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Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies, Oct 21, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 21, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Utah Jazz

103AT

Memphis Grizzlies

123
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STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

SpotlightBig night

Ty Jerome scores 45 as Grizzlies pull away from Jazz

Ty Jerome scored 13 in the first quarter and 16 in the fourth, and Memphis never trailed again after the opening minute of the second.

NightlyHoops desk · SpotlightWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

Ty Jerome scored 45 points on Wednesday night, making 17 of 25 shots, 5 of 10 from three and 6 of 7 at the line, with seven rebounds and six assists.

His Memphis Grizzlies beat the Utah Jazz 123-103. Jerome scored in every quarter, and the biggest stretches came at both ends of the night: 13 points in the first quarter, 16 in the fourth.

Who led, and by how much Hover or tap for the score at any moment

UTA ahead above the line · MEM ahead below

201010203040Q1Q2Q3Q4UTA by 9MEM by 27
The margin through the game, from the play-by-play. Above the line UTA leads; below it, MEM.

He started early. From 8:32 left in the first quarter, Jerome scored six straight Grizzlies points, putting Memphis up 9-7 with his first basket. Utah stayed close through that stretch, with Keyonte George scoring six straight Jazz points of his own, and the Jazz led 13-12 when Jerome's string ended at 7:23.

Utah then built its largest lead, 28-19, with 1:13 left in the quarter. Svi Mykhailiuk scored six straight Jazz points to make it 31-22.

Then the game flipped. Memphis ran off 13 unanswered points, from 0:36.3 left in the first quarter to 10:42 left in the second, turning a 31-22 deficit into a 35-31 lead. Jerome scored seven of them. The Grizzlies went ahead for good at 11:09 of the second on a Cameron Boozer free throw, 32-31. Along the way, Jerome made five field goals in a row, a streak that began at 8:32 of the first quarter and ran to 8:58 of the second.

The second quarter belonged to others. Jerome scored six, while Jerami Grant scored 13 off the bench. George kept Utah within reach for a stretch, scoring seven straight Jazz points from 6:58 to 5:38, but Memphis still led 49-45 when he finished. The half ended 64-51.

Jerome added 10 in the third. The Grizzlies' 11-0 run in that quarter came without a Jerome basket: Jaylen Wells scored four, Cam Spencer hit a three, and Boozer and Scotty Pippen Jr. added baskets as the lead grew from 71-55 to 82-55. That 27-point margin, at 6:14 of the third, was the game's largest.

With 0:03 left in the quarter, Jerome started again. He scored seven straight Grizzlies points, a string that carried across the break, and Memphis led 98-79 after three.

That string ended at 11:00 of the fourth with the Grizzlies up 103-80. Jerome kept scoring. Utah's Ace Bailey hit a three and a cutting dunk in the final minutes, but Jerome hit a driving floater with 3:52 left for a 116-97 lead, then made both free throws at 2:53 for 118-101.

Wells closed the scoring with a step-back three at 0:16.8. The final was 123-103, and Jerome finished at plus-22.

Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Utah Jazz (UTA) at Memphis Grizzlies (MEM), Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Memphis. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Grizzlies 123, Jazz 103. (UTA 103, MEM 123.) Final margin: 20.
  • POINTS BY QUARTER: UTA 31 20 28 24; MEM 29 35 34 25.
  • SCORE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD (UTA-MEM): Q1 31-29, Q2 51-64, Q3 79-98, Q4 103-123.
  • HALVES: first half, Jazz 51, Grizzlies 64; second half, Jazz 52, Grizzlies 59.
  • LARGEST LEADS: UTA 9 (28-19, 1:13 left in the 1st quarter); MEM 27 (55-82, 6:14 left in the 3rd quarter). Scores are UTA-MEM.
  • LEAD CHANGES: 4. TIES: 5.
  • Grizzlies went ahead for good with 11:09 left in the 2nd quarter, at 31-32 (Cameron Boozer, Free Throw 1 of 2).
  • RUNS (8 or more unanswered points; each scorer's points in the run):
  • - MEM 13-0 from 0:36.3 left in the 1st quarter to 10:42 left in the 2nd quarter, 31-22 to 31-35 (Quinten Post 2, Cedric Coward 2, Ty Jerome 7, Cameron Boozer 2)
  • - MEM 11-0 from 8:15 left in the 3rd quarter to 6:14 left in the 3rd quarter, 55-71 to 55-82 (Jaylen Wells 4, Cameron Boozer 2, Cam Spencer 3, Scotty Pippen Jr. 2)
  • STRAIGHT TEAM POINTS BY ONE PLAYER (the other team may score in between):
  • - Keyonte George scored 6 straight Jazz points, from 8:11 left in the 1st quarter to 7:41 left in the 1st quarter (10-9, 13-9).
  • - Svi Mykhailiuk scored 6 straight Jazz points, from 1:13 left in the 1st quarter to 0:43.4 left in the 1st quarter (28-19, 31-22).
  • - Keyonte George scored 7 straight Jazz points, from 6:58 left in the 2nd quarter to 5:38 left in the 2nd quarter (40-44, 43-46, 45-49).
  • - Ty Jerome scored 6 straight Grizzlies points, from 8:32 left in the 1st quarter to 7:23 left in the 1st quarter (7-9, 13-12).
  • - Ty Jerome scored 7 straight Grizzlies points, from 0:03 left in the 3rd quarter to 11:00 left in the 4th quarter (79-98, 79-101, 80-103).
  • TIMELINE (the facts above in game order, each at the moment it began; a later line began later; scores UTA-MEM):
  • - 8:32 to 7:23 left in the 1st quarter: Ty Jerome scores 6 straight Grizzlies points (7-9 after the first, 13-12 after the last).
  • - 8:32 left in the 1st quarter to 8:58 left in the 2nd quarter: Ty Jerome makes 5 field goals in a row.
  • - 8:11 to 7:41 left in the 1st quarter: Keyonte George scores 6 straight Jazz points (10-9 after the first, 13-9 after the last).
  • - 1:13 left in the 1st quarter: UTA leads by 9, its largest lead (28-19).
  • - 1:13 to 0:43.4 left in the 1st quarter: Svi Mykhailiuk scores 6 straight Jazz points (28-19 after the first, 31-22 after the last).
  • - 0:36.3 left in the 1st quarter to 10:42 left in the 2nd quarter: MEM 13-0 run, 31-22 to 31-35.
  • - End of the 1st quarter: 31-29.
  • - 11:09 left in the 2nd quarter: Grizzlies go ahead for good, 31-32.
  • - 6:58 to 5:38 left in the 2nd quarter: Keyonte George scores 7 straight Jazz points (40-44 after the first, 45-49 after the last).
  • - End of the 2nd quarter: 51-64.
  • - 8:15 to 6:14 left in the 3rd quarter: MEM 11-0 run, 55-71 to 55-82.
  • - 6:14 left in the 3rd quarter: MEM leads by 27, its largest lead (55-82).
  • - 0:03 left in the 3rd quarter to 11:00 left in the 4th quarter: Ty Jerome scores 7 straight Grizzlies points (79-98 after the first, 80-103 after the last).
  • - End of the 3rd quarter: 79-98.
  • - End of the 4th quarter: 103-123.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - UTA: FG 35-76 (46.1%), 3PT 11-33 (33.3%), FT 22-33, 38 rebounds (5 offensive), 25 assists, 18 turnovers, 9 steals, 12 blocks, 34 bench points
  • - MEM: FG 44-93 (47.3%), 3PT 13-34 (38.2%), FT 22-28, 55 rebounds (15 offensive), 23 assists, 13 turnovers, 8 steals, 7 blocks, 46 bench points
  • TWO-POINT SHOOTING (inside the arc: FG less 3PT):
  • - UTA: 2PT 24-43 (55.8%)
  • - MEM: 2PT 31-59 (52.5%)
  • PLAYERS, Utah Jazz:
  • - Keyonte George (starter, 29 min): 22 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 5 ast, FG 7-12, 3PT 4-6, FT 4-7, 1 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -8 | points by period 8-7-2-5
  • - Lauri Markkanen (starter, 36 min): 18 pts, 9 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 4-13, 3PT 1-7, FT 9-10, 0 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 1 foul, +/- -2 | points by period 5-2-5-6
  • - Jaren Jackson Jr. (starter, 28 min): 15 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 6-10, 3PT 2-4, FT 1-2, 1 stl, 2 blk, 5 tov, 6 fouls, +/- -17 | points by period 2-7-2-4
  • - Ace Bailey (bench, 24 min): 12 pts, 5 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 5-11, 3PT 2-5, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 3 blk, 1 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -5 | points by period 0-0-7-5
  • - Svi Mykhailiuk (bench, 19 min): 10 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 4-5, 3PT 2-3, FT 0-0, 3 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -1 | points by period 6-0-4-0
  • - Darryn Peterson (starter, 31 min): 9 pts, 4 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 3-7, 3PT 0-1, FT 3-4, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -16 | points by period 5-2-0-2
  • - Isaiah Collier (bench, 16 min): 7 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 2-8, 3PT 0-2, FT 3-5, 1 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 0 fouls, +/- -10 | points by period 3-0-4-0
  • - Jaxson Hayes (starter, 26 min): 5 pts, 5 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 2-3, 3PT 0-1, FT 1-4, 2 stl, 6 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -27 | points by period 2-2-1-0
  • - Kyle Filipowski (bench, 9 min): 3 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 1-2, 3PT 0-1, FT 1-1, 1 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- 0 | points by period 0-0-3-0
  • - Brice Sensabaugh (bench, 14 min): 2 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 1-4, 3PT 0-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- -10 | points by period 0-0-0-2
  • - Josh Okogie (bench, 8 min): 0 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-1, 3PT 0-1, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -4
  • PLAYERS, Memphis Grizzlies:
  • - Ty Jerome (starter, 32 min): 45 pts, 7 reb (1 off), 6 ast, FG 17-25, 3PT 5-10, FT 6-7, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +22 | points by period 13-6-10-16
  • - Jerami Grant (bench, 24 min): 15 pts, 2 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 4-9, 3PT 2-4, FT 5-6, 0 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -1 | points by period 0-13-2-0
  • - GG Jackson (bench, 19 min): 12 pts, 8 reb (2 off), 0 ast, FG 4-8, 3PT 2-2, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 2 blk, 4 tov, 2 fouls, +/- -8 | points by period 5-3-4-0
  • - Jaylen Wells (starter, 28 min): 12 pts, 5 reb (3 off), 0 ast, FG 5-10, 3PT 1-4, FT 1-3, 4 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +25 | points by period 0-2-6-4
  • - Scotty Pippen Jr. (bench, 20 min): 9 pts, 2 reb (2 off), 5 ast, FG 2-7, 3PT 0-3, FT 5-6, 3 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 1 foul, +/- -3 | points by period 5-0-2-2
  • - Cameron Boozer (starter, 33 min): 7 pts, 11 reb (1 off), 5 ast, FG 2-15, 3PT 0-6, FT 3-4, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- +32 | points by period 0-4-2-1
  • - Cedric Coward (starter, 28 min): 7 pts, 7 reb (0 off), 2 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 1-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 1 blk, 0 tov, 5 fouls, +/- +23 | points by period 2-3-2-0
  • - Quinten Post (bench, 19 min): 7 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 3-4, 3PT 1-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -7 | points by period 2-0-3-2
  • - Zach Edey (starter, 21 min): 6 pts, 9 reb (3 off), 0 ast, FG 3-5, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 2 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +19 | points by period 2-4-0-0
  • - Cam Spencer (bench, 16 min): 3 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 2 ast, FG 1-4, 3PT 1-1, FT 0-0, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- -2 | points by period 0-0-3-0
  • PLAYER FACTS:
  • - Cameron Boozer made 0 of 6 three-point attempts.
  • - Ty Jerome scored 13 in the 1st quarter.
  • - Ty Jerome scored 16 in the 4th quarter.
  • - Ty Jerome made 5 field goals in a row.
  • - Jerami Grant scored 13 in the 2nd quarter.
  • SCORING PLAYS IN THE LAST 6:00 OF THE 4TH QUARTER (UTA-MEM after the play):
  • - 5:47 MEM +2 Quinten Post (cutting Layup) -> 94-114
  • - 4:19 UTA +3 Ace Bailey (25' 3PT) -> 97-114
  • - 3:52 MEM +2 Ty Jerome (13' driving floating Jump Shot) -> 97-116
  • - 3:36 UTA +1 Keyonte George (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 98-116
  • - 3:36 UTA +1 Keyonte George (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 99-116
  • - 3:14 UTA +2 Ace Bailey (cutting DUNK) -> 101-116
  • - 2:53 MEM +1 Ty Jerome (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 101-117
  • - 2:53 MEM +1 Ty Jerome (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 101-118
  • - 2:07 MEM +2 Scotty Pippen Jr. (6' driving floating Jump Shot) -> 101-120
  • - 0:37.4 UTA +2 Brice Sensabaugh (driving finger roll Layup) -> 103-120
  • - 0:16.8 MEM +3 Jaylen Wells (24' 3PT step back) -> 103-123
  • SEASON LINES THE GAME'S PREVIEW STATED (before this game):
  • - Ace Bailey averaged 13.8 points in 72 games last season.
  • - Jahmai Mashack averaged 6.2 points in 31 games last season.
  • ANGLE: Big night. VOICE: Spotlight.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Jazz play at the Grizzlies on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 8:00 PM EDT. Last season, the Jazz went 22-60, Ace Bailey averaged 13.8 points in 72 games last season, and Blake Hinson averaged 11.9 points in 14 games last season. The Jazz's confirmed starters are Jaxson Hayes, Jaren Jackson Jr., Keyonte George, Lauri Markkanen and Darryn Peterson (NBA official lineups, 3:39 PM EDT). On the other side, last season, the Grizzlies went 24-56 in the games the source holds, Javon Small averaged 9.7 points in 41 games last season, and Jahmai Mashack averaged 6.2 points in 31 games last season. The Grizzlies' confirmed starters are Zach Edey, Cameron Boozer, Ty Jerome, Jaylen Wells and Cedric Coward (NBA official lineups, 3:39 PM EDT). The Jazz won the last meeting with the Grizzlies 147-101 on Apr 10, at home, since 2019-20, the Grizzlies are 12-13 against the Jazz in the regular season, and since 2019-20, the Grizzlies are 1-4 against the Jazz in the playoffs.

Written from the facts below by a fixed template.

Facts as of 10:52 AM EDT

  • The Jazz play at the Grizzlies on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 8:00 PM EDT.
  • Last season, the Jazz went 22-60.
  • Ace Bailey averaged 13.8 points in 72 games last season.
  • Blake Hinson averaged 11.9 points in 14 games last season.
  • The Jazz's confirmed starters are Jaxson Hayes, Jaren Jackson Jr., Keyonte George, Lauri Markkanen and Darryn Peterson (NBA official lineups, 3:39 PM EDT).
  • Last season, the Grizzlies went 24-56 in the games the source holds.
  • Javon Small averaged 9.7 points in 41 games last season.
  • Jahmai Mashack averaged 6.2 points in 31 games last season.
  • The Grizzlies' confirmed starters are Zach Edey, Cameron Boozer, Ty Jerome, Jaylen Wells and Cedric Coward (NBA official lineups, 3:39 PM EDT).
  • The Jazz won the last meeting with the Grizzlies 147-101 on Apr 10, at home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Grizzlies are 12-13 against the Jazz in the regular season.
  • Since 2019-20, the Grizzlies are 1-4 against the Jazz in the playoffs.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Utah Jazz

Confirmed · 3:39 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. KG
    Keyonte GeorgePG · 23.6 PTS · 3.7 REB · 6.1 AST · 54 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  2. DP
    Darryn PetersonSG · No averages held
  3. LM
    Lauri MarkkanenSF · 26.7 PTS · 6.9 REB · 2.1 AST · 42 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  4. JJ
    Jaren Jackson Jr.PF · 19.2 PTS · 5.7 REB · 2.0 AST · 46 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  5. JH
    Jaxson HayesC · 7.5 PTS · 4.1 REB · 0.9 AST · 66 GP · 2025-26 regular season

Memphis Grizzlies

Confirmed · 3:39 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. TJ
    Ty JeromePG · 19.7 PTS · 2.8 REB · 5.7 AST · 15 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  2. CC
    Cedric CowardSG · 13.6 PTS · 6.0 REB · 2.8 AST · 60 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  3. JW
    Jaylen WellsSF · 12.7 PTS · 3.2 REB · 1.7 AST · 67 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  4. CB
    Cameron BoozerPF · No averages held
  5. ZE
    Zach EdeyC · 13.6 PTS · 11.1 REB · 1.1 AST · 11 GP · 2025-26 regular season

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Utah Jazz

Checked 7:47 PM EDT

Not available from the sourceThe latest report does not cover this game.

Memphis Grizzlies

Checked 7:47 PM EDT

Not available from the sourceThe latest report does not cover this game.

SELECTED PLAYER
TJ

Ty Jerome

MEM · Starter · 31:43 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

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Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
31:434576011417–255–106–7+22
28:36223510247–124–64–7-8
36:20189301314–131–79–10-2
28:05155212566–102–41–2-17
24:01152301324–92–45–6-1
24:18125303135–112–50–0-5
18:41128002424–82–22–2-8
27:44125040035–101–41–3+25
19:26101230014–52–30–0-1
31:0694300123–70–13–4-16
20:1192530212–70–35–6-3
33:06711500112–150–63–4+32
27:4977201053–61–20–0+23
15:4273310302–80–23–5-10
19:2271000143–41–20–0-7
21:0569002033–50–00–0+19
26:1855326142–30–11–4-27
16:1733210111–41–10–0-2
8:5830010001–20–11–10
13:3422100211–40–20–0-10
7:3601000010–10–10–0-4
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UTA totalsSum of 11 player lines1033825912182335–7611–3322–33
MEM totalsSum of 10 player lines123552387132644–9313–3422–28

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

UTAUtah Jazz

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.

MEMMemphis Grizzlies

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.