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Memphis Grizzlies at Brooklyn Nets

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4-4, 2-2 Away
Final
104 - 106

4-4, 3-2 Home

Schroder and Johnson each score 20 as the Nets beat the Grizzlies 106-104

These Ja Morant 360 buckets will leave you speechless

Dorian Finney-Smith added 17 points, Cam Thomas had 13 and Nic Claxton 10 for Brooklyn, which evened its record at 4-4.

Ja Morant scored 25 points and rookie Zach Edey had season highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who had won their last two games. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 15 points.

With the game tied at 101 with 1:13 left, Finney-Smith hit a 3-pointer and Schroder drove past Edey and made a layup to make it 106-101 with 32 seconds remaining.

Jackson answered on the other end with a 3-pointer and the Grizzlies had a chance to win but Santi Aldama missed a 3 as time expired.

Takeaways Grizzlies: Edey was perfect from the field in the third quarter, hitting each of his five shots along with one free throw for 13 points.

Nets: Johnson had his second consecutive game with at least 20 points – the third time he has done since coming to Brooklyn in the Kevin Durant trade.

Key Moment Playing for the first time at Barclays Center since the 2021-22 season, Morant wowed the crowd late in the second quarter when he drove and spun mid-air for a layup. Early in the third, Jackson found a driving Morant, who leaped and faked the Nets defender as if he was going to throw down a dunk and pulled off a reverse spin before laying it off the glass.

Key Stat The Grizzlies made just 8 of the 30 attempts beyond the 3-point line.

Up Next The Nets start a three-game road trip at Boston on Friday night. The Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

BKN leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 44.5%
Grizzlies: 55.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 106
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 106
4th 0.1 Grizzlies offensive team rebound 104 - 106
4th 0.1 Santi Aldama misses 28-foot three point shot 104 - 106
4th 4.0 Santi Aldama enters the game for Scotty Pippen Jr. 104 - 106

Statistics

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43-91 FG 40-84
47.3 Field Goal % 47.6
8-30 3PT 13-36
26.7 Three Point % 36.1
10-13 FT 13-18
76.9 Free Throw % 72.2
44 Rebounds 37
13 Offensive Rebounds 12
31 Defensive Rebounds 25
29 Assists 28
5 Steals 7
8 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
16 Fast Break Points 12
66 Points in Paint 48
16 Fouls 22
8 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 18,088 · 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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