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Memphis Grizzlies at New Orleans Pelicans

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22-10, 8-6 Away
Final
132 - 124

5-27, 4-13 Home

Morant hurts his shoulder but Jackson scores 33 as the Grizzlies top the Pelicans 132-124

Ja Morant leaves game with apparent shoulder injury

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.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Pelicans: 32.2%
Grizzlies: 67.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 132 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 132 - 124
4th 2.1 Jaylen Wells defensive rebound 132 - 124
4th 5.1 Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot 132 - 124
4th 8.1 Pelicans Full timeout 132 - 124

Statistics

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42-89 FG 43-96
47.2 Field Goal % 44.8
17-41 3PT 11-38
41.5 Three Point % 28.9
31-35 FT 27-29
88.6 Free Throw % 93.1
42 Rebounds 45
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
33 Defensive Rebounds 33
30 Assists 30
12 Steals 13
7 Blocks 10
16 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
17 Fast Break Points 30
42 Points in Paint 50
19 Fouls 25
22 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 17,328 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 37 19 .661 - W1
Houston 35 21 .625 2 W1
Dallas 31 26 .544 6.5 W3
San Antonio 24 30 .444 12 L1
New Orleans 13 43 .232 24 L1
Full Standings

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