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The runaway came two nights after the Grizzlies
beat the Spurs 129-112 in San Antonio. On Monday, Memphis posted
a season-high point total for the second straight contest, and
the Grizzlies' 37 assists were their most in a game this season.
The Grizzlies led by as many as 23 midway through the third
quarter and never let San Antonio closer than 10 points the rest
of the way before running away late.
Gorgui Dieng led Memphis with 19 points off the bench. Brandon
Clarke scored 18, Kyle Anderson and De'Anthony Melton hit for 17
points apiece, Dillon Brooks and Ja Morant added 13 points each,
Tyus Jones tallied 11 points and 14 assists, and Xavier Tillman
and Desmond Bane scored 10 each. Tillman and Dieng had a
team-best nine rebounds.
San Antonio's Keldon Johnson paced all scorers with 25 points
and grabbed 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge
added 14 and 12 points, respectively, and Patty Mills scored 11
for the Spurs, who have lost two straight.
The Grizzlies started off on Monday the way they finished in
Saturday's dominating win over San Antonio, turning a 33-31
advantage after the first period into a 16-point lead at
halftime via an 18-2 run through the middle of the second
quarter.
Dieng led Memphis with 12 points in the first half, which ended
with the Grizzlies up 69-53. The Grizzlies managed 36 points in
the paint before the break.
Memphis outshot the Spurs 58.3 percent to 43.8 percent in the
half and had only two turnovers.
Aldridge and DeRozan paced the Spurs with 12 points each at
halftime, with Johnson adding 10 for San Antonio.
The Grizzlies poured it on early in the third quarter, running
their lead out to 84-62 at the 7:16 mark of the period. However,
San Antonio scored 16 of the game's ensuing 20 points to pull
within 10.
For the game, Memphis outshot San Antonio 55.9 percent to 41.6
percent.
--Field Level Media
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