Memphis Grizzlies 127, Boston Celtics 121 — Recap

December 7, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 127, Boston Celtics 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 31-27 BOS; Q2 MEM 35-27 BOS; Q3 MEM 28-35 BOS; Q4 MEM 33-32 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 32 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 27 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Jrue Holiday (BOS) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-26 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

32 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jrue Holiday

23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 8-26 FG

Season highs

Ja Morant · Season-high 32 pointsJrue Holiday · Season-high 23 pointsJa Morant · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	31	35	28	33		127
BOS	27	27	35	32		121

🧮 How They Scored

MEMBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.0%Effective FG%48.6%

11.1%Turnover %10.0%

23.4%Offensive rebound %26.8%

0.245Free-throw rate0.267

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	34	32	9	9	2	—	3	11-20	4-6	6-7	+2
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	34	27	9	1	3	4	—	11-19	3-4	2-4	+9
Desmond Bane G	33	14	2	4	3	—	4	5-12	2-5	2-2	+17
Brandon Clarke F	26	18	8	4	2	1	—	9-11	—	—	+2
Jake LaRavia F	24	5	4	—	2	1	1	2-5	1-2	—	+12
Marcus Smart G	19	3	2	2	1	—	2	1-11	1-6	—	-10
Jay Huff F-C	18	10	9	2	—	1	1	2-3	2-3	4-4	+6
Jaylen Wells F	18	7	1	—	—	—	1	3-6	1-4	—	-5
Santi Aldama F	17	9	6	1	—	—	—	2-5	1-2	4-4	-5
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	17	2	2	2	—	—	1	1-2	0-1	0-2	+2

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	38	17	13	9	—	—	1	6-21	1-10	4-5	-3
Derrick White G	38	10	6	3	3	2	3	3-9	2-7	2-2	-11
Jaylen Brown G	35	22	3	6	1	—	5	10-14	2-3	0-1	-17
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	33	19	8	2	1	3	1	6-17	3-10	4-6	+2
Jrue Holiday G	30	23	4	3	—	1	—	8-26	4-17	3-4	-12
Payton Pritchard G	30	22	6	2	1	—	1	7-12	6-11	2-4	+8
Neemias Queta C	17	5	7	1	—	1	1	2-3	—	1-2	+3
Luke Kornet F-C	9	3	3	—	—	—	1	0-1	—	3-4	-3
Sam Hauser F	9	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	34	32	69.3	28.9	+4.0	19.8
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	34	27	65.0	24.4	+14.8	16.4
Brandon Clarke	Bench	26	18	81.8	15.9	+1.3	17.3
Desmond Bane	Bench	33	14	54.3	20.5	+21.6	6.7
Jay Huff	Bench	18	10	105.0	13.6	+14.3	19.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	17	9	66.6	15.9	-12.5	17.4
Jaylen Wells	Bench	18	7	58.3	14.6	-14.8	1.7
Jake LaRavia	Bench	24	5	50.0	10.2	+22.6	6.2
Marcus Smart	Bench	19	3	13.6	26.5	-23.9	-4.8
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	17	2	34.7	10.0	+8.5	0.0
John Konchar	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Colin Castleton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Spencer	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Yuki Kawamura	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jrue Holiday	Bench	30	23	41.4	32.5	-17.1	5.6
Jaylen Brown	Bench	35	22	76.2	20.9	-20.2	10.9
Payton Pritchard	Bench	30	22	79.9	17.0	+6.4	15.2
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	33	19	48.4	20.6	-1.9	6.6
Jayson Tatum	Bench	38	17	36.6	22.9	-4.8	11.9
Derrick White	Bench	38	10	50.6	13.0	-15.3	8.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	17	5	64.4	9.8	-0.2	9.9
Luke Kornet	Bench	9	3	54.3	17.4	-22.6	2.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sam Hauser	Bench	9	—	0.0	7.7	+8.7	-2.6
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0