
New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis Grizzlies
· NBA Cup - Group PlayGrizzlies beat Pelicans 120-109 for 1st NBA Cup win in franchise history

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.
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.
Regular Season Series
MEM leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 109 - 120 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 120 |
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(00:00) [Pelicans] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 109 - 120 |
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CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer | 109 - 120 |
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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

Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 17,014 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W6 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | - | W1 |
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33 | 36 | .478 | 10.5 | L3 |
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28 | 38 | .424 | 14 | W1 |
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18 | 50 | .265 | 25 | L2 |
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