Grizzlies (116) vs Pelicans (115) · Dec 26, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 26, 2023

10-19MemphisGrizzlies

116

17-14New OrleansPelicans

115

Game Recap

The Grizzlies defeated the Pelicans, 116-115, in overtime. Ja Morant led the way for the Grizzlies with 31 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while Desmond Bane added 27 points, seven assists and five 3PM in the victory. Brandon Ingram (24 points, six rebounds, seven assists) and Zion Williamson (23 points, 11 rebounds) combined for 47 points for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Grizzlies have won four consecutive games as they improve to 10-19 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 17-14.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MEM	24	19	24	36	13	116
NOP	19	29	32	23	12	115

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
36Marcus SmartSF	29	4-10	2-8	3-3	1	3	5	1	3	4	13	+9
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	39	5-11	0-3	9-10	10	1	1	1	3	5	19	+6
18Bismack BiyomboC	24	4-5	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	2	0	4	8	-4
22Desmond BaneSG	40	9-22	5-14	4-5	5	7	0	1	1	5	27	+3
12Ja MorantPG	39	12-24	1-7	6-8	4	7	1	2	6	2	31	+3
5Vince Williams Jr.	27	1-4	1-4	3-4	8	3	1	3	2	0	6	+1
8Ziaire Williams	11	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	-7
2Xavier Tillman	27	1-3	0-1	0-0	8	0	1	5	0	1	2	+1
7Santi Aldama	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	-8
21David Roddy	16	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	0	8	+1
0Jacob Gilyard	— did not play —												— did not play —
46John Konchar	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		39-9043.3%	11-4623.9%	27-3284.4%	50	24	10	17	17	24	116

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Brandon IngramSF	41	9-20	2-4	4-4	6	7	3	4	3	3	24	-7
1Zion WilliamsonPF	35	7-17	0-0	9-12	11	1	1	0	6	5	23	+4
17Jonas ValanciunasC	36	8-14	0-1	1-3	13	0	1	1	1	5	17	-8
5Herbert JonesSG	31	2-8	0-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	4	0
3CJ McCollumPG	38	6-14	3-8	1-4	2	2	1	1	1	4	16	-9
8Naji Marshall	14	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	-5
25Trey Murphy III	35	3-8	3-6	1-2	7	1	2	0	2	2	10	+10
15Jose Alvarado	11	3-8	1-4	1-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	8	+10
11Dyson Daniels	18	3-3	1-1	4-6	0	1	2	0	0	4	11	+1
40Cody Zeller	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		42-9743.3%	10-3132.3%	21-3363.6%	46	18	12	6	14	26	115

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quartermemnop

(11:55) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Jackson Jr.: Tip to Smart
(11:47) MISS Jackson Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:25) PELICANS Rebound
(11:25) Jackson Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (11:13) Ingram 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:57) Morant 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:48) Morant Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Schwab)
(10:41) Williamson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
(10:26) MISS McCollum 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:21) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:16) MISS Morant 1' Running Layup
(10:16) Ingram BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:13) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:02) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
24
(9:47) Valanciunas P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
(9:40) Morant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:40) Williamson STEAL (1 STL)
(9:34) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:34) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:29) Bane 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
44
(9:16) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:10) Bane 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
74
+2 (8:54) Valanciunas 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
76
(8:53) PELICANS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+3 (8:46) Bane 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)
106
(8:22) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(8:20) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:14) MISS Jackson Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:12) PELICANS Rebound
(7:55) MISS Williamson 6' Driving Layup
(7:55) Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:52) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:50) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:50) Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(7:47) MISS Bane 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:45) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:40) Bane S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (7:40) McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
107
(7:40) MISS McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:38) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:26) MISS Morant 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:26) Ingram BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:25) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:17) McCollum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(7:17) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:56) Morant 19' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
127
+2 (6:40) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
129
(6:25) MISS Jackson Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(6:25) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:22) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:19) MISS McCollum 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:15) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:04) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:59) Bane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:56) Morant Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:56) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:51) Valanciunas 3' Running Layup (4 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
1211
(5:51) Morant S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
(5:51) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:51) MISS Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:48) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:37) MISS Bane 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:11) Murphy III Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(5:11) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
(5:07) Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:07) Ingram STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:52) Valanciunas 8' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1213
+2 (4:33) Bane 21' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Biyombo 1 AST)
1413
(4:14) MISS Ingram 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:11) Williams Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:04) Jackson Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bane 1 AST)
1613
(3:50) MISS Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:46) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:46) Jackson Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:46) Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
(3:40) MISS Ingram 4' Driving Layup
(3:40) Williams Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:37) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:34) Bane 3' Running Layup (12 PTS)
1813
+3 (3:14) Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
1816
+2 (2:52) Biyombo 8' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2016
(2:33) MISS Ingram 5' Finger Roll Layup
(2:30) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:25) Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(2:25) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:25) Bane Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
2116
+1 (2:25) Bane Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
2216
(2:10) Marshall Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:10) Tillman STEAL (1 STL)
(1:51) MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:48) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:33) MISS Williamson 3' Driving Layup
(1:33) Tillman BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:31) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:31) MISS Murphy III 3' Putback Layup
(1:31) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:31) Grizzlies Rebound
(1:13) MISS Williams Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:09) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:05) MISS Alvarado 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:01) Williams Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:45) Tillman 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2416
(0:36) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ervin)
(0:36) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:36) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (0:36) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2417
(0:29) MISS Morant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:27) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:10) Aldama S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (0:10) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2418
+1 (0:10) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2419
(0:05) Williamson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
(0:00) MISS Bane 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Grizzlies Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

MEM

NOP

116Points115

39-90(43.3%)Field Goal(%)42-97(43.3%)

11-46(23.9%)3-Point(%)10-31(32.3%)

27-32(84.4%)Free Throw(%)21-33(63.6%)

50(8)Rebounds(Offensive)46(10)

24Assists18

10Steals12

17Blocks6

17Turnovers14

24Fouls26

52Pts In The Paint56

23Fast Break Pts17

15Pts Off Turnovers18

18Bench Pts31

8Largest Lead15

Game Details

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 18,538 (104.2%)