Markkanen, Clarkson each score 26 points, Jazz hold off Grizzlies 127-121
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson each scored 26 points and the Utah Jazz held off the Memphis Grizzlies 127-121 on Friday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
John Collins added 18 and Ochai Agbaji had 15 to help the Jazz snap a four-game losing streak in their tournament opener. Keyonte George, the 16th overall pick last summer, started his second consecutive game and had 11 assists.
Desmond Bane led Memphis with 37 points, one short of his career high.
An NBA-worst 1-8 and are 0-2 in the tournament, the Grizzlies are without star guard Ja Morant while he serves a 25-game suspension to start the season. He was penalized for a second online video showing him flashing a handgun.
Bismack Biyombo added 15 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis. Jacob Gilyard, a two-way player starting his first game, Luke Kennard and Jaren Jackson Jr. each had 14 points each, with Jackson ejected in the third quarter.
The Grizzlies' frustration reached the peak in that third quarter. Upset over the officiating, coach Taylor Jenkins drew a technical. Then Jackson was demonstrative about his feelings, drawing two quick technicals and ejection.
By the time everything settled, Utah led 101-80.
And in the postgame, Jenkins was still upset about the officiating. He said Jackson “is one of the most professional players in the league” and should not have been ejected, because, in Jenkins mind, his forward was fouled repeatedly building to Jackson's reaction.
“He gets a double-technical foul, and the excuse I get is that he is charging an official,” Jenkins said in doubting the officials' interpretation of what happened. "Our team is competing their (tails) off, and this is what happens? The interaction right now with the officials, complete disrespect.
“I know what's coming,” he added apparently referring to a potential league fine for his criticism. "It's unbelievable. ...I don't understand it."
Even with Jackson in the locker room, the Grizzlies rallied to tie it twice in the fourth, and still trailed only 120-119 with two minutes left but were unable to overtake Utah, which entered the game 0-5 on the road.
“That's a good experience,” Markkanen said about holding onto the lead down the stretch. “Obviously, it wasn't pretty. A win's a win.”
Utah has won three games this season, two of them coming over Memphis. And with the crowd on its feet after Jackson's ejection and screaming at officials, the atmosphere was tense in the final quarter as Memphis made its run.
“It's a good learning moment for our young players that when the game gets hectic, especially on the road, and the arena gets hectic, we have to find a way to maintain our composure,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “Obviously, at the end of the third quarter, we had five turnover in 3 1/2 minutes, which allowed Memphis to get back in the game. Down the stretch, a lot of guys made some big plays.”
Memphis is 0-5 at home after going 35-6 last season.
UP NEXT
Jazz: At Portland on Tuesday night.
Grizzlies: At Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Lauri Markkanen vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Marcus Smart gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point hook shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:20 |  | John Collins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:08 | | Desmond Bane misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:32 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +3 | Jacob Gilyard makes three point running jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 0-7 |
| 9:58 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Desmond Bane's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 3-7 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot | 3-9 |
| 9:02 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:43 | | Jordan Clarkson shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-10 |
| 8:43 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-11 |
| 8:31 | | John Collins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point jump shot | 6-13 |
| 8:17 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:02 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Jacob Gilyard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-13 |
| 7:19 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:19 | | +1 | Jordan Clarkson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-13 |
| 7:05 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point cutting dunk (Desmond Bane assists) | 9-15 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point pullup jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 11-15 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 11-17 |
| 6:01 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point alley-oop layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 11-19 |
| 5:37 | | Santi Aldama shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-19 |
| 5:37 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-19 |
| 5:22 | | Desmond Bane turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 5:20 | | Luke Kennard shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 5:20 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 5:09 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point jump shot | 17-19 |
| 4:38 | | Marcus Smart misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving dunk | 19-19 |
| 4:25 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:11 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 22-19 |
| 3:41 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-22 |
| 3:24 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 25-22 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point pullup jump shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 25-25 |
| 2:53 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point driving floating jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 27-25 |
| 2:45 | | John Collins blocks Santi Aldama's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 27-27 |
| 2:22 | | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 2:03 | | Jacob Gilyard turnover (lost ball) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | Collin Sexton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:47 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point putback layup | 29-29 |
| 1:27 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 32-29 |
| 1:02 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 0:42 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-29 |
| 0:42 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-29 |
| 0:35 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 34-32 |
| 0:13 | | Collin Sexton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Simone Fontecchio personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kennard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks Desmond Bane's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point stepback jump shot | 37-32 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 37-34 |
| 11:09 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 42-34 |
| 10:45 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:29 | | David Roddy turnover (lost ball) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 44-34 |
| 10:14 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 47-34 |
| 9:59 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:44 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (John Konchar assists) | 47-36 |
| 9:24 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 50-36 |
| 9:12 | | +3 | John Konchar makes three point jump shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 50-39 |
| 8:54 | | Collin Sexton turnover (palming) | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 50-41 |
| 8:14 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | John Konchar defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point running layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 52-41 |
| 7:51 | | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Jacob Gilyard shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-41 |
| 7:40 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-41 |
| 7:26 | | +3 | John Konchar makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 54-44 |
| 7:09 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +3 | David Roddy makes three point jump shot (John Konchar assists) | 54-47 |
| 6:52 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Jordan Clarkson makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 57-47 |
| 6:27 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point pullup jump shot | 57-49 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Keyonte George assists) | 59-49 |
| 6:02 | | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | John Konchar misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:16 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:16 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +1 | Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-50 |
| 5:02 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:01 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point running layup | 59-52 |
| 4:44 | | Bismack Biyombo personal foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | Jazz turnover (5-second violation) | ||
| 4:31 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 61-52 |
| 4:09 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point pullup jump shot | 61-55 |
| 3:54 | | Desmond Bane shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | John Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:54 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-55 |
| 3:38 | | Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Marcus Smart turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Clarkson steals) | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 64-55 |
| 3:11 | | Keyonte George blocks Marcus Smart's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Jump ball. Bismack Biyombo vs. John Collins (Marcus Smart gains possession) | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving hook shot | 64-57 |
| 2:58 | | John Collins defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 2:49 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-57 |
| 2:49 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-57 |
| 2:38 | | Jacob Gilyard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 69-57 |
| 2:17 | | +3 | Jacob Gilyard makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 69-60 |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 71-60 |
| 1:35 | | Desmond Bane turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running dunk (Keyonte George assists) | 73-60 |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 73-63 |
| 0:47 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 76-63 |
| 0:30 | | Desmond Bane misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Lauri Markkanen blocks Bismack Biyombo's two point tip layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Bismack Biyombo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Keyonte George misses two point pullup jump shot |