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Grizzlies Breakout Second Half Leads to Comeback Win Over Lakers

Ja Morant shined on the Hollywood stage with 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists in the Grizzlies 121-119 win over the Lakers.

Los Angeles, CA (AP) -- The new look Lakers started off their season more than living up to the hype. In their first three games, the managed a 3-0 record while winning all three games by double-digits. Coming into their game against the young, up-start Grizzlies, it seemed as if another easy win was on its way. That especially proved true after the Lakers raced out to a 15 point halftime lead. Anthony Davis posted a robust 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists in the first half, while LeBron James added 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Lakers dynamic duo seemed to be in complete control and the second half seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

The Grizzlies had other ideas. In the third quarter, they outscored the Lakers 27-20 while holding L.A. to just 30% shooting in the quarter. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 10 points in the period, and reserve Grayson Allen knocked down a trio of treys as the Grizzlies pulled within single digits by the end of the quarter.

The Grizzlies continued their run early in the fourth, outscoring the Lakers 9-3 in the first three minutes to pull within two. Several minutes later, Ja Morant put Anthony Davis on a poster to give the Grizzlies their first lead of the game at 100-99. After a torrid back-and-forth several minutes, a Dillon Brooks corner three gave the Grizzlies a 3-point lead with three minutes remaining in the fourth. Moments later Morant finished with another vicious slam to put the Grizzlies ahead by five. A quick 11-2 spurt, spurred by two LeBron threes, gave the Lakers a six point lead with 1:21 remaining. The Grizzlies fought back, and a Jackson 17-footer tied the game at 119 with 28 seconds remaining. On the Lakers ensuing possession, LeBron James caught the ball in the corner, gave a head-fake, and was whistled for stepping out of bounds. The Grizzlies regained possession with 10 seconds on the clock. Ja Morant took the inbound pass, dribbled into the frontcourt, used a Jackson ballscreen, and slithered his way to the hoop for the go ahead bucket with 3.6 seconds remaining.

That bucket, Morant's 39th point of the night, proved to be the game winner after Avery Bradley's 3-quarters-court heave clanged off the iron. The "Young Cubs" prevailed after fighting back from a 15-point halftime deficit against the 3-0 Lakers. Morant used the Hollywood spotlight to showoff, posting 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists on a robust 15/21 shooting. Anthony Davis posted a 25 point, 12 rebound, 10 assists triple-double in the losing effort.

Memphis Grizzlies (3-1) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-1)
Oct 29, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 29 24 27 41 121 Los Angeles 38 30 20 31 119 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 39 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast Jaren Jackson Jr. - 21 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis - 25 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast, 2 blk LeBron James - 18 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison MEM LAL FG Made-Att 43/81 41/93 3PT Made-Att 11/31 13/36 FT Made-Att 24/34 24/33 Rebounds 46 49 Assists 35 36 Turnovers 15 10 Steals 5 5 Blocks 7 5
Memphis Grizzlies STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ja Morant 36 15/21 1/4 8/12 11 7 00 0 5 39 Dillon Brooks 34 4/9 2/5 3/3 2 3 1 0 2 13 Jaren Jackson Jr. 32 8/13 1/2 4/6 4 4 0 2 1 21 Jonas Valanciunas 24 3/8 0/1 2/3 6 4 1 1 0 8 Justise Winslow 23 2/4 1/2 1/2 5 6 1 0 2 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Brandon Clarke 24 3/6 1/3 0/0 6 2 1 2 2 7 Grayson Allen 24 5/9 3/6 2/2 1 1 1 0 0 15 Kyle Anderson 19 0/3 0/2 3/4 4 5 0 1 0 3 Tyus Jones 13 2/4 1/3 1/2 4 2 0 0 3 6 De'Anthony Melton 10 1/4 1/3 0/0 3 1 0 1 0 3
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James 36 5/13 2/5 6/8 9 6 3 0 4 18 Anthony Davis 34 8/18 1/3 8/9 12 10 0 2 1 25 Avery Bradley 29 5/6 3/4 4/4 2 5 0 0 1 17 Danny Green 27 5/12 3/10 0/0 3 3 0 0 0 13 Markieff Morris 24 5/11 2/3 3/4 2 4 1 0 0 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ketavious Caldwell-Pope 23 3/9 2/6 0/1 3 2 1 0 0 8 JaVale McGee 19 6/10 0/0 0/0 3 0 0 1 1 12 Dwight Howard 18 3/5 0/0 0/3 8 3 0 2 0 6 Kyle Kuzma 17 1/7 0/4 2/2 5 1 0 0 0 4 Alex Caruso 15 0/2 0/1 1/2 2 2 0 0 3 1

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Grizzlies Continue Hot Start; Improve to 5-1 After Win Over Rockets

Ja Morant finds Jaren Jackson Jr. wide-open in the corner for one of his 14 assists on the night.

Houston Rockets (2-5) at Memphis Grizzlies (5-1)
Nov 4, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 28 32 28 33 121 Memphis 30 31 34 33 128 Top Performers Houston Rockets James Harden - 27 pts, 7 ast, 6 reb, 4 stl P.J. Tucker - 18 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 30 pts, 14 ast, 3 reb, 3 stl Dillon Brooks - 26 pts, 6 ast, 3 reb	Team Stats Comparison HOU MEM FG Made-Att 37/80 49/91 3PT Made-Att 13/39 14/33 FT Made-Att 34/44 16/20 Rebounds 40 43 Assists 30 45 Turnovers 22 22 Steals 14 11 Blocks 3 2
Houston Rockets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS James Harden 38 9/17 5/10 4/6 6 7 4 0 5 27 Russell Westbrook 35 7/12 2/6 2/2 5 3 1 0 4 18 P.J. Tucker 33 5/8 1/4 7/8 9 5 5 0 3 18 Robert Covington 32 3/12 0/2 5/5 7 3 3 2 2 11 Danuel House 29 3/9 2/6 6/7 4 3 1 1 2 14 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Eric Gordon 22 3/9 1/5 2/4 2 2 0 0 2 9 Austin Rivers 20 1/6 0/3 0/0 3 3 0 0 2 2 Ben McLemore 18 2/3 1/2 2/5 2 2 0 0 1 7 Jeff Green 14 4/4 1/1 6/7 2 2 0 0 1 15
Memphis Grizzlies STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ja Morant 34 10/16 0/2 10/11 3 14 3 0 4 30 Jaren Jackson Jr. 33 5/9 3/6 1/2 12 2 2 0 3 14 Dillon Brooks 31 10/16 6/8 0/0 3 6 1 0 3 26 Brandon Clarke 30 5/11 1/3 1/2 11 4 1 2 4 12 Justise Winslow 27 1/5 0/4 1/2 3 6 2 0 2 3 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Anderson 24 5/10 0/2 2/2 6 1 1 0 2 12 Jonas Valanciunas 21 5/12 0/1 0/0 3 1 0 0 0 10 Grayson Allen 17 3/5 2/3 0/0 1 3 0 0 0 8 Tyus Jones 14 2/3 1/2 0/0 1 3 1 0 1 5 De'Anthony Melton 11 3/4 1/2 1/1 0 5 0 0 3 8

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Surprise Grizzlies Roll Past Surprise Magic, 120-108


Dillon Brooks lines-up and drains one of his eight three-point baskets on the night.

Orlando, FL -- Thursday night's matchup between the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies featured the two biggest surprises of the young NBA season. The Magic, at 6-2, came into the evening with wins over the defending champ Raptors, the Bucks, and the Dallas Mavericks. Their balanced attack of depth and tenacity featured six players averaging double-figures scoring, led by Evan Fournier's 17.4 PPG. The Grizzlies, at 5-2, came in with wins against the Heat, Lakers, and Rockets under their belts. Led by rookie sensation Ja Morant, averaging 24.6 PPG, 8.3 APG, and 6.1 RPG, the young, up-start Grizzlies appear to be ahead of schedule.

Through three quarters, it appeared as if the Grizzlies were in charge, taking an 11 point lead into the fourth quarter. Dillon Brooks continued his hot start, scoring 18 points in the game's first three frames, while drilling six shots from beyond the arc. However, the Magic started slowly chipping away, pulling within five points halfway through the fourth.

That's when the Grizzlies decided to kick into an extra gear, led by Ja Morant, going on a charge to extend their lead to 14 with four minutes remaining. From there, the Grizz held serve en route to a 120-108 win to improve to 6-2 on the season. Ja Morant continued his brilliance, recording 29 points and 14 assists on 11/18 shooting. Dillon Brooks knocked down eight three-pointers in a 26 point effort. Nikola Vucevic paced the Magic with 27 points and 9 rebounds, and Jonathan Isaac chipped in 22 points and 5 rebounds in the losing effort.

Memphis Grizzlies (6-2) at Orlando Magic (6-3)
Nov 8, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 24 30 34 32 120 Orlando 28 18 31 31 108 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 29 pts, 14 ast, 2 reb, 1 stl Dillon Brooks - 26 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 8/10 3P Orlando Magic Nikola Vucevic - 27 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk Jonathan Isaac - 22 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl	Team Stats Comparison MEM ORL FG Made-Att 44/92 36/96 3PT Made-Att 16/36 11/44 FT Made-Att 16/23 25/27 Rebounds 56 51 Assists 38 31 Turnovers 17 11 Steals 5 12 Blocks 6 5
Memphis Grizzlies STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ja Morant 32 11/18 1/4 6/9 2 14 1 1 7 29 Dillon Brooks 32 9/17 8/12 0/0 4 3 0 0 3 26 Jonas Valanciunas 30 3/5 0/0 2/2 13 1 0 1 3 8 Justise Winslow 25 3/8 0/1 0/0 9 5 1 0 0 6 Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 7/13 2/5 0/1 10 3 1 2 0 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Brandon Clarke 30 4/11 3/4 0/0 9 2 1 1 1 11 Grayson Allen 24 3/8 0/2 0/0 0 2 1 0 0 6 Kyle Anderson 20 1/4 1/3 2/4 3 3 0 1 2 5 Tyus Jones 14 2/7 1/5 3/4 0 3 0 0 0 8 De'Anthony Melton 10 1/1 0/0 3/3 6 2 0 0 1 5
Orlando Magic STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Aaron Gordon 35 6/13 0/4 3/4 14 5 2 1 0 15 Jonathan Isaac 33 7/17 3/11 5/5 5 2 2 1 2 22 Nikola Vucevic 32 9/18 2/4 7/7 9 4 0 1 1 27 Evan Fournier 30 5/13 3/9 0/0 1 7 1 0 2 13 Markelle Fultz 26 1/4 0/1 2/2 3 5 2 0 0 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Michael Carter-Williams 25 3/10 1/5 0/0 8 2 2 1 3 7 Al-Farouq Aminu 23 3/7 0/2 5/5 10 3 2 0 2 11 Terrence Ross 17 1/9 1/5 0/0 1 0 1 1 1 3 D.J. Augustin 15 1/5 1/3 3/4 0 3 0 0 0 6

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Game 9 | November 9, 2019

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Luka Doncic took control in the 4th quarter, scoring 15 of his team high 24 points in the frame as the Mavs down the Grizzlies, 132-123.

Dallas Mavericks (6-3) at Memphis Grizzlies (6-3)
Nov 9, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Dallas 42 34 33 23 132 Memphis 31 36 30 26 123 Top Performers Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic - 24 pts, 10 ast, 4 reb Kristaps Porzingis - 21 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 27 pts, 13 ast, 5 reb, 1 stl Jaren Jackson Jr. - 25 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison DAL MEM FG Made-Att 42/89 40/88 3PT Made-Att 21/45 9/26 FT Made-Att 27/35 34/51 Rebounds 50 41 Assists 35 36 Turnovers 18 11 Steals 5 9 Blocks 1 4

Game 10 | November 11, 2019

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Jaren Jackson Jr. dominated with 39 points and 12 rebounds in the Grizzlies 126-121 win over the Spurs.

Memphis Grizzlies (7-3) at San Antonio Spurs (2-8)
Nov 11, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Memphis 31 36 29 30 126 San Antonio 29 27 35 30 121 Top Performers Memphis Grizzlies Jaren Jackson Jr. - 39 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl Ja Morant - 19 pts, 9 ast, 3 reb, 2 stl San Antonio Spurs Rudy Gay - 27 pts, 9 reb, 2 ast DeMar DeRozan - 24 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl	Team Stats Comparison MEM SAS FG Made-Att 43/81 42/93 3PT Made-Att 12/30 15/32 FT Made-Att 28/35 22/24 Rebounds 42 42 Assists 39 35 Turnovers 17 17 Steals 12 8 Blocks 2 3

[Knickerbocker91]

Solid start to the season, as long as everyone can stay healthy Memphis is competitive.

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Game 13 | November 17, 2019

(5-6) |AT| (8-4)

Justise Winslow provided 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists as the Grizzlies narrowly escaped the Nuggets, 107-105.

Denver Nuggets (5-7) at Memphis Grizzlies (9-4)
Nov 17, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Denver 28 21 27 29 105 Memphis 26 25 25 31 107 Top Performers Denver Nuggets Jamal Murray - 25 pts, 7 ast, 3 reb Nikola Jokic - 20 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk Memphis Grizzlies Justise Winslow - 18 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl Ja Morant - 17 pts, 12 ast, 3 reb	Team Stats Comparison DEN MEM FG Made-Att 38/91 38/80 3PT Made-Att 10/35 7/35 FT Made-Att 19/28 24/36 Rebounds 51 51 Assists 32 33 Turnovers 12 17 Steals 8 6 Blocks 1 7

Game 14 | November 19, 2019

(6-8) |AT| (9-4)

Jonas Valanciunas went off for 23 points and 16 rebounds as the Grizzlies held off the Warriors, 126-121.

Golden State Warriors (6-9) at Memphis Grizzlies (10-4)
Nov 19, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Golden State 28 32 31 30 121 Memphis 34 31 28 33 126 Top Performers Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson - 28 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb Andrew Wiggins - 20 pts, 7 ast, 5 reb, 1 stl Memphis Grizzlies Jonas Valanciunas - 23 pts, 16 reb, 2 blk Jaren Jackson Jr. - 21 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk	Team Stats Comparison GSW MEM FG Made-Att 42/93 43/87 3PT Made-Att 19/49 7/30 FT Made-Att 18/24 33/38 Rebounds 38 56 Assists 39 37 Turnovers 13 16 Steals 11 4 Blocks 1 3

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Grizzlies Split Pair With Lakers, Clippers

Game 15 | November 23, 2019

(11-4) |AT| (10-4)

Anthony Davis scored 26 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists in the Lakers 127-121 win over the Grizzlies.

Los Angeles Lakers (12-4) at Memphis Grizzlies (10-5)
Nov 23, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 29 30 33 35 127 Memphis 29 27 31 34 121 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis - 26 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl LeBron James - 25 pts, 7 ast, 4 reb, 4 stl Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 30 pts, 9 ast, 4 reb Brandon Clarke - 20 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk	Team Stats Comparison LAL MEM FG Made-Att 41/93 42/82 3PT Made-Att 14/42 13/34 FT Made-Att 31/40 24/36 Rebounds 52 41 Assists 35 40 Turnovers 12 17 Steals 13 8 Blocks 2 3

Game 17 | November 27, 2019

(15-3) |AT| (11-5)

Ja Morant scored 31 points and dished out 11 assists in the Grizzlies 120-104 win over the Clippers.

Los Angeles Clippers (15-4) at Memphis Grizzlies (12-5)
Nov 27, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 30 24 26 24 104 Memphis 25 35 27 33 120 Top Performers Los Angeles Clippers Kawhi Leonard - 29 pts, 8 ast, 7 reb, 2 stl Paul George - 19 pts, 6 ast, 5 reb, 3 stl Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 31 pts, 11 ast, 4 reb Jaren Jackson Jr. - 19 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison LAC MEM FG Made-Att 34/87 45/87 3PT Made-Att 11/40 14/35 FT Made-Att 25/34 16/22 Rebounds 44 48 Assists 29 43 Turnovers 9 12 Steals 8 3 Blocks 4 4

[Knickerbocker91]

Solid start to the season so far, what are your goals with this franchise?