Memphis Grizzlies 132, New Orleans Pelicans 124 — Recap

December 27, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 132, New Orleans Pelicans 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 32-25 NOP; Q2 MEM 42-36 NOP; Q3 MEM 30-27 NOP; Q4 MEM 28-36 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Trey Murphy III (NOP) 35 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 33 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 32 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Trey Murphy III

35 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · NOP

CJ McCollum

32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 12-22 FG

Season highs

Trey Murphy III · Season-high 35 points

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	32	42	30	28		132
NOP	25	36	27	36		124

🧮 How They Scored

MEMNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.7%Effective FG%48.3%

13.3%Turnover %14.1%

27.3%Offensive rebound %23.3%

0.393Free-throw rate0.276

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	35	33	5	3	4	3	4	11-21	4-6	7-7	+32
Desmond Bane G	32	18	4	8	4	—	1	6-13	2-6	4-4	+14
Jaylen Wells F	32	10	2	2	—	—	—	3-10	1-6	3-4	+4
Zach Edey C	27	14	9	2	1	2	1	5-6	0-1	4-5	+5
Ja Morant G	25	25	2	7	1	—	3	8-11	3-4	6-7	+21
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	23	13	6	4	—	—	1	4-10	3-6	2-2	-8
Luke Kennard G	20	9	4	3	—	—	—	3-9	3-7	—	-7
Brandon Clarke F	19	3	4	—	2	2	1	0-1	—	3-4	+2
Jay Huff F-C	13	7	2	—	—	—	—	2-4	1-3	2-2	-15
Jake LaRavia F	7	—	1	—	—	—	4	0-1	—	—	-9
John Konchar G-F	6	—	3	1	—	—	1	0-3	0-2	—	+1

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	39	35	3	4	—	1	2	10-21	5-12	10-11	-2
Dejounte Murray G	39	15	7	9	3	1	7	6-16	1-4	2-2	-15
CJ McCollum G	35	32	5	4	1	1	1	12-22	3-8	5-5	-16
Herbert Jones F	28	4	5	3	3	2	2	2-6	0-3	—	+4
Yves Missi C	27	6	6	2	—	3	3	3-7	—	—	-6
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	23	5	6	2	2	—	—	2-6	0-4	1-2	-3
Jordan Hawkins G	15	9	2	—	2	1	1	2-9	1-4	4-4	-3
Javonte Green G-F	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10

🔬 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	35	33	68.5	30.4	+35.6	16.5
Ja Morant	Bench	25	25	88.8	27.4	+37.9	19.2
Desmond Bane	Bench	32	18	61.0	18.8	+18.7	15.9
Zach Edey	Bench	27	14	85.4	12.5	+6.3	13.5
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	23	13	59.7	19.0	-20.3	9.3
Jaylen Wells	Bench	32	10	42.5	14.3	+5.6	2.4
Luke Kennard	Bench	20	9	50.0	17.0	-12.3	8.3
Jay Huff	Bench	13	7	71.7	14.3	-47.3	9.4
Brandon Clarke	Bench	19	3	54.3	8.0	+2.1	5.2
John Konchar	Bench	6	—	0.0	23.5	+0.5	-2.2
Jake LaRavia	Bench	7	—	0.0	23.8	-50.8	-11.1
Cam Spencer	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Trey Murphy III	Bench	39	35	67.7	26.4	-2.2	12.6
CJ McCollum	Bench	35	32	66.1	28.4	-15.9	14.2
Dejounte Murray	Bench	39	15	44.4	24.2	-16.0	8.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	15	9	41.8	28.6	-7.9	6.4
Yves Missi	Bench	27	6	42.9	14.7	-8.2	2.3
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	23	5	36.3	10.8	-5.5	4.9
Herbert Jones	Bench	28	4	33.3	11.4	+10.4	3.3
Javonte Green	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-142.9	0.0
Trey Jemison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Antonio Reeves	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0