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Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies

Mar 11, 2025, 12:00 AM · National Basketball Association
30-35, 12-22 Away
Final
118 - 120

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Ja Morant scores 29 and Grizzlies climb out of early hole to beat Suns 120-118

Cam Spencer, a rookie on a two-way contract, added a career-high 16 points for Memphis, including a pair of free throws with 14.4 seconds left that sealed the Grizzlies' third straight win.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Devin Booker added 26 for the Suns, who jumped out to a 25-9 lead that evaporated before halftime. The game was close throughout the fourth quarter and Durant missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

Both teams were coming off victories a night earlier. The Suns' Bradley Beal was sidelined for left calf injury management, while the Grizzlies continued to play without leading scorer Jaren Jackson Jr., who missed his fourth straight game with a left ankle sprain.

Takeaways Suns: Phoenix is trying to work its way up to the 10th spot in the Western Conference to make the play-in tournament. The Suns entered the game trailing the depleted Dallas Mavericks by 1 1/2 games for the final postseason spot.

Grizzlies: Eight of their last 10 games have been decided by seven points or fewer, with Memphis going 4-4 in those close contests.

Key moment Spencer hit a 3-pointer from the left corner in the last second of the third quarter. There were words between Spencer and Durant, who closed out on the shot. Durant then tried to leg sweep Spencer going down the court, and both players were assessed technical fouls.

Key stat Phoenix went 20 of 38 (52.6%) from 3-point range, led by Durant, who was 7 of 9.

Up next Both teams play Wednesday. The Suns play at Houston, while the Grizzlies host Utah.

Regular Season Series

MEM wins series 4-0

Matchup Prediction

Grizzlies: 58.0%
Suns: 42.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 120
4th 1.0 Suns offensive team rebound 118 - 120
4th 1.0 Kevin Durant misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 118 - 120
4th 8.2 Tyus Jones enters the game for Ryan Dunn 118 - 120

Statistics

PHX MEM
41-90 FG 40-86
45.6 Field Goal % 46.5
20-38 3PT 17-46
52.6 Three Point % 37.0
16-22 FT 23-27
72.7 Free Throw % 85.2
46 Rebounds 39
15 Offensive Rebounds 11
31 Defensive Rebounds 28
31 Assists 26
6 Steals 9
2 Blocks 7
16 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 15
3 Technical Fouls 1
3 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
7 Fast Break Points 14
36 Points in Paint 38
22 Fouls 22
16 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

FedExForum
12:00 AM, Tue, Mar 11, 2025
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 16,545 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 25 .615 - L4
Golden State 38 28 .576 2.5 W6
LA Clippers 37 30 .552 4 W2
Sacramento 33 33 .500 7.5 L4
Phoenix 31 36 .463 10 W1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 25 W5 0.6268657 42
Memphis - 25 L1 0.6268657 42
Dallas 9.5 35 L2 0.4852941 33
San Antonio 14 38 L1 0.41538462 27
New Orleans 24 49 L1 0.26865673 18
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