Memphis Grizzlies 115, New Orleans Pelicans 113 — Recap

December 19, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 115, New Orleans Pelicans 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 25-21 NOP; Q2 MEM 16-39 NOP; Q3 MEM 36-27 NOP; Q4 MEM 38-26 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists on 12-of-24 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 34 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 24 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) 22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-12 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 21 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-19 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

34 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST · 12-24 FG

Scoring · NOP

Brandon Ingram

34 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

24 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 6-10 FG

Season highs

Ja Morant · Season-high 34 pointsJa Morant · 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	25	16	36	38		115
NOP	21	39	27	26		113

🧮 How They Scored

MEMNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.5%Effective FG%54.3%

14.7%Turnover %9.8%

31.6%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.362Free-throw rate0.268

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	35	34	6	8	2	1	5	12-24	0-5	10-12	+12
Desmond Bane G	35	21	1	4	—	—	4	8-19	3-9	2-2	+5
Vince Williams Jr. G	35	9	7	3	—	1	1	3-6	3-5	—	-8
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	30	24	6	—	—	3	2	6-10	1-3	11-15	-2
Bismack Biyombo C	22	8	2	—	1	1	1	4-5	—	—	+3
John Konchar G-F	22	—	8	—	—	—	1	0-2	0-2	—	-6
Xavier Tillman F	20	7	6	1	1	—	1	3-5	1-1	—	+3
Ziaire Williams G-F	18	4	2	—	—	—	1	2-5	0-3	—	+1
Santi Aldama F	16	8	3	—	1	1	—	3-4	2-2	—	-5

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
CJ McCollum G	41	18	3	6	1	1	1	6-11	6-9	—	+9
Brandon Ingram F	37	34	4	6	2	—	2	11-18	1-1	11-12	—
Jonas Valanciunas C	33	22	14	1	1	1	2	9-12	1-1	3-3	+5
Herbert Jones F	30	7	1	2	—	—	1	3-10	1-5	—	—
Zion Williamson F	25	13	3	4	—	—	2	5-12	—	3-4	-13
Trey Murphy III F	21	7	3	—	—	—	1	2-6	0-1	3-3	-6
Naji Marshall F	17	3	2	1	—	—	1	1-7	1-4	—	-11
Dyson Daniels G	13	3	1	2	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+17
Jose Alvarado G	8	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	-9

🔬 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	35	34	58.1	39.5	+13.2	20.6
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	30	24	72.3	28.8	+0.7	15.0
Desmond Bane	Bench	35	21	52.8	28.9	+7.1	6.2
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	35	9	75.0	8.1	-14.4	10.3
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	22	8	80.0	11.1	+6.8	7.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	16	8	100.0	10.8	-19.9	18.6
Xavier Tillman	Bench	20	7	70.0	12.8	+2.1	13.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	18	4	40.0	14.3	-0.3	0.8
John Konchar	Bench	22	—	0.0	6.0	-8.7	1.9

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	37	34	73.0	31.7	+3.1	20.7
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	33	22	82.6	21.1	+7.6	21.2
CJ McCollum	Bench	41	18	81.8	12.8	+8.0	12.3
Zion Williamson	Bench	25	13	47.2	28.1	-27.0	5.4
Herbert Jones	Bench	30	7	35.0	16.7	+5.8	-0.8
Trey Murphy III	Bench	21	7	47.8	16.0	-14.3	5.7
Naji Marshall	Bench	17	3	21.4	19.5	-31.4	-2.3
Dyson Daniels	Bench	13	3	75.0	7.4	+68.0	7.3
Jose Alvarado	Bench	8	2	25.0	18.2	-45.8	-1.7
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0