injuries, dealt with foul trouble in the first half, which helped the Pelicans build a 67-56 lead at the break.
Memphis took over the game in the third quarter with a major run that erased the a quick start by New Orleans.
Up next Pelicans: Host the Spurs in the home opener on Friday night.