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Grizzlies beat Pelicans 120-109 for 1st NBA Cup win in franchise history
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Ja Morant had 27 points and seven assists as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans 120-109 on Friday evening for their first 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Pelicans travel to New York to play the Knicks on Sunday, the same day Memphis ends a four-game homestand against Indiana.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Dejounte Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:25 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:19 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point putback layup | 2-2 |
| 11:12 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ja Morant assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:49 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:32 | | Ja Morant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Jaylen Wells misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Yves Missi blocks Desmond Bane's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 9:37 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Brandon Clarke misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-4 |
| 9:04 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:04 | | Dejounte Murray shooting foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-8 |
| 8:57 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (lost ball) (Ja Morant steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running finger roll layup (Brandon Clarke assists) | 7-10 |
| 8:42 | | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:42 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:40 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 7-12 |
| 8:16 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 9-12 |
| 7:32 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 9-15 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point jump shot | 11-15 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point alley-oop layup (Ja Morant assists) | 11-17 |
| 6:39 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 6:39 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | Ja Morant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 13-17 |
| 6:00 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 13-19 |
| 5:43 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 16-19 |
| 5:30 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 16-21 |
| 5:19 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (lost ball) (Ja Morant steals) | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving dunk | 16-23 |
| 5:19 | | Dejounte Murray shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-24 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point stepback jump shot | 18-24 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 18-26 |
| 4:32 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-26 |
| 4:10 | | Ja Morant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +3 | Javonte Green makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 23-26 |
| 3:42 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 23-28 |
| 3:42 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:30 | | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 23-30 |
| 3:01 | | Elfrid Payton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Luke Kennard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving reverse layup | 23-32 |
| 1:55 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Marcus Smart misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Luke Kennard offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 26-32 |
| 1:04 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Elfrid Payton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Santi Aldama personal foul (Take) (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point tip layup | 28-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 30-32 |
| 10:49 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 30-35 |
| 10:06 | | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 32-35 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 32-37 |
| 9:38 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point tip layup | 34-37 |
| 9:19 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:05 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-37 |
| 8:51 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. shooting foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-37 |
| 8:46 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-37 |
| 8:33 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 37-40 |
| 8:16 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-40 |
| 8:16 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-40 |
| 8:03 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running finger roll layup | 41-40 |
| 7:56 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving layup | 41-42 |
| 7:26 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup | 41-44 |
| 7:02 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 43-44 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 43-46 |
| 6:27 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point cutting layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 43-48 |
| 6:05 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-48 |
| 6:05 | | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-48 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving finger roll layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 45-50 |
| 5:59 | | Daniel Theis shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-51 |
| 5:42 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 48-51 |
| 5:29 | | Desmond Bane misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Ja Morant turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Boston Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running finger roll layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 50-51 |
| 4:57 | | Santi Aldama turnover (lost ball) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | Daniel Theis turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 4:31 | | Jay Huff turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 52-51 |
| 4:01 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 52-54 |
| 3:47 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:45 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Javonte Green personal foul (Jay Huff draws the foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 52-57 |
| 3:18 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Desmond Bane misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Bane steals) | ||
| 2:59 | | Luke Kennard misses three point running jump shot |