San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Dec 23, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAS	30	36	33	32	131
MEM	33	20	35	31	119

Game Recap

Ja Morant recorded a career-high 44 points, along with nine assists for the Grizzlies as they fell to the Spurs, 131-119, in Memphis. Morants 44 points is the 2nd highest scoring opening night performance by a Sophomore in NBA history, trailing only Elgin Baylor (52 points on 10/18/1959). DeMar DeRozan tallied 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Spurs in the victory. The Spurs improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Grizzlies fall to 0-1.

Player Stats

SPURS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10DeMar DeRozanSF	34	7-14	0-0	14-15	9	9	1	1	1	1	-1	28
3Keldon JohnsonPF	32	5-10	1-3	5-7	5	3	3	0	2	1	+3	16
12LaMarcus AldridgeC	28	9-17	1-4	1-1	3	1	0	1	2	3	-2	20
1Lonnie Walker IVSG	34	6-9	3-4	1-1	6	2	1	1	1	3	0	16
5Dejounte MurrayPG	30	9-15	1-3	2-2	6	9	2	0	3	3	+6	21
25Jakob Poeltl	19	2-6	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	1	0	1	+14	4
8Patty Mills	19	5-11	2-4	1-1	2	2	0	0	0	4	+13	13
22Rudy Gay	21	4-9	1-5	1-2	7	1	0	3	1	1	+14	10
24Devin Vassell	19	1-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	+13	3
31Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Drew Eubanks	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Tre Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Trey Lyles	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Luka Samanic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9550.5%	10-2540.0%	25-2986.2%	48	28	8	8	10	18	-	131

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	33	7-14	1-3	1-1	4	6	2	0	2	6	-10	16
1Kyle AndersonPF	28	3-8	1-3	0-0	10	2	0	0	2	3	-6	7
17Jonas ValanciunasC	29	6-11	1-1	2-6	13	2	1	1	1	4	-4	15
3Grayson AllenSG	26	2-7	2-6	0-0	2	5	0	1	0	1	-3	6
12Ja MorantPG	35	18-27	1-2	7-8	2	9	2	1	1	1	+10	44
0De'Anthony Melton	24	1-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	2	0	1	-7	3
15Brandon Clarke	25	5-9	0-2	0-1	3	0	0	1	1	1	-8	10
22Desmond Bane	10	2-5	2-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	-6	6
14Gorgui Dieng	11	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	2	1	2	-6	5
21Tyus Jones	13	3-5	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	2	0	-20	7
46John Konchar	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Sean McDermott	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	49-9551.6%	10-2737.0%	11-1861.1%	42	27	6	8	11	20	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterSASMEM

(11:55) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Aldridge: Tip to Allen
(11:45) Aldridge S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:45) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(11:45) MISS Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:41) Walker IV REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Aldridge 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:19) MISS Anderson 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:15) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:08) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DeRozan 1 AST)
31
+3 (10:54) Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
34
(10:40) MISS Johnson 2' Driving Layup
(10:40) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:37) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:26) Valanciunas 5' Turnaround Fadeaway (3 PTS)
36
+3 (10:12) Walker IV 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DeRozan 2 AST)
66
+2 (10:06) Brooks 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
68
(10:06) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Hussey)
+1 (10:06) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
69
(10:04) Aldridge Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:04) Morant STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:59) Morant 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
611
(9:49) Aldridge Traveling Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (9:30) Valanciunas 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
614
(9:14) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:11) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:57) MISS Anderson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:55) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:48) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:48) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
714
+1 (8:48) Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
814
(8:31) MISS Morant 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:29) Aldridge REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:23) Johnson Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (8:12) Allen 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)
817
(8:10) Spurs Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:00) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Hussey)
+1 (8:00) DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
917
+1 (8:00) DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1017
+2 (7:47) Morant 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1019
+2 (7:32) Johnson 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1219
+3 (7:13) Anderson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1222
+2 (7:01) Murray 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1422
(6:46) MISS Morant 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:43) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:33) GRIZZLIES T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Brooks ) (J.Capers)
+1 (6:33) Aldridge Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1522
(6:25) MISS DeRozan 3' Driving Layup
(6:23) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:19) Brooks 9' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1524
(5:59) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:57) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:51) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:47) Walker IV REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:37) DeRozan 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1724
+2 (5:19) Morant 7' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1726
(5:05) MISS Aldridge 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:47) MISS Valanciunas 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:40) Anderson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
(4:40) MISS Johnson Free Throw 1 of 3
(4:40) Spurs Rebound
+1 (4:40) Johnson Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)
1826
+1 (4:40) Johnson Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)
1926
(4:29) MISS Brooks 24' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:27) DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:22) Valanciunas S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:22) DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2026
(4:22) GRIZZLIES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (4:22) DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2126
+2 (4:03) Dieng 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Morant 3 AST)
2128
(3:50) MISS Mills 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:47) Walker IV REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:45) MISS Walker IV 2' Driving Layup
(3:45) Clarke BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:45) Spurs Rebound
+2 (3:39) Poeltl 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Walker IV 1 AST)
2328
(3:22) MISS Bane 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) Gay REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:18) Gay Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:18) Dieng STEAL (1 STL)
(3:15) MISS Dieng 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Gay REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:04) Gay 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2528
+2 (2:44) Morant 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2530
(2:29) MISS DeRozan 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:24) Clarke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:19) MISS Morant 2' Running Reverse Layup
(2:17) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:06) Gay 8' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
2730
+3 (1:48) Melton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morant 4 AST)
2733
(1:26) MISS Gay 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:23) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:19) MISS Poeltl 4' Hook Shot
(1:19) Dieng BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:16) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) Mills P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(1:08) MISS Jones 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:05) Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:59) MISS Mills 2' Driving Layup
(0:58) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:51) MISS Melton 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:49) Gay REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (0:41) Gay 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3033
(0:22) MISS Melton 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:18) Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS DeRozan 2' Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Dieng BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:00) Spurs Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

SAS

MEM

131Points119

48-95(50.5%)Field Goal(%)49-95(51.6%)

10-25(40.0%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

25-29(86.2%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

48(8)Rebounds(Offensive)42(5)

28Assists27

8Steals6

8Blocks8

10Turnovers11

18Fouls20

60Pts In The Paint66

22Fast Break Pts19

12Pts Off Turnovers17

30Bench Pts31

18Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

capacity: 18,119