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Tyler Herro led Miami with 23 points and 13 rebounds, but he
made just 3 of 11 3-point attempts. Jimmy Butler added 18
points, eight assists and six rebounds in the loss.
Memphis, which improved to 9-2 at home, was without its top
three scorers: Morant (sore left ankle), Desmond Bane (sprained
right big toe) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (right foot).
Memphis has won five of its past six games.
The Grizzlies also got 18 points and 10 rebounds from Santi
Aldama, and Dillon Brooks added 17 points.
Miami, which is just 3-9 on the road, had just 24 points in the
paint compared to Memphis' 64.
Miami led 32-27 at the end of the first quarter, thanks in part
to Caleb Martin's 4-of-5 shooting on 3-point tries. Memphis had
a 20-6 edge in the quarter on paint points, which mitigated the
Grizzlies' 1-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc. Miami shot
6-for-9 from deep.
Memphis went on an 11-2 run -- capped by Kennedy Chandler's
layup and 3-pointer on consecutive possessions -- to take a
45-40 lead with 4:09 left in the second quarter.
By halftime, Memphis led 58-51. Jones had 17 points, seven
assists and no turnovers in the first half, having shot 7 of 9
from the floor, including 2 of 2 from 3-point range. Herro led
Miami with 15 points before intermission.
Miami cut its deficit to 82-77 after three quarters. The margin
might've been closer, but Gabe Vincent's 35-foot swish was
released a split-second after the third-quarter buzzer. Memphis
kept up its low-post dominance in the third quarter with a 14-8
advantage in points in the paint.
Memphis poured it on in the fourth quarter, winning despite
shooting just 8-for-32 (25 percent) from distance for the game.
Miami shot 14-for-40 from deep (35 percent).
--Field Level Media
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