New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Dec 31, 2022

FINAL

23-13New OrleansPelicans

101

22-13MemphisGrizzlies

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	25	25	29	22	101
MEM	31	22	30	33	116

Game Recap

The Grizzlies defeated the Pelicans, 116-101. Ja Morant led all scorers with 32 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies, while Jaren Jackson Jr. added 17 points, six rebounds, and six blocks in the victory. Zion Williamson tallied 20 points and nine rebounds for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Grizzlies improve to 22-13 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 23-13.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	23	5-7	2-4	3-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	-13	15
1Zion WilliamsonPF	28	6-16	0-0	8-10	9	1	0	0	9	3	-16	20
17Jonas ValanciunasC	22	2-5	1-1	1-2	6	0	1	3	0	6	-11	6
5Herbert JonesSG	27	2-12	0-4	0-1	11	3	3	0	2	1	-1	4
3CJ McCollumPG	30	4-16	1-7	1-1	1	3	0	0	6	1	-27	10
10Jaxson Hayes	20	5-6	1-2	2-3	4	1	1	1	1	3	-1	13
8Naji Marshall	21	2-10	2-6	6-6	0	4	1	0	0	1	-3	12
9Willy Hernangomez	16	3-9	0-0	5-6	7	0	0	0	0	3	-6	11
15Jose Alvarado	20	2-6	0-2	3-4	3	2	0	0	0	0	+4	7
11Dyson Daniels	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
4Devonte' Graham	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	-5	3
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-9135.2%	8-3026.7%	29-3680.6%	46	16	6	4	19	21	-	101

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	27	3-8	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	5	+15	7
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	30	7-13	1-4	2-2	6	2	3	6	4	4	+22	17
4Steven AdamsC	27	4-6	0-0	2-6	21	3	2	2	0	3	-1	10
22Desmond BaneSG	28	7-19	1-6	3-3	7	0	1	1	3	2	+8	18
12Ja MorantPG	30	13-22	0-6	6-7	3	8	2	0	4	0	+7	32
46John Konchar	23	4-7	0-3	0-0	3	3	3	0	1	2	+12	8
15Brandon Clarke	19	4-7	0-0	4-4	5	0	1	1	0	5	+16	12
27David Roddy	28	1-5	0-4	0-0	2	0	2	1	4	5	-7	2
21Tyus Jones	20	3-4	2-3	0-0	4	8	0	0	0	0	+7	8
1Kennedy Chandler	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
3Jake LaRavia	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
2Xavier Tillman	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
8Ziaire Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9251.1%	5-2917.2%	17-2277.3%	52	26	14	11	17	27	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPMEM

(11:55) Jump Ball S. Adams vs. J. Valanciunas: Tip to D. Bane
+2 (11:44) J. Jackson Jr. alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Morant 1 AST)
02
(11:23) MISS H. Jones 24' 3PT
(11:20) S. Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:05) MISS J. Morant 27' 3PT
(11:01) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:58) D. Bane driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
(10:49) S. Adams personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:45) MISS C. McCollum 21' Jump Shot
(10:43) S. Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:39) D. Bane step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:24) MISS C. McCollum 25' 3PT
(10:20) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:10) J. Morant 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
06
(9:53) Z. Williamson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:53) J. Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(9:51) J. Jackson Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:51) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:44) Z. Williamson driving Layup (2 PTS)
26
+2 (9:28) S. Adams 9' Hook (2 PTS)
28
(9:15) Z. Williamson lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(9:15) J. Jackson Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
(9:09) MISS S. Adams running reverse Layup
(9:04) S. Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:04) S. Adams putback Layup (4 PTS)
210
+3 (8:52) J. Valanciunas 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
510
(8:43) MISS J. Jackson Jr. DUNK - blocked
(8:43) J. Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:38) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) C. McCollum bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:34) J. Morant STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:28) D. Brooks cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Morant 2 AST)
512
(8:27) NOP Timeout
(8:05) C. McCollum bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:05) S. Adams STEAL (1 STL)
(7:58) J. Hayes personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:49) MISS J. Morant 26' 3PT
(7:45) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:35) MISS J. Valanciunas driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(7:35) J. Jackson Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:33) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) MISS J. Jackson Jr. 27' running 3PT
(7:26) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:13) C. McCollum 13' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
712
(7:13) D. Brooks shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McCollum 1 FT)
+1 (7:13) C. McCollum Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
812
(6:58) MISS J. Morant 25' pullup 3PT
(6:53) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:43) MISS N. Marshall 24' 3PT
(6:42) S. Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:39) C. McCollum shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bane 2 FT)
+1 (6:39) D. Bane Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
813
+1 (6:39) D. Bane Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
814
(6:28) MISS H. Jones driving Layup
(6:25) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:16) MISS C. McCollum 26' step back 3PT
(6:13) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:09) MISS H. Jones driving Layup
(6:08) S. Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:58) MISS D. Bane 32' pullup 3PT
(5:55) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:48) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup - blocked
(5:48) S. Adams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:48) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:44) MISS C. McCollum 3PT
(5:42) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:39) J. Konchar running alley-oop Layup (2 PTS) (D. Brooks 1 AST)
816
(5:24) S. Adams shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Marshall 2 FT)
+1 (5:24) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
916
+1 (5:24) N. Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1016
+2 (5:07) J. Morant driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1018
(5:07) Z. Williamson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Morant 1 FT)
+1 (5:07) J. Morant Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1019
(4:55) MISS W. Hernangomez floating Shot
(4:52) J. Konchar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:39) Z. Williamson personal FOUL (2 PF)
(4:28) MISS J. Konchar 3PT
(4:24) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:19) C. McCollum lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(4:19) D. Bane STEAL (1 STL)
(4:14) J. Konchar bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:14) N. Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:10) T. Murphy III 28' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
1319
+2 (3:58) B. Clarke alley-oop Layup (2 PTS) (D. Brooks 2 AST)
1321
(3:47) C. McCollum bad pass TURNOVER (4 TO)
(3:47) J. Konchar STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:44) J. Konchar running finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1323
(3:18) MISS N. Marshall driving Layup
(3:16) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:16) MISS W. Hernangomez tip Layup
(3:16) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:16) MISS W. Hernangomez putback Layup
(3:16) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(3:16) J. Konchar shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hernangomez 2 FT)
(3:16) MISS W. Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:16) W. Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1423
(3:04) MISS D. Roddy 3PT
(3:01) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(2:43) MEM Timeout
(2:41) MISS J. Alvarado 25' 3PT
(2:39) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:39) NOP shot clock Team TURNOVER
+3 (2:15) T. Jones 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Morant 3 AST)
1426
+2 (2:01) J. Alvarado driving Layup (2 PTS)
1626
+2 (1:42) J. Morant 19' step back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1628
+2 (1:27) W. Hernangomez driving floating bank Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1828
(1:15) D. Roddy bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:02) W. Hernangomez driving Hook (5 PTS) (N. Marshall 2 AST)
2028
(0:42) MISS D. Roddy 3PT
(0:40) J. Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:32) MISS J. Alvarado 8' driving floating Shot
(0:29) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (0:10) T. Jones 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Morant 4 AST)
2031
(0:03) B. Clarke shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Marshall 2 FT)
+1 (0:03) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2131
+1 (0:03) N. Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2231
(0:01) J. Jackson Jr. bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
+3 (0:00) J. Hayes 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Marshall 3 AST)
2531

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

MEM

101Points116

32-91(35.2%)Field Goal(%)47-92(51.1%)

8-30(26.7%)3-Point(%)5-29(17.2%)

29-36(80.6%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

46(15)Rebounds(Offensive)52(13)

16Assists26

6Steals14

4Blocks11

19Turnovers17

21Fouls27

44Pts In The Paint74

13Fast Break Pts26

25Pts Off Turnovers23

46Bench Pts32

1Largest Lead22

Game Details

Saturday, December 31, 2022 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

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