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Grizzlies beat short-handed Nuggets 105-90 in opener of a 2-game set in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Jaren Jackson scored 20 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies built a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 105-90 victory over the short-handed Denver Nuggets on Sunday in the opener of a two-game set.
The teams will meet again Tuesday night in Memphis in an NBA Cup game.
Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic missed the game for personal reasons, while forward Aaron Gordon is recovering from a strained right calf. Denver has lost two straight. Coach Michael Malone returned after missing the last game to attend his daughter's high school volleyball playoff match.
Rookie Jaylen Wells added 15 points to help Memphis win its fourth straight home game. Desmond Bane had 11 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Julian Strawther led Denver with 19 points. Christian Braun and Jamal Murray scored 13 points each, going a combined 11 of 26 from the field and 1 of 8 on 3s.
Nuggets: Denver missed the all-around play of Jokic, and poor shooting made for a long evening. Murray and his teammates couldn't make up the difference of the Denver center's almost 30 points and 13.7 rebounds.
Grizzlies: The fast pace that Memphis plays now led to 20 fast-break points, and had Denver scrambling back on defense.
Midway though the second quarter, Memphis went on 14-1 run that turned a slim lead into a double-digit advantage, part of Memphis outscoring Denver 27-18 in the period. Memphis then opened the second half with 10 straight points.
Memphis, which struggle from outside the arc in its previous game against Golden State, made nine 3-points in the first half to build a double-digit lead. The Grizzlies would finish the night 13 of 39 from 3-point range.
The two teams meet again Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Dario Saric vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Brandon Clarke gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Brandon Clarke misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:44 |  | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:12 | | +3 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 10:06 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 5-3 |
| 9:56 | | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-3 |
| 9:37 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-3 |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 7-5 |
| 9:04 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Jaylen Wells misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:35 | | Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:32 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running finger roll layup | 9-5 |
| 8:12 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point hook shot | 11-5 |
| 7:52 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:35 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Santi Aldama blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point cutting dunk | ||
| 7:07 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Santi Aldama turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point jump shot | 13-5 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 13-7 |
| 6:25 | | Zach Edey blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Zach Edey steals) | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point running dunk (Zach Edey assists) | 13-9 |
| 6:01 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:51 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Desmond Bane misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Zach Edey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point cutting dunk (Luke Kennard assists) | 13-11 |
| 5:17 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | Desmond Bane turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running finger roll layup | 15-11 |
| 4:42 | | Jamal Murray blocks Zach Edey's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 17-11 |
| 4:26 | | Peyton Watson blocks Jaylen Wells's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Desmond Bane offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point cutting layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 17-13 |
| 4:06 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Zach Edey personal foul (Loose ball) (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | Zach Edey blocks Julian Strawther's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:50 | | DeAndre Jordan technical foul | ||
| 3:50 | | Luke Kennard misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:50 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point running dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 19-13 |
| 3:11 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 19-16 |
| 2:47 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point turnaround hook shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 19-18 |
| 2:17 | | Christian Braun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Luke Kennard assists) | 19-20 |
| 1:39 | | Vince Williams Jr. shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:39 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 1:24 | | +3 | Vince Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 20-23 |
| 1:12 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 20-26 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving finger roll layup | 22-26 |
| 0:46 | | Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | Luke Kennard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:34 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point running pullup jump shot | 25-26 |
| 0:10 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-27 |
| 0:10 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 0:00 | | Jake LaRavia blocks Russell Westbrook's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Russell Westbrook blocks Jake LaRavia's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 11:39 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 25-30 |
| 10:55 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Clarke steals) | ||
| 10:55 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:26 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 10:13 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 10:06 | | Peyton Watson misses two point layup | ||
| 10:03 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +3 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 26-33 |
| 9:43 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 26-36 |
| 9:11 | | Desmond Bane personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Desmond Bane misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Peyton Watson's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:25 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-38 |
| 8:14 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:58 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot | 26-41 |
| 7:32 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Dario Saric assists) | 28-41 |
| 7:09 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 30-41 |
| 6:23 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 30-44 |
| 6:08 | | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 5:51 | | Dario Saric personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running dunk | 32-44 |
| 5:24 | | Zach Edey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:00 | | Vince Williams Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Zach Edey offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Luke Kennard turnover (bad pass) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 34-44 |
| 4:48 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Vince Williams Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Vince Williams Jr. assists) | 34-46 |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving finger roll layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 36-46 |
| 3:52 | | Julian Strawther blocks Jaylen Wells's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running layup (Christian Braun assists) | 38-46 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point layup (Luke Kennard assists) | 38-48 |
| 3:08 | | Dario Saric misses two point layup | ||
| 3:05 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Vince Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) |