Memphis Grizzlies 114, Phoenix Suns 113 — Recap

December 27, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 114, Phoenix Suns 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 25-24 PHX; Q2 MEM 35-24 PHX; Q3 MEM 29-27 PHX; Q4 MEM 25-38 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 33 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-25 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 32 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Cameron Johnson (PHX) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Jalen Smith (PHX) 15 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 14-25 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

30 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 10-20 FG

Season highs

Desmond Bane · Season-high 32 pointsDesmond Bane · Season-high 6 threes

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	35	29	25		114
PHX	24	24	27	38		113

🧮 How They Scored

MEMPHX

62Points in the paint46

4Fast-break points9

21Second-chance points14

13Points off turnovers25

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.4%Effective FG%51.7%

15.9%Turnover %9.9%

37.5%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.193Free-throw rate0.256

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	37	32	6	3	1	1	3	12-22	6-11	2-2	+3
Ja Morant G	34	33	4	4	2	0	2	14-25	3-5	2-4	+15
John Konchar G-F	34	7	9	2	2	0	1	3-4	1-2	0-0	+3
Steven Adams C	31	13	16	7	0	1	3	4-5	0-0	5-7	+14
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	29	11	3	1	0	2	2	3-11	1-5	4-4	+4
Kyle Anderson F	23	2	6	1	2	1	3	1-5	0-1	0-0	-7
Killian Tillie F-C	19	6	3	1	1	1	0	3-6	0-3	0-0	-3
Tyus Jones G	18	4	1	2	0	0	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	-12
Brandon Clarke F	11	6	2	0	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	-7
Xavier Tillman F	5	0	0	1	2	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	-5

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	37	30	2	4	2	2	3	10-20	3-6	7-9	-8
Cameron Johnson F	36	19	7	0	2	0	1	6-13	4-10	3-3	0
Chris Paul G	35	13	6	13	3	0	3	4-13	0-3	5-5	-5
Mikal Bridges F	32	10	1	1	1	0	0	5-5	0-0	0-0	-15
Jalen Smith F-C	29	15	9	0	1	0	2	4-10	2-4	5-6	+19
Cameron Payne G	24	15	3	4	0	0	0	7-16	1-4	0-0	+8
JaVale McGee C	22	6	4	3	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	-17
Landry Shamet G	14	3	1	0	1	0	0	1-6	1-4	0-0	+16
Elfrid Payton G	9	2	2	0	1	0	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	-3

🔬 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	34	33	61.7	32.2	+18.0	16.9
Desmond Bane	Bench	37	32	69.9	28.3	+3.9	14.6
Steven Adams	Bench	31	13	80.4	13.8	+21.5	15.1
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	29	11	43.1	20.5	+1.0	3.0
John Konchar	Bench	34	7	87.5	6.0	+1.0	9.3
Brandon Clarke	Bench	11	6	75.0	20.8	-35.6	9.6
Killian Tillie	Bench	19	6	50.0	12.2	-22.6	12.9
Tyus Jones	Bench	18	4	40.0	14.3	-41.1	2.6
Kyle Anderson	Bench	23	2	20.0	14.3	-16.8	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	5	0	0.0	27.3	-55.5	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	37	30	62.6	30.2	-7.3	14.7
Cameron Johnson	Bench	36	19	66.3	17.4	0.0	10.6
Jalen Smith	Bench	29	15	59.3	20.3	+28.6	10.1
Cameron Payne	Bench	24	15	46.9	29.1	+21.9	13.9
Chris Paul	Bench	35	13	42.8	21.4	-8.3	12.7
Mikal Bridges	Bench	32	10	100.0	6.5	-22.1	7.8
JaVale McGee	Bench	22	6	75.0	10.9	-30.1	4.4
Landry Shamet	Bench	14	3	25.0	17.1	+60.1	0.0
Elfrid Payton	Bench	9	2	33.3	22.2	-7.7	0.0