|
All five Grizzlies starters scored in double
figures, including Dillon Brooks with 19 points in his return
from a three-game absence due to a thigh injury. Brooks' 3-of-5
3-point shooting set the pace on a night Memphis made 11 of 19
shots from long range.
The Grizzlies were equally effective shooting from inside the
arc, knocking down 54.3 percent from the floor. Their balanced
scoring fueled the torrid shooting.
Kyle Anderson played a strong all-around game with 13 points,
seven rebounds and six assists, Ja Morant posted 16 points and
dished seven assists, and Grayson Allen added 10 points.
Jones, who led all scorers, shot 9-for-11 from the floor. Fellow
reserves Justise Winslow and Brandon Clarke each added nine
points, and Clarke grabbed eight rebounds.
On the other side of the ball, Memphis held Los Angeles to just
40.5 percent shooting and limited second-chance opportunities
with a 48-41 rebounding edge.
Clippers All-Star selections Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were
held to 17 and 13 points, respectively. Serge Ibaka added
another 13 points for Los Angeles, and Reggie Jackson scored 12
points off the bench.
Memphis compounded Los Angeles' shooting woes with ball-hawking
defense. The Grizzlies forced the Clippers into 14 turnovers,
while committing just six on the other end.
Los Angeles mustered only five more assists than giveaways.
The two teams meet again in Memphis on Friday night. The
back-to-back begins a swing of eight road games in the next nine
for Los Angeles, including five straight.
Thursday's win pulled Memphis to .500 on the season after the
Grizzlies dropped two straight to Phoenix and Dallas.
--Field Level Media
[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
