Memphis Grizzlies 117, Phoenix Suns 112 — Recap

December 31, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 117, Phoenix Suns 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 36-26 PHX; Q2 MEM 33-29 PHX; Q3 MEM 22-31 PHX; Q4 MEM 26-26 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 38 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 31 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-25 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 29 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Tyus Jones (PHX) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Luke Kennard (MEM) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

38 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

31 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 13-25 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 11-19 FG

Season highs

Desmond Bane · Season-high 31 pointsJaren Jackson Jr. · Season-high 12 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	36	33	22	26		117
PHX	26	29	31	26		112

🧮 How They Scored

MEMPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.5%Effective FG%50.0%

13.5%Turnover %14.7%

34.0%Offensive rebound %20.5%

0.351Free-throw rate0.265

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	38	38	12	4	2	1	5	12-24	4-9	10-17	+8
Desmond Bane G	37	31	5	7	—	1	4	13-25	4-8	1-3	+2
John Konchar G-F	36	7	12	4	1	1	—	3-7	0-2	1-1	—
Jaylen Wells F	32	11	6	2	1	—	3	3-12	2-8	3-4	+8
Luke Kennard G	29	17	7	4	2	—	—	5-8	3-6	4-4	+9
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	22	2	2	3	1	2	3	0-5	0-3	2-2	-6
Jay Huff F-C	19	8	2	—	—	1	—	3-7	2-5	—	-4
Cam Spencer G	16	2	4	3	2	—	1	1-4	0-3	—	+9
Colin Castleton C	13	1	1	—	1	—	1	0-2	—	1-2	-1

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	39	29	10	6	1	2	3	11-19	2-5	5-7	-4
Ryan Dunn F	35	8	9	3	2	2	—	3-7	2-5	—	+4
Tyus Jones G	30	21	4	2	3	—	5	7-15	2-5	5-6	-10
Devin Booker G	30	16	4	9	1	—	3	4-20	2-8	6-6	-1
Josh Okogie G	28	9	2	—	—	1	1	4-7	1-4	0-1	—
Mason Plumlee F-C	27	12	8	3	—	3	—	6-6	—	—	-7
Oso Ighodaro F	17	2	2	1	—	2	3	1-4	—	—	+2
Bradley Beal G	12	3	1	2	1	—	1	1-5	0-1	1-2	-10

🔬 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	38	38	60.4	34.6	+8.2	18.9
Desmond Bane	Bench	37	31	58.9	30.0	+1.1	13.1
Luke Kennard	Bench	29	17	87.1	13.0	+12.4	18.8
Jaylen Wells	Bench	32	11	40.0	19.3	+11.3	1.4
Jay Huff	Bench	19	8	57.1	15.9	-10.3	8.0
John Konchar	Bench	36	7	47.0	7.5	+2.7	8.8
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	22	2	17.0	16.4	-8.6	-5.4
Cam Spencer	Bench	16	2	25.0	11.6	+30.1	4.9
Colin Castleton	Bench	13	1	17.4	12.5	-3.8	-12.5
Brandon Clarke	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jake LaRavia	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	39	29	65.7	25.0	-4.6	19.3
Tyus Jones	Bench	30	21	59.5	27.7	-15.7	9.5
Devin Booker	Bench	30	16	35.3	30.1	-5.6	8.9
Mason Plumlee	Bench	27	12	100.0	8.5	-15.4	19.4
Josh Okogie	Bench	28	9	60.5	12.5	+3.8	3.1
Ryan Dunn	Bench	35	8	57.1	8.0	+3.7	10.0
Bradley Beal	Bench	12	3	25.5	23.3	-32.3	0.0
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	17	2	25.0	15.6	+2.3	-7.8
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0