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Pelicans beat unbeaten Grizzlies 135-134 in overtime as Ty Jerome scores 40 and Zion Williamson 25
Jeremiah Fears made two free throws with 7.3 seconds left in overtime as New Orleans beat Memphis 135-134 and ended the Grizzlies' 6-0 start despite Ty Jerome's 40.
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Jeremiah Fears made two free throws with 7.3 seconds left in overtime, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Memphis Grizzlies 135-134 at FedExForum on Monday, November 2, to hand Memphis its first loss of the season. Zion Williamson scored 25 points with 11 rebounds, including nine in overtime, and Karlo Matkovic also scored 25. Ty Jerome had 40 for Memphis, 15 of them in the fourth quarter and eight in overtime. New Orleans is 3-4 and 1-2 on the road. Memphis is 6-1.
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Jerome’s nine points to force overtime
New Orleans led 124-115 on a Karlo Matkovic three with 2:36 left in regulation and did not score again in the fourth quarter. Jerome scored Memphis’ last nine points of regulation, starting with a 10-foot floater with 1:43 left, then a 26-foot pull-up with 1:13 left and another floater with 36.1 seconds left to make it 124-122. His 10-foot floater with 4.6 seconds left tied it at 124. Saddiq Bey missed a 25-foot pull-up three at the buzzer after a Pelicans timeout.
Jerome shot 14 of 22 from the field, 5 of 6 from three and 7 of 8 from the line in 37 minutes, with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 turnovers.
How it turned
New Orleans led 34-31 after the first quarter, and Memphis scored 31 points in each of the first two quarters to lead 62-59 at halftime. The Pelicans scored 41 in the third quarter, with Matkovic scoring eight of his points in the period, and went into the fourth up 100-95. Memphis trimmed the lead to 104-99 midway through the fourth, but New Orleans pushed it to 111-103 on back-to-back Matkovic baskets, an alley-oop dunk and a 25-foot three, and was still up 118-111 and 121-113 inside four minutes. The Pelicans led by as many as 10.
Overtime
Cameron Boozer’s two free throws gave Memphis a 126-124 lead with 4:03 left in overtime. Williamson answered with a driving layup and a free throw for a 127-126 New Orleans lead, Jerome hit a 30-foot step-back three for a 129-127 Memphis lead, and Williamson tied it at 129 with a three-foot shot. Williamson then made two free throws and a 17-foot step-back jumper with 1:16 left to put the Pelicans up 133-129.
Jerome answered with a driving layup with 1:05 left, and his layup with 18.8 seconds left, plus the free throw after it, put Memphis up 134-133. Williamson missed an 11-foot turnaround on the next possession, Bey grabbed the offensive rebound, and Jaylen Wells fouled Fears with 7.3 seconds left. Fears made both free throws for the lead. After a Memphis timeout, Jerome missed a 14-foot pull-up with 0.7 seconds left, and Herbert Jones came down with the rebound.
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The numbers
New Orleans shot 48 of 101 (48%), made 14 of 37 threes and 25 of 30 free throws, scored 62 points in the paint and 17 on the break, and committed only 8 turnovers. Memphis shot 47 of 91 (52%), made 18 of 40 threes and 22 of 27 free throws, and committed 16 turnovers that led to 21 Pelicans points. The Grizzlies won the rebounding battle 49-47 and had 30 assists to New Orleans’ 27. The game had 16 lead changes.
Matkovic scored 25 in 29 minutes on 9-of-13 shooting, with five threes. Derik Queen had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench on 7-of-13 shooting. Trey Murphy III scored 18 with 5 assists, Bey also had 18, and Fears scored 12 on 5-of-17 shooting with 7 assists and 4 turnovers. Williamson shot 9 of 15 and made 7 of 9 free throws.
Memphis’ side
Boozer had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in 38 minutes, Wells scored 16, and Isaiah Stewart had 14 points and a team-high plus-9. Jerami Grant scored 11 and Cam Spencer had 13 points and 7 assists. Zach Edey had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds in 19 minutes and fouled out. Stewart was called for a technical foul in the third quarter. Dejounte Murray, Jordan Poole and Yves Missi were out for New Orleans.
What’s next
The Pelicans host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). The Grizzlies host the Indiana Pacers the same night at 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).
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