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Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers

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4-3, 2-1 Away
Final
124 - 107

1-4, 0-3 Home

Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 27 points in the Grizzlies' 124-107 victory over the 76ers

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Jay Huff added 20 points, and Ja Morant had 18. The Grizzlies have won two straight road games to improve to 4-3.

Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points for Philadelphia. The 76ers lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 0-3 at home.

The Grizzlies outrebounded the 76ers 52-33. They had a 70-34 margin in the paint, taking advantage of Philadelphia star Joel Embiid's absence.

Takeaways Grizzlies: Memphis has have taken advantage of both Milwaukee and Philadelphia’s early seasons woes by playing a balanced game that compliments Morant’s skill.

76ers: Philadelphia's lack of skill players without Embiid and Paul George in the lineup continues to show itself as defenses find way to key on Maxey.

Key moment The Grizzlies owned the middle two quarters, outscoring the Sixers 68-47 in that stretch while shooting 56.5% and holding Philadelphia to 34.9%.

Up next Memphis is at Brooklyn on Monday night, while Philadelphia starts a three-game West Coast trip at Phoenix on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

76ers: 40.8%
Grizzlies: 59.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 124 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 124 - 107
4th 6.0 shot clock turnover 124 - 107
4th 31.0 Jared McCain makes two point shot 124 - 107
4th 31.1 Jared McCain offensive rebound 124 - 105

Statistics

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48-87 FG 36-89
55.2 Field Goal % 40.4
12-27 3PT 19-46
44.4 Three Point % 41.3
16-21 FT 16-20
76.2 Free Throw % 80.0
52 Rebounds 33
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
41 Defensive Rebounds 25
35 Assists 22
9 Steals 11
6 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 28
27 Fast Break Points 15
70 Points in Paint 34
22 Fouls 19
25 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 20,066 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8
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