Memphis Grizzlies 142, New Orleans Pelicans 111 — Recap

November 13, 2026 · Recap published November 13, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 142-111, outperforming a pregame SportsFBI model that had New Orleans leaning at 57%. Memphis established early control in the first quarter, taking a 35-28 lead. The Grizzlies maintained their offensive momentum through the second period, extending their advantage to 70-58 by halftime after another 35-point quarter.

Memphis continued to pull away in the third quarter, matching its first-half output with a third consecutive 35-point frame to build a 105-86 cushion. Jerami Grant led the Grizzlies with 22 points, hitting three 3-pointers on 7-of-10 shooting, while Ty Jerome added 17 points and 9 assists with two 3-pointers.

The Grizzlies capped the blowout by outscoring the Pelicans 37-25 in the fourth quarter. New Orleans received strong efforts from Saddiq Bey, who posted 30 points, 10 rebounds, and six 3-pointers on 11-of-20 shooting, alongside Zion Williamson's 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, but the defense could not stem the relentless Memphis scoring flow.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the New Orleans Pelicans (57% confidence). It gave a 12% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 31 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · MEM -3.5 MEM covered Won by 31

Total · 235.5 Over 253 combined

Moneyline MEM -168 · NOP +142 MEM favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (NOP) +4.5+3.5 -1

Total 233.5235.5 +2

Moneyline (NOP) +146+142 -4

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Saddiq Bey

30 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 6 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jerami Grant

22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 7-10 FG

Season highs

Saddiq Bey · Season-high 30 pointsJerami Grant · Season-high 22 pointsTaylor Hendricks · Season-high 12 reboundsSaddiq Bey · Season-high 10 reboundsTy Jerome · Season-high 9 assistsSaddiq Bey · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

MEM 31 largest lead Q4 1:24 (MEM 136, NOP 105) · 13-0 run, Q2 4:43–Q2 3:49

NOP 3 largest lead Q1 9:33 (MEM 6, NOP 9) · 10-0 run, Q3 8:19–Q3 6:01

Swings 5 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Cameron Boozer makes 1-foot layup (Ty Jerome assists) (Q1 8:48, MEM 10, NOP 9).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	35	35	35	37		142
NOP	28	30	28	25		111

🧮 How They Scored

MEMNOP

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.2%Effective FG%45.4%

9.9%Turnover %11.9%

25.0%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.451Free-throw rate0.425

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cedric Coward G	30	14	7	6	1	0	0	5-13	0-5	4-4	+13
Ty Jerome G	29	17	3	9	2	0	3	6-17	2-7	3-3	-5
Jaylen Wells F	27	11	2	1	1	0	2	3-9	2-8	3-3	+9
Jerami Grant F	26	22	1	1	0	0	1	7-10	3-6	5-5	+24
Cameron Boozer F	25	12	9	3	2	1	2	4-9	1-2	3-4	+4
Cam Spencer G	24	14	2	5	0	0	1	3-5	3-5	5-5	+35
GG Jackson F	22	14	6	4	3	1	1	4-11	3-5	3-4	+30
Isaiah Stewart F-C	20	12	5	0	0	4	1	5-7	0-2	2-2	-5
Taylor Hendricks F	19	10	12	2	1	0	1	3-5	2-3	2-3	+25
Javon Small G	15	10	2	4	0	1	0	3-4	2-2	2-2	+20
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	4-6	+3
Kris Murray F	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Saddiq Bey F	35	30	10	0	0	1	0	11-20	6-9	2-3	-17
Jeremiah Fears G	34	18	5	7	1	2	2	6-15	0-5	6-6	-24
Zion Williamson F	33	22	5	4	3	1	0	7-16	0-1	8-8	-15
Herbert Jones F	32	8	2	2	1	1	1	4-11	0-5	0-1	-9
Derik Queen C	23	10	6	2	1	2	5	4-8	0-1	2-3	-20
Jordan Poole G	21	13	2	5	0	0	0	1-7	1-6	10-10	-13
Karlo Matkovic F-C	19	1	3	0	0	2	0	0-2	0-2	1-2	-24
DeAndre Jordan C	17	6	8	1	1	0	2	2-3	0-0	2-2	+5
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-6
Malik Dia F	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	-8
AJ Johnson G	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	-8
Julian Reese F	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-8
Jaron Pierre Jr. G	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8