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Grizzlies bury Pelicans with a late 3rd-quarter surge
New Orleans pulled within five midway through the 3rd quarter, then went 5:01 without a field goal as Memphis ran away to a 142-111 win.
NEW ORLEANS — The Memphis Grizzlies broke the game open late in the 3rd quarter and routed the New Orleans Pelicans 142-111 on Friday. Cameron Boozer's layup put Memphis ahead for good at 10-9.
Saddiq Bey scored 8 points in a 10-0 run that pulled the Pelicans within 80-77. They were still within 82-77 with 5:46 left in the quarter, and never got closer than 6 after it. Memphis outscored them 23-9 from there to the end of the quarter, and New Orleans went 5:01 without a field goal. The Grizzlies led 105-86 entering the 4th quarter and stretched it to 31 late.
Jerami Grant led Memphis with 22 points off the bench, 12 of them in the 2nd quarter, when his 7 straight points capped a 13-0 run. GG Jackson added 14. Bey finished with 30 points and six 3-pointers for New Orleans, and Zion Williamson scored 22.
- 31
- Grizzlies largest lead
- 18-7
- 3-pointers made, MEM to NOP
- 12-14
- Turnovers, MEM to NOP
MEM ahead above the line · NOP ahead below