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Jackson Jr. scores 38, Bane has 31 as Grizzlies top Suns 117-112
PHOENIX (AP) Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 38 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night.
Desmond Bane scored 31 as the Grizzlies, playing without injured Ja Morant (right shoulder strain) and Zach Edey (concussion protocol), never trailed. Reserve Luke Kennard scored 17 points and John Konchar grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as Memphis moved to 23-11, second in the Western Conference.
Devin Booker returned for Phoenix after missing five games with a left groin strain and had 16 points and nine assists. Kevin Durant led the Suns with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
The Suns, who lost for the sixth time in seven games, played without Jusuf Nurkic, serving the second of his three-game suspension for his involvement in a fight with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Bradley Beal left the game in the first half with a left hip contusion.
Though no one fouled out, there were 54 fouls called in the game and 58 free throws attempted. Jackson Jr. was 10 of 17 from the line and also finished with 10 rebounds.
Booker last played Dec. 19 in a loss to Indiana. The Suns lost four of the five games they played without Booker, who entered Tuesday’s game against Memphis averaging 25.1 points and 6.4 assists per game.
Grizzlies: Jaylen Wells filled in with 11 points as the Grizzlies won without two starters.
Suns: Booker started slow but got back in the rhythm by scoring the Suns’ first five points of the second quarter.
Konchar’s three-point play with 1:05 left gave Memphis a 113-106 lead after the Suns had come within one point earlier.
Jackson was outscoring the Suns 19-18 at one point late in the first quarter.
The Suns play Saturday at Indiana. The Grizzlies are at Sacramento on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Mason Plumlee (Scotty Pippen Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | Bradley Beal misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point running layup | 4-0 |
| 10:59 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Desmond Bane personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | Tyus Jones turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:34 | | Tyus Jones shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-0 |
| 10:34 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-0 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-2 |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving hook shot | 8-2 |
| 10:10 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-2 |
| 9:59 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Mason Plumlee personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point jump shot (John Konchar assists) | 11-2 |
| 9:45 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 11-4 |
| 9:20 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | John Konchar defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:39 | | Jaylen Wells personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | Oso Ighodaro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:30 | | Desmond Bane turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 8:17 | | John Konchar personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 11-6 |
| 7:57 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 13-6 |
| 7:57 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Desmond Bane draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Desmond Bane misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:55 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Tyus Jones turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 15-6 |
| 7:31 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:29 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Jaylen Wells turnover (lost ball) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 15-8 |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-8 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point hook shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 17-10 |
| 6:33 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 6:32 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-11 |
| 6:19 | | Desmond Bane personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-12 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-13 |
| 6:01 | | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 20-13 |
| 5:48 | | Oso Ighodaro misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point cutting layup (Jaylen Wells assists) | 22-13 |
| 5:17 | | Oso Ighodaro misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Cam Spencer makes two point floating jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 24-13 |
| 4:40 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-14 |
| 4:40 | | Bradley Beal misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:38 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:12 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 24-16 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-16 |
| 3:54 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-16 |
| 3:39 | | Monte Morris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Ryan Dunn blocks John Konchar's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-18 |
| 2:45 | | Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:32 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-18 |
| 2:32 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-18 |
| 2:17 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 29-20 |
| 2:17 | | Jaylen Wells shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-21 |
| 2:03 | | Monte Morris personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kennard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-21 |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Luke Kennard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-21 |
| 1:52 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point running layup (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 33-21 |
| 1:01 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists) | 33-24 |
| 0:39 | | +3 | Jay Huff makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 36-24 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving reverse layup | 36-26 |
| 0:17 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Tyus Jones turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:00 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 36-28 |
| 11:23 | | Desmond Bane misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Cam Spencer offensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running pullup jump shot | 36-31 |
| 11:02 | | Cam Spencer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jay Huff personal foul (Loose ball) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | Suns delay of game violation | ||
| 10:44 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Cam Spencer personal foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving layup (Ryan Dunn assists) | 36-33 |
| 10:06 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:53 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 39-33 |
| 9:28 | | Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Cam Spencer steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point running layup | 41-33 |
| 9:10 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Cam Spencer steals) | ||
| 9:10 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Monte Morris steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Cam Spencer defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Cam Spencer offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Cam Spencer turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Desmond Bane misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 41-34 |