Memphis Grizzlies 109, Phoenix Suns 116 — Recap

December 2, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 109, Phoenix Suns 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 27-27 PHX; Q2 MEM 24-23 PHX; Q3 MEM 21-34 PHX; Q4 MEM 37-32 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 37 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 34 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 27 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-14 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (PHX) 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists on 6-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

37 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 13-21 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

34 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 9-21 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

27 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG

Season highs

Jaren Jackson Jr. · Season-high 37 pointsDevin Booker · Season-high 10 rebounds

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	27	24	21	37		109
PHX	27	23	34	32		116

🧮 How They Scored

MEMPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.5%Effective FG%49.3%

14.5%Turnover %12.2%

18.2%Offensive rebound %27.0%

0.328Free-throw rate0.543

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	35	37	9	2	1	1	4	13-21	2-5	9-10	-7
Santi Aldama F	31	7	7	1	3	1	1	3-10	1-6	—	-5
Desmond Bane G	30	27	3	5	2	1	2	10-17	3-6	4-5	-3
Vince Williams Jr. G	30	12	5	2	—	—	1	3-5	1-3	5-5	+2
John Konchar G-F	20	6	4	—	1	1	2	2-5	0-2	2-2	-2
Bismack Biyombo C	17	2	5	1	—	3	2	1-5	—	—	-3
Xavier Tillman F	12	2	—	—	—	1	1	1-4	0-2	—	—

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	37	34	10	7	1	—	2	9-21	3-8	13-13	+9
Kevin Durant F	33	27	2	5	1	1	2	10-14	2-3	5-7	+8
Grayson Allen G	33	9	2	4	1	—	2	1-4	1-2	6-6	+8
Jusuf Nurkic C	26	14	9	3	2	1	3	6-18	0-3	2-2	+10
Josh Okogie G	26	3	7	1	3	1	1	1-2	0-1	1-6	+12
Jordan Goodwin G	19	7	4	1	—	—	1	2-6	1-3	2-2	-5
Drew Eubanks F	18	6	3	1	—	2	1	2-5	—	2-2	+1

🔬 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	37	72.8	35.3	-9.0	25.3
Desmond Bane	Bench	30	27	70.3	30.0	-4.7	19.6
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	30	12	83.3	11.4	+3.2	8.4
Santi Aldama	Bench	31	7	35.0	14.5	-9.3	4.6
John Konchar	Bench	20	6	51.0	16.0	-7.0	7.9
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	17	2	20.0	16.7	-2.9	-2.9
Xavier Tillman	Bench	12	2	25.0	16.7	-8.3	-3.2

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	37	34	63.6	30.4	+8.7	25.7
Kevin Durant	Bench	33	27	79.0	21.1	+7.6	20.3
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	26	14	37.1	32.8	+15.9	6.5
Grayson Allen	Bench	33	9	67.8	10.1	+9.1	7.3
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	19	7	50.9	17.4	-4.5	5.9
Drew Eubanks	Bench	18	6	51.0	17.5	+9.0	6.4
Josh Okogie	Bench	26	3	32.3	8.2	+16.2	4.0