FINAL
Nov 1, 2021
Game Recap
The Grizzlies defeated the Nuggets, 106-97. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 26 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Grizzlies improve to 4-3 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 4-3.
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 97 |
| MEM | 31 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 106 |
 NUGGETS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michael Porter Jr.SF | 36 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | +3 | |||||||
| 50Aaron GordonPF | 28 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | +5 | |||||||
| 15Nikola JokicC | 33 | 9-15 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | |||||||
| 5Will BartonSG | 29 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -14 | |||||||
| 11Monte MorrisPG | 27 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | +2 | |||||||
| 32Jeff Green | 19 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -14 | |||||||
| 35PJ Dozier | 18 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -10 | |||||||
| 7Facundo Campazzo | 16 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -10 | |||||||
| JaMychal Green | 14 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -9 | |||||||
| 3Bones Hyland | 15 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2 | |||||||
| 10Bol Bol | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 00Markus Howard | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 22Zeke Nnaji | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 25Austin Rivers | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 39-8844.3% | 9-3823.7% | 10-1566.7% | 40 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 97 | |||||||||
 GRIZZLIES | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Desmond BaneSF | 32 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | +3 | |||||||
| 13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF | 18 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | +3 | |||||||
| 4Steven AdamsC | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +2 | |||||||
| 0De'Anthony MeltonSG | 25 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | +6 | |||||||
| 12Ja MorantPG | 35 | 12-22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | +2 | |||||||
| 8Ziaire Williams | 16 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +6 | |||||||
| 1Kyle Anderson | 25 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | +3 | |||||||
| 21Tyus Jones | 27 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | +7 | |||||||
| 46John Konchar | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +6 | |||||||
| 2Xavier Tillman | 17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | +7 | |||||||
| 7Santi Aldama | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 15Brandon Clarke | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 23Jarrett Culver | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 25Sam Merrill | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| 35Killian Tillie | — did not play — | — did not play — | |||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 44-9745.4% | 13-3438.2% | 5-771.4% | 55 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 106 | |||||||||
Play-by-Play
1st quarterdenmem
- (11:56) Jump Ball Adams vs. Jokic: Tip to Morris
- +2 (11:37) Jokic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)20
- (11:20) MISS Adams 4' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
- (11:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (11:07) MISS Morris 18' Pullup Jump Shot
- (11:05) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +2 (10:58) Adams 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)22
- (10:42) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- (10:42) Melton STEAL (1 STL)
- +3 (10:37) Jackson Jr. 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Melton 1 AST)25
- +2 (10:21) Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)45
- +3 (10:08) Jackson Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)48
- (9:51) MISS Barton 20' Pullup Jump Shot
- (9:48) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (9:38) Adams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
- +2 (9:25) Morris 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)68
- +2 (9:11) Morant 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)610
- (8:57) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- (8:55) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +2 (8:47) Bane 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)612
- (8:47) Gordon Violation:Defensive Goaltending (C.Blair)
- (8:40) Melton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
- (8:31) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- (8:27) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- +3 (8:24) Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)912
- (8:00) MISS Melton 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- (7:54) Bane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- +2 (7:54) Bane Putback Layup (4 PTS)914
- (7:42) Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- (7:42) Morant STEAL (1 STL)
- +2 (7:38) Melton 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Morant 3 AST)916
- (7:37) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- (7:24) Barton Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
- (7:24) Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
- (7:22) Morant Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
- +3 (7:08) Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)1216
- +3 (6:49) Jackson Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Morant 4 AST)1219
- +2 (6:25) Jokic Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)1419
- (6:25) Jackson Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
- (6:25) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
- (6:23) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (6:09) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
- (6:06) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- (5:52) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
- (5:49) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- (5:41) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
- (5:39) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- (5:31) MISS Morant 13' Pullup Jump Shot
- (5:29) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (5:20) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- (5:16) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- (5:07) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- (5:04) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (4:59) MISS Morant 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
- (4:55) Morant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- +2 (4:55) Morant Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)1421
- (4:40) MISS Gordon 2' Reverse Layup
- (4:40) Jackson Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
- (4:40) Nuggets Rebound
- +2 (4:35) Porter Jr. 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)1621
- (4:15) MISS Williams 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- (4:12) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- +2 (4:07) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)1821
- (4:07) GRIZZLIES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- (3:49) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
- (3:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- +2 (3:37) Je. Green 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)2021
- (3:16) MISS Anderson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- (3:11) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- (3:06) MISS Dozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- (3:01) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- +2 (2:51) Adams 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)2023
- (2:35) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- (2:35) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
- (2:30) MISS Adams 6' Cutting Layup Shot
- (2:28) Morant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- (2:22) MISS Williams 3' Layup
- (2:22) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
- (2:21) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- (2:21) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
- +2 (2:13) Tillman 1' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)2025
- (2:00) MISS Je. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- (1:57) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +2 (1:45) Williams 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)2027
- (1:25) Tillman P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
- +2 (1:18) Dozier 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Je. Green 2 AST)2227
- (1:05) MISS Konchar 3PT Jump Shot
- (1:02) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- (1:00) MISS Anderson 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
- (0:57) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- +2 (0:49) Ja. Green Layup (2 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)2427
- +2 (0:32) Jones 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)2429
- +2 (0:21) Campazzo 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)2629
- (0:07) Campazzo P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
- +2 (0:03) Tillman 2' Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)2631
- (0:00) MISS Campazzo 45' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
- (0:00) Nuggets Rebound
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4th quarter
Team Stats
Game Details
Monday, November 1, 2021 · 8:00 PM
FedExForum · Memphis, TN
attendance: 12,683 (70.0%)
