Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 29 points in the Grizzlies' 139-126 victory over the Pelicans
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 of his 29 points in the third quarter, Desmond Bane had 20 points and 14 assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 139-126 on Friday night.
Luke Kennard added 27 points, making 7 of 9 3-pointers and 10 of 14 overall shots from the field, to help Memphis win its fifth straight.
Dejounte Murray led the Pelicans with 26 points. Trey Murphy III and CJ McCollum each had 22, and Jordan Hawkins added 20.
The Pelicans relied heavily on their backcourt for a 71-62 halftime lead, with Murray scoring 17 points and McCollum adding 15.
The game had the potential of highlighting the top two picks in the 2019 NBA draft - Zion Williamson, the No. 1 pick for the Pelicans, and Ja Morant, picked second by the Grizzlies. However, neither was available with Williamson still ramping up conditioning, and Morant recovering from an illness.
Pelicans: New Orleans' backcourt of Murray and McCollum shot well in the first half to help the Pelicans take the lead, but they could not hold on in the second half.
Grizzlies: Memphis outscored New Orleans 77-55 in the second half.
New Orleans pulled within six points early in the fourth, but Memphis went on a 15-5 run to grab its largest lead of the game at that point with 5:25 left.
Kennard has made 14 of 20 3-pointers over his last two games.
Both teams play the second night of back-to-backs Saturday. New Orleans is at Charlotte, and Memphis hosts Utah.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Yves Missi vs. Zach Edey (Luke Kennard gains possession) | |||
11:46 | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point pullup jump shot (Zach Edey assists) | 0-2 | |
11:23 | Zach Edey blocks Yves Missi's two point layup | |||
11:20 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
11:09 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point hook shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 0-4 | |
10:54 | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point stepback jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 2-4 | |
10:40 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving hook shot | 2-6 | |
10:19 | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | |||
10:15 | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point running pullup jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 2-9 | |
10:04 | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-9 | |
9:42 | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 5-12 | |
9:27 | CJ McCollum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:25 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
9:18 | Trey Murphy III personal foul (Luke Kennard draws the foul) | |||
9:12 | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point pullup jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 5-14 | |
8:52 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 7-14 | |
8:40 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-16 | |
8:26 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 9-16 | |
8:09 | Jaylen Wells misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:05 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | |||
7:58 | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:58 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
7:58 | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-16 | |
7:46 | CJ McCollum blocks Desmond Bane's three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:43 | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | |||
7:39 | Zach Edey shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | |||
7:39 | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:39 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
7:39 | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-16 | |
7:33 | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 11-19 | |
7:31 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
7:16 | Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
6:57 | Zach Edey misses two point layup | |||
6:55 | Luke Kennard offensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Desmond Bane misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:45 | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-19 | |
6:29 | Zach Edey misses three point jump shot | |||
6:26 | GG Jackson offensive rebound | |||
6:19 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 13-22 | |
6:03 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 15-22 | |
5:50 | GG Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:36 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 17-22 | |
5:25 | Yves Missi blocks Desmond Bane's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
5:21 | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | |||
5:17 | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 19-22 | |
5:08 | +2 | GG Jackson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 19-24 | |
4:46 | Dejounte Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:42 | Javonte Green offensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Trey Murphy III misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
4:35 | GG Jackson defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point driving layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 19-26 | |
4:14 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 21-26 | |
4:07 | +2 | GG Jackson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 21-28 | |
4:07 | Javonte Green shooting foul (GG Jackson draws the foul) | |||
4:07 | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-29 | |
3:55 | Daniel Theis misses two point jump shot | |||
3:50 | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | |||
3:43 | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:34 | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:30 | GG Jackson defensive rebound | |||
3:27 | Desmond Bane misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
3:22 | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | |||
3:13 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-29 | |
2:59 | GG Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:56 | Daniel Theis defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | |||
2:49 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
2:49 | Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:49 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
2:49 | +1 | Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-29 | |
2:24 | GG Jackson misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
2:22 | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | |||
2:09 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
2:06 | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:01 | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup | 24-31 | |
1:38 | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:34 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
1:25 | +2 | Daniel Theis makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 26-31 | |
1:10 | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
1:07 | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | |||
1:05 | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:52 | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Daniel Theis assists) | 29-31 | |
0:39 | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:39 | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-32 | |
0:39 | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-33 | |
0:32 | Jay Huff blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | |||
0:30 | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:23 | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | |||
0:19 | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | |||
11:37 | Jay Huff defensive rebound | |||
11:32 | Jay Huff turnover (traveling) | |||
11:12 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 31-33 | |
10:57 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:54 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
10:41 | Javonte Green turnover (bad pass) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals) | |||
10:37 | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Hawkins steals) | |||
10:34 | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point running reverse layup | 33-33 | |
10:22 | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Hawkins steals) | |||
10:16 | Javonte Green turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals) | |||
10:11 | +3 | John Konchar makes three point running jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 33-36 | |
10:05 | Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | |||
10:00 | Jose Alvarado misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:55 | Javonte Green offensive rebound | |||
9:54 | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Javonte Green assists) | 35-36 | |
9:45 | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | |||
9:43 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Jaylen Wells shooting foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | |||
9:35 | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-36 | |
9:35 | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-36 | |
9:25 | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-39 | |
9:10 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 40-39 | |
8:52 | Yves Missi blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
8:49 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
8:48 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point hook shot | 40-41 | |
8:32 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 42-41 | |
8:32 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
8:09 | Jaylen Wells misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:06 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point running jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists) | 45-41 | |
7:54 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-43 | |
7:31 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:29 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Luke Kennard turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | |||
7:04 | CJ McCollum misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
7:00 | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point running jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 45-46 | |
6:40 | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | |||
6:40 | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-46 | |
6:40 | +1 | CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-46 | |
6:26 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point driving floating jump shot | 47-48 | |
6:09 | Jordan Hawkins misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:05 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
5:55 | John Konchar misses three point jump shot | |||
5:53 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point running jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 50-48 | |
5:36 | GG Jackson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:34 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | Zach Edey blocks Jose Alvarado's two point driving reverse layup | |||
5:26 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point tip layup | 52-48 | |
5:26 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
5:10 | GG Jackson misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
5:05 | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | |||
5:05 | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point tip dunk | 52-50 | |
4:42 | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:38 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
4:35 | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point layup (Yves Missi assists) | 54-50 | |
4:13 | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point driving layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 54-52 | |
4:05 | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Clarke steals) | |||
4:00 | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaylen Wells assists) | 54-54 | |
3:59 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||