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Memphis Grizzlies rout New Orleans Pelicans 142-111 as ten players score in double figures
Jerami Grant scored 22 off the bench and ten Grizzlies reached double figures as Memphis scored a season-high 142 and stayed perfect on the road. Saddiq Bey had 30 points for New Orleans, which lost its fifth straight.
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Jerami Grant scored 22 points off the bench, ten Memphis players reached double figures, and the Grizzlies routed the New Orleans Pelicans 142-111 in an Emirates NBA Cup group game at Smoothie King Center on Friday, November 13. Memphis scored at least 35 points in every quarter and set a season high for points.
The Grizzlies improved to 8-4 and 6-0 on the road, and evened their Cup group record at 1-1. New Orleans lost its fifth game in a row, fell to 4-9, and is 0-2 in the Cup. Memphis played without Zach Edey (ankle), Scotty Pippen Jr. (back) and Quinten Post (concussion). The Pelicans were without Dejounte Murray (ankle), Trey Murphy III (knee) and Yves Missi (knee).
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Grant’s seven points in seven seconds
New Orleans led 9-6 early, its biggest lead of the night, but Memphis led 35-28 after the first quarter. The Pelicans were within 48-45 midway through the second before the Grizzlies scored 16 of the next 19 points. Grant hit a three and made a free throw after a flagrant foul committed by Zion Williamson with 3:49 left in the half, then hit another three seven seconds later to make it 62-46. Memphis led 70-58 at halftime.
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Bey’s run and Memphis’ answer
Isaiah Stewart made two free throws after a flagrant foul committed by Herbert Jones to put Memphis up 78-63 early in the third quarter. Saddiq Bey then led a 14-2 New Orleans run with two threes and a jumper, and his three with 6:01 left in the period cut it to 80-77.
The Grizzlies scored 25 of the last 34 points of the quarter. GG Jackson hit back-to-back threes, Cam Spencer made three free throws and later a 27-foot three, and Javon Small added a three as Memphis took a 105-86 lead into the fourth. A 20-5 run late in the game pushed the margin to 31 points.
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Around the box
Grant shot 7-of-10, 3-of-6 from three and 5-of-5 at the line. Ty Jerome had 17 points and 9 assists, Cedric Coward had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jackson and Spencer scored 14 each. Spencer was +35 in 24 minutes. Cameron Boozer had 12 points and 9 rebounds, Stewart scored 12 with 4 blocks, Jaylen Wells added 11, and Taylor Hendricks and Small scored 10 each, with Hendricks grabbing 12 rebounds. The Memphis bench scored 76 points. The Grizzlies had 35 assists and went 36-of-41 at the free throw line.
Bey had 30 points and 10 rebounds on 11-of-20 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three. Williamson scored 22 and made all 8 of his free throws, Jeremiah Fears had 18 points and 7 assists, and Jordan Poole scored 13 while going 1-of-7 from the field and 10-of-10 at the line. Derik Queen added 10. New Orleans made 7 of 31 threes. Attendance was 16,487.
What’s next
Both teams play again on Saturday, November 14. The Grizzlies host the Brooklyn Nets at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Sunday Cairo time), and the Pelicans host the Denver Nuggets at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Sunday Cairo time).
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