Memphis Grizzlies 123, Cleveland Cavaliers 129 — Recap

February 23, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 123, Cleveland Cavaliers 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 29-33 CLE; Q2 MEM 27-29 CLE; Q3 MEM 32-31 CLE; Q4 MEM 35-36 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 33 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Ty Jerome (CLE) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 25 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 21 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

33 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 11-23 FG

Scoring · CLE

Ty Jerome

26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · CLE

Evan Mobley

25 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 10-20 FG

Season highs

Evan Mobley · Season-high 8 assists

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	29	27	32	35		123
CLE	33	29	31	36		129

🧮 How They Scored

MEMCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.8%Effective FG%53.0%

11.0%Turnover %10.9%

25.5%Offensive rebound %46.8%

0.337Free-throw rate0.354

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	35	7	5	8	1	1	1	2-13	0-7	3-3	-2
Ja Morant G	34	21	2	10	—	—	1	6-13	2-4	7-7	-5
Santi Aldama F	29	15	6	1	1	1	—	6-11	3-6	—	-8
Luke Kennard G	26	19	4	2	—	—	—	6-8	3-5	4-4	-2
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	25	22	3	4	2	1	1	9-18	1-5	3-6	+7
Zach Edey C	25	6	9	—	1	1	2	2-5	—	2-4	-11
Jaylen Wells F	22	14	4	—	—	—	3	5-10	4-7	0-2	-8
Vince Williams Jr. G	20	10	1	1	2	—	3	2-5	1-2	5-5	+7
Brandon Clarke F	16	6	2	1	—	1	—	3-6	—	—	-2
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	5	3	1	—	1	—	2	1-1	1-1	—	+1
GG Jackson F	4	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-7

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Evan Mobley F-C	36	25	13	8	—	3	3	10-20	1-8	4-6	+9
Donovan Mitchell G	35	33	2	6	—	—	1	11-23	4-8	7-11	+1
Jarrett Allen C	31	13	10	1	1	—	3	6-8	—	1-4	+7
Max Strus G	31	11	8	3	—	1	1	3-8	3-8	2-2	+11
De'Andre Hunter F	25	12	8	2	—	—	2	4-10	0-4	4-4	+2
Ty Jerome G	23	26	5	4	2	—	1	9-16	3-7	5-6	+4
Isaac Okoro F-G	19	6	4	—	—	1	—	2-5	1-4	1-2	-1
Sam Merrill G	18	3	1	1	1	—	2	1-4	1-4	—	-2
Dean Wade F	17	—	6	—	—	—	1	0-3	0-3	—	—
Craig Porter G	5	—	—	—	1	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	25	22	53.3	34.4	+15.8	13.0
Ja Morant	Bench	34	21	65.3	21.0	-5.2	12.1
Luke Kennard	Bench	26	19	97.3	13.4	-3.8	23.1
Santi Aldama	Bench	29	15	68.2	15.1	-17.6	12.0
Jaylen Wells	Bench	22	14	64.3	26.4	-12.5	6.0
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	20	10	69.4	20.8	+13.9	7.2
Desmond Bane	Bench	35	7	24.4	16.9	+2.3	5.5
Brandon Clarke	Bench	16	6	50.0	15.4	+0.8	8.5
Zach Edey	Bench	25	6	44.4	14.5	-14.7	2.5
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	5	3	150.0	23.1	+8.3	7.4
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Konchar	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GG Jackson	Bench	4	—	0.0	22.2	-87.5	-16.7

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	35	33	59.3	29.8	-5.7	12.0
Ty Jerome	Bench	23	26	69.7	31.3	+5.5	23.4
Evan Mobley	Bench	36	25	55.2	25.7	+6.8	19.8
Jarrett Allen	Bench	31	13	66.6	14.5	+8.7	7.8
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	25	12	51.0	18.4	+1.6	12.6
Max Strus	Bench	31	11	61.9	12.5	+8.8	7.7
Isaac Okoro	Bench	19	6	51.0	11.8	+0.5	6.7
Sam Merrill	Bench	18	3	37.5	11.8	-5.4	-6.3
Javonte Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dean Wade	Bench	17	—	0.0	8.3	0.0	-5.6
Craig Porter	Bench	5	—	0.0	16.7	-19.1	-6.5
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0