NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis Grizzlies

· NBA Cup - Group Play
4-16, 1-9 Away
Final
109 - 120

13-7, 9-3 Home

Grizzlies beat Pelicans 120-109 for 1st NBA Cup win in franchise history

Jaylen Wells drains a nice and-1 trey

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 23 points and eight rebounds for Memphis, while Santi Aldama added 20 points and went 8 of 9 from the field.

CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 30 points, and Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy added 21 points apiece.

The win was Memphis' fifth straight, while the Pelicans have lost seven straight and 13 of 14.

New Orleans was playing without key players such as Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans' top-two scorers, along with Herbert Jones and Jose Alvarado.

Takeaways Pelicans: With major players out with injuries, the Pelicans relied on their backcourt duo. Murray, who called the 26-point loss to Toronto on Wednesday an embarrassment, held up his end with help from McCollum and Murphy, but rookie Yves Missi was the only other player in double figures with 16.

Grizzlies: Memphis racked up 72 bench points in its previous win over Detroit on Wednesday and was already halfway to that total at the midway break. While the Pelicans were dealing with absences, Memphis had 11 players with significant minutes.

Key moment The Pelicans had cut into the double-digit deficit in the third quarter, but a pair of baskets by Jackson and a 3-pointer by Jake LaRavia put Memphis up 15.

Key stat Memphis, which leads the league averaging 30 assists a game, handed out 36 assists on its 47 baskets. The combination allowed the Grizzlies to win their first ever NBA Cup game after going 0-4 in 2023's inaugural tournament.

Up next The Pelicans travel to New York to play the Knicks on Sunday, the same day Memphis ends a four-game homestand against Indiana.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Grizzlies: 80.4%
Pelicans: 19.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 109 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 109 - 120
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 109 - 120
4th 0.0 CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer 109 - 120
4th 6.1 shot clock turnover 106 - 120

Statistics

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38-91 FG 47-96
41.8 Field Goal % 49.0
9-29 3PT 12-41
31.0 Three Point % 29.3
24-30 FT 14-17
80.0 Free Throw % 82.4
46 Rebounds 51
14 Offensive Rebounds 14
32 Defensive Rebounds 37
16 Assists 36
9 Steals 9
7 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
12 Fast Break Points 19
52 Points in Paint 62
17 Fouls 22
3 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

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Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 17,014 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 43 25 .632 - W6
Memphis 43 25 .632 - W1
Dallas 33 36 .478 10.5 L3
San Antonio 28 38 .424 14 W1
New Orleans 18 50 .265 25 L2
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