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Aldama scores 22, Huff has career-high 18 as Grizzlies beat Magic 124-111 in home opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Santi Aldama scored 22 points, reserve center Jay Huff added a career-high 18 and the Memphis Grizzlies built a 26-point halftime team in a 124-111 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night in their home opener.
Ja Morant added 16 points and 10 assists in his first regular-season home appearance since Jan. 3. Aldama was 9 of 12 from the field, while Huff made seven of his nine shots.
Franz Wagner scored 23 points for the Magic and Jalen Suggs added 21, both players grabbing seven rebounds apiece. Paolo Banchero finished with 16 points, but was 4 of 12 from the field, part of the Magic shooting 43% for the game.
Memphis held a comfortable lead through much of the game despite withstanding 21 straight points by Orlando in the third quarter.
Magic: Orlando had held opponents to an average of 99 points for the first two games, but turnovers and a solid shooting night from Memphis meant a different result.
Grizzlies: Memphis continued to struggle in the third quarter. What looked like a comfortable lead turned into a much closer game with the Grizzlies allowing Orlando to capture the third 35-21, including 21 straight points. The Memphis lead was big enough to withstand the Magic rally.
Memphis rattled off 12 straight points for a 69-43 lead at the break fueled by 14 first-half turnovers by Orlando, leading to 21 Memphis points.
Orlando had 19 turnovers in the game, leading to 30 Memphis points.
Orlando entertains Indiana on Monday before a five-game road trip. Memphis hosts Brooklyn on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Zach Edey (Jaren Jackson Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving floating jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:21 |  | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Ja Morant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:39 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | Franz Wagner turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:23 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Marcus Smart blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point running layup | ||
| 10:16 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Desmond Bane assists) | 0-6 |
| 9:50 | | Wendell Carter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 0-8 |
| 9:17 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Zach Edey personal foul (Loose ball) (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point driving layup (Franz Wagner assists) | 2-8 |
| 8:55 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Zach Edey personal foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Marcus Smart's two point hook shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Franz Wagner misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Paolo Banchero offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:24 | | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:24 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-8 |
| 8:18 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point layup (Ja Morant assists) | 3-10 |
| 8:13 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Brandon Clarke draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Brandon Clarke makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-11 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 5-11 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving hook shot (Ja Morant assists) | 5-13 |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists) | 8-13 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-15 |
| 7:02 | | Franz Wagner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Ja Morant turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Franz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-15 |
| 6:40 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 |
| 6:17 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Bane steals) | ||
| 5:57 | | Jaylen Wells misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:49 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 10-18 |
| 5:39 | | Paolo Banchero turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving hook shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 10-20 |
| 5:09 | | Paolo Banchero misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 12-20 |
| 4:54 | | Desmond Bane turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point running finger roll layup | 14-20 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jaylen Wells assists) | 14-22 |
| 4:19 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 14-25 |
| 4:05 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:53 | | Anthony Black misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 16-25 |
| 3:28 | | Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup | 18-25 |
| 3:10 | | Desmond Bane misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Desmond Bane offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 2:46 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. blocks Anthony Black's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:46 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Santi Aldama turnover (bad pass) (Cole Anthony steals) | ||
| 2:19 | | Cole Anthony turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:54 | | Santi Aldama misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | +3 | Jay Huff makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 18-28 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 20-28 |
| 1:13 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point driving layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 20-30 |
| 1:13 | | Paolo Banchero shooting foul (Jay Huff draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | Jay Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-31 |
| 0:56 | | Jay Huff blocks Paolo Banchero's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running layup | 20-33 |
| 0:53 | | Moritz Wagner shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-34 |
| 0:44 | | Santi Aldama kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 22-34 |
| 0:15 | | Ja Morant offensive foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 0:15 | | Ja Morant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Ja Morant shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-34 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-34 |
| 0:00 | | Ja Morant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:43 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Jett Howard shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | Jake LaRavia misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:40 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-35 |
| 11:28 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point tip layup | 26-35 |
| 11:19 | | Moritz Wagner shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-36 |
| 11:19 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-37 |
| 10:55 | | Moritz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point cutting dunk (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 26-39 |
| 10:23 | | Anthony Black misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point putback layup | 28-39 |
| 10:12 | | Goga Bitadze blocks Marcus Smart's two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point putback layup | 28-41 |
| 9:56 | | Cole Anthony turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Anthony Black clear path foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:55 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes clear path free throw 1 of 2 | 28-42 |
| 9:55 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes clear path free throw 2 of 2 | 28-43 |
| 9:44 | | Ja Morant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Franz Wagner steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running reverse layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 28-45 |
| 9:09 | | Jay Huff shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 |