Memphis Grizzlies 116, New Orleans Pelicans 115 — Recap

December 26, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 116, New Orleans Pelicans 115 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 24-19 NOP; Q2 MEM 19-29 NOP; Q3 MEM 24-32 NOP; Q4 MEM 36-23 NOP; OT1 MEM 13-12 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 31 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 23 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-17 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

31 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

27 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 9-22 FG

Scoring · NOP

Brandon Ingram

24 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 9-20 FG

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	OT		T
MEM	24	19	24	36	13		116
NOP	19	29	32	23	12		115

🧮 How They Scored

MEMNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.8%Effective FG%48.5%

14.9%Turnover %11.2%

16.3%Offensive rebound %20.4%

0.386Free-throw rate0.340

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	40	31	4	7	1	2	6	12-24	1-7	6-8	+3
Desmond Bane G	40	27	5	7	—	1	1	9-22	5-14	4-5	+3
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	39	19	10	1	1	1	3	5-11	0-3	9-10	+6
Marcus Smart G	29	13	1	3	5	1	3	4-10	2-8	3-3	+9
Xavier Tillman F	28	2	8	—	1	5	—	1-3	0-1	—	+2
Vince Williams Jr. G	27	6	8	3	1	3	2	1-4	1-4	3-4	—
Bismack Biyombo C	25	8	7	1	—	2	—	4-5	—	—	-4
Ziaire Williams G-F	12	2	1	1	1	1	2	0-2	0-2	2-2	-7
Santi Aldama F	9	—	2	—	—	1	—	0-2	0-2	—	-8

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Ingram F	42	24	6	7	3	4	3	9-20	2-4	4-4	-7
CJ McCollum G	39	16	2	2	1	1	1	6-14	3-8	1-4	-9
Zion Williamson F	36	23	11	1	1	—	6	7-17	—	9-12	+4
Jonas Valanciunas C	36	17	13	—	1	1	1	8-14	0-1	1-3	-7
Trey Murphy III F	36	10	7	1	2	—	2	3-8	3-6	1-2	+10
Herbert Jones F	32	4	3	3	1	—	—	2-8	0-4	—	—
Dyson Daniels G	19	11	—	1	2	—	—	3-3	1-1	4-6	—
Naji Marshall F	14	2	1	1	—	—	1	1-5	0-3	—	-6
Jose Alvarado G	12	8	3	2	1	—	—	3-8	1-4	1-2	+10

🔬 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	40	31	56.3	33.3	+1.2	17.3
Desmond Bane	Bench	40	27	55.8	25.5	-0.2	12.7
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	39	19	61.7	20.7	+4.5	10.1
Marcus Smart	Bench	29	13	57.4	19.7	+13.6	9.5
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	25	8	80.0	8.3	-7.1	11.5
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	27	6	52.1	11.6	-2.0	12.9
Xavier Tillman	Bench	28	2	33.3	4.7	+1.8	10.7
Ziaire Williams	Bench	12	2	34.7	20.0	-25.0	1.3
John Konchar	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	9	—	0.0	9.5	-46.8	-9.1

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	42	24	55.1	24.3	-6.7	14.7
Zion Williamson	Bench	36	23	51.6	32.2	+4.0	10.5
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	36	17	55.5	17.8	-7.7	11.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	39	16	50.8	17.9	-10.6	3.8
Dyson Daniels	Bench	19	11	97.5	13.6	+7.2	11.7
Trey Murphy III	Bench	36	10	56.3	12.6	+14.4	7.8
Jose Alvarado	Bench	12	8	45.0	32.1	+37.2	21.1
Herbert Jones	Bench	32	4	25.0	10.3	+1.3	3.7
Naji Marshall	Bench	14	2	20.0	18.8	-9.9	-5.5
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