Memphis Grizzlies 121, Phoenix Suns 115 — Recap

January 7, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 121, Phoenix Suns 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 26-32 PHX; Q2 MEM 32-31 PHX; Q3 MEM 28-34 PHX; Q4 MEM 35-18 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 28 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Marcus Smart (MEM) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 24 points, null rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 23 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists on 11-of-23 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

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

Scoring · MEM

Marcus Smart

25 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

24 PTS, 0 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 9-17 FG

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	32	28	35		121
PHX	32	31	34	18		115

🧮 How They Scored

MEMPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.1%Effective FG%50.5%

13.6%Turnover %9.8%

32.6%Offensive rebound %26.4%

0.247Free-throw rate0.217

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Marcus Smart G	38	25	6	8	3	—	5	9-20	4-13	3-5	+10
Desmond Bane G	37	23	5	5	1	1	3	8-14	2-7	5-5	-13
Vince Williams Jr. G	37	19	9	1	—	2	—	6-11	3-4	4-4	+22
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	32	28	10	6	—	1	2	11-20	3-8	3-4	+25
Ziaire Williams G-F	27	9	4	3	2	—	1	4-10	1-5	0-1	+6
Bismack Biyombo C	26	1	6	2	—	3	2	0-2	—	1-2	-5
Luke Kennard G	22	9	3	3	—	—	—	3-5	3-3	—	+2
Santi Aldama F	16	7	7	1	1	1	4	2-11	1-7	2-3	-5
John Konchar G-F	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-5
Xavier Tillman F	3	—	3	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-7

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Grayson Allen G	39	16	2	3	—	2	3	6-15	4-8	—	—
Devin Booker G	37	24	—	8	2	1	2	9-17	2-6	4-5	+11
Bradley Beal G	37	12	6	5	—	—	1	5-12	0-1	2-4	-8
Kevin Durant F	36	23	10	5	—	1	1	11-23	0-1	1-1	-7
Jusuf Nurkic C	32	18	19	5	—	1	2	8-17	1-2	1-3	+2
Josh Okogie G	14	6	1	2	2	—	—	2-5	0-2	2-2	+12
Drew Eubanks F	13	8	7	—	—	—	2	2-3	—	4-5	—

🔬 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	32	28	64.3	28.4	+33.3	18.6
Marcus Smart	Bench	38	25	56.3	27.0	+13.2	12.5
Desmond Bane	Bench	37	23	71.0	19.2	-16.5	15.6
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	37	19	74.5	13.1	+26.5	12.6
Luke Kennard	Bench	22	9	90.0	8.9	+1.7	10.9
Ziaire Williams	Bench	27	9	43.1	15.5	+12.7	4.4
Santi Aldama	Bench	16	7	28.4	38.1	-12.8	-0.9
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	26	1	17.4	7.7	-5.0	2.2
John Konchar	Bench	3	—	0.0	9.1	-76.8	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	3	—	0.0	27.3	-100.0	-100.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	37	24	62.5	21.6	+13.3	13.5
Kevin Durant	Bench	36	23	49.1	25.3	-10.0	14.0
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	32	18	49.1	24.1	+2.8	16.1
Grayson Allen	Bench	39	16	53.3	18.4	-1.3	4.8
Bradley Beal	Bench	37	12	43.6	15.2	-10.9	5.2
Drew Eubanks	Bench	13	8	76.9	18.4	+3.1	18.1
Josh Okogie	Bench	14	6	51.0	14.6	+39.8	11.3
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0