Memphis Grizzlies 107, New Orleans Pelicans 104 — Recap

March 9, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 107, New Orleans Pelicans 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 26-27 NOP; Q2 MEM 31-37 NOP; Q3 MEM 32-15 NOP; Q4 MEM 18-25 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 32 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Karlo Matkovic (NOP) 13 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-7 shooting; Scotty Pippen Jr. (MEM) 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-6 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

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

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

30 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · NOP

Trey Murphy III

27 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 9-21 FG

Season highs

Jose Alvarado · Season-high 11 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	26	31	32	18		107
NOP	27	37	15	25		104

🧮 How They Scored

MEMNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.5%Effective FG%48.8%

10.2%Turnover %12.6%

44.2%Offensive rebound %23.8%

0.173Free-throw rate0.318

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	38	30	9	8	2	—	2	13-23	2-8	2-2	+4
Ja Morant G	37	32	4	6	3	—	1	11-23	3-9	7-11	+11
Jaylen Wells F	33	9	7	2	1	1	4	3-12	3-10	0-2	-1
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	29	12	6	2	2	1	1	4-6	2-3	2-2	+8
Vince Williams Jr. G	24	7	4	2	—	1	1	3-12	1-8	—	-7
Zach Edey C	23	6	12	2	1	1	—	3-7	—	—	-7
Brandon Clarke F	17	2	5	—	1	1	1	1-4	—	—	+2
Jay Huff F-C	14	8	4	2	1	1	—	3-7	2-6	—	+14
GG Jackson F	12	—	1	—	—	—	1	0-4	0-4	—	+1
John Konchar G-F	10	—	3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-13

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	37	27	5	2	—	2	3	9-21	2-9	7-9	-26
Jose Alvarado G	32	11	—	11	1	2	3	3-14	3-6	2-2	—
Kelly Olynyk F	31	12	4	4	2	—	1	4-7	0-3	4-6	+10
Yves Missi C	28	10	9	—	1	1	3	4-8	—	2-3	-14
Karlo Matkovic F-C	26	13	11	1	1	1	1	5-7	2-4	1-2	+11
Jordan Hawkins G	24	12	5	—	—	—	1	5-10	2-5	—	-12
Antonio Reeves G	22	11	2	3	—	—	1	3-5	3-3	2-2	+12
Bruce Brown G	20	5	1	2	—	—	1	1-7	0-1	3-3	-10
Jamal Cain F	11	3	1	—	—	—	—	1-3	1-2	—	+23
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	9	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-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	37	32	57.5	30.9	+15.5	17.7
Desmond Bane	Bench	38	30	62.8	26.0	+9.5	24.6
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	29	12	87.2	11.4	+19.0	16.2
Jaylen Wells	Bench	33	9	34.9	19.5	-1.6	-0.5
Jay Huff	Bench	14	8	57.1	21.2	+48.3	17.1
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	24	7	29.2	20.6	-17.7	1.4
Zach Edey	Bench	23	6	42.9	11.1	-15.6	11.8
Brandon Clarke	Bench	17	2	25.0	11.9	+12.9	1.9
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Konchar	Bench	10	—	0.0	4.0	-55.2	0.0
GG Jackson	Bench	12	—	0.0	19.2	+15.6	-10.0
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	37	27	54.1	32.6	-40.3	12.3
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	26	13	82.5	14.3	+18.6	20.4
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	31	12	62.2	15.1	+14.4	9.3
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	24	12	60.0	19.3	-28.3	11.9
Jose Alvarado	Bench	32	11	37.0	22.7	-3.5	7.6
Antonio Reeves	Bench	22	11	93.5	13.2	+23.5	14.2
Yves Missi	Bench	28	10	53.6	19.0	-27.8	8.1
Bruce Brown	Bench	20	5	30.0	19.6	-25.0	0.0
Jamal Cain	Bench	11	3	50.0	11.1	+100.0	2.2
CJ McCollum	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	9	—	0.0	13.6	-41.6	-7.7