MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 points, GG Jackson added a season-high 27, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs 128-109 on Monday night.

Ja Morant, returning after a two-game absence to nurse a sore right shoulder, finished with 25 points and 11 assists as Memphis won its ninth in the last 10. The victory, coupled with Houston's 124-118 loss to the New York Knicks, gave Memphis a 1 1/2-game advantage over the Rockets for second place in the West.

Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 27 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Stephon Castle finished with 21 points as San Antonio lost its fourth in the last five.

The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes by a medical emergency to a courtside spectator.

The lineups for both teams were somewhat depleted. Memphis starting guard Desmond Bane sat out with a sore ankle. Meanwhile, three former Spurs players were headed to other teams in trades. De'Aaron Fox — traded to the Spurs from Sacramento over the weekend — was not with the team yet.

Takeaways

Spurs: San Antonio has stumbled out of the chute on the six-game annual Rodeo Road Trip, having lost the first two.

Grizzlies: Memphis has won 16 of the last 17 over Spurs.

Key moment

San Antonio cut the deficit to single digits with just less than 11 minutes to play, but Jaren Jackson Jr. and GG Jackson scored on consecutive baskets to stretch the lead to 14.

Key stat

San Antonio committed 23 turnovers for 34 Memphis points. That helped the Grizzlies surpass 100 points for the 52nd consecutive game.

Up next

Both teams play on the road Wednesday. The Spurs are at Atlanta for the second game of the annual Rodeo Road Trip. The Grizzlies visit the Raptors.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Victor Wembanyama vs. Zach Edey (Harrison Barnes gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Victor Wembanyama makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	3
11:31	Ja Morant makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	2	3
11:16	Devin Vassell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	2	6
10:58	Victor Wembanyama blocks Zach Edey 's 3-foot layup	2	6
10:56	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	2	6
10:51	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Stephon Castle 's 6-foot two point shot	2	6
10:51	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	2	6
10:33	Ja Morant bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	2	6
10:25	Victor Wembanyama out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	6
10:13	Zach Edey lost ball turnover (Chris Paul steals)	2	6
10:08	Devin Vassell misses 22-foot three point shot	2	6
10:04	Zach Edey defensive rebound	2	6
9:58	Ja Morant makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	6
9:38	Victor Wembanyama makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	5	8
9:19	Jaylen Wells misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	8
9:17	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	5	8
9:10	Victor Wembanyama makes 28-foot three point shot (Stephon Castle assists)	5	11
8:48	Luke Kennard lost ball turnover (Devin Vassell steals)	5	11
8:45	Victor Wembanyama out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	11
8:45	Santi Aldama enters the game for Zach Edey	5	11
8:34	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	8	11
8:22	Santi Aldama shooting foul	8	11
8:22	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 1 of 2	8	12
8:22	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 2 of 2	8	13
8:05	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	13
8:03	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	8	13
7:56	Victor Wembanyama misses driving layup	8	13
7:51	Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound	8	13
7:51	Victor Wembanyama makes dunk	8	15
7:49	Jaylen Wells traveling	8	15
7:34	Harrison Barnes misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	15
7:31	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	8	15
7:14	Victor Wembanyama personal foul	8	15
7:14	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	8	15
7:07	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	8	15
7:04	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	8	15
7:00	Stephon Castle out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	15
6:50	Ja Morant makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Santi Aldama assists)	11	15
6:49	Spurs Full timeout	11	15
6:49	Zach Edey enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	11	15
6:32	Stephon Castle misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	15
6:29	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	11	15
6:17	Ja Morant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Wells assists)	14	15
6:03	Chris Paul misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	14	15
6:01	Zach Edey defensive rebound	14	15
5:55	Ja Morant makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	16	15
5:55	Stephon Castle shooting foul	16	15
5:55	GG Jackson enters the game for Luke Kennard	16	15
5:55	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Stephon Castle	16	15
5:55	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 1	17	15
5:41	Devin Vassell makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	17	17
5:25	Zach Edey makes layup (Ja Morant assists)	19	17
5:10	Jeremy Sochan makes 2-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)	19	19
4:59	Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	19
4:47	Chris Paul bad pass (Zach Edey steals)	19	19
4:43	Ja Morant misses two point shot	19	19
4:40	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	19	19
4:37	Devin Vassell makes 13-foot running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	19	21
4:24	Jeremy Sochan personal foul	19	21
4:24	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	19	21
4:24	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Harrison Barnes	19	21
4:10	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	21	21
3:54	Zach Edey blocks Keldon Johnson 's 1-foot two point shot	21	21
3:51	Zach Edey defensive rebound	21	21
3:48	GG Jackson misses dunk	21	21
3:43	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	21	21
3:42	Julian Champagnie misses running pullup jump shot	21	21
3:42	Keldon Johnson offensive rebound	21	21
3:40	Keldon Johnson misses dunk	21	21
3:40	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	21	21
3:40	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Ja Morant	21	21
3:18	Zach Edey makes dunk (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	23	21
2:57	Devin Vassell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	23	21
2:54	Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound	23	21
2:49	GG Jackson misses 25-foot three point shot	23	21
2:46	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	23	21
2:43	Santi Aldama misses two point shot	23	21
2:40	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	23	21
2:36	GG Jackson makes driving layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	25	21
2:21	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Sochan assists)	25	24
2:10	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	24
2:08	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	25	24
2:03	Julian Champagnie misses 25-foot three point shot	25	24
1:59	Keldon Johnson offensive rebound	25	24
1:56	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	24
1:55	GG Jackson defensive rebound	25	24
1:42	Santi Aldama misses 12-foot two point shot	25	24
1:40	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	25	24
1:36	Devin Vassell makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	25	26
1:22	GG Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	28	26
1:04	Jeremy Sochan lost ball turnover (Zach Edey steals)	28	26
59.0	Santi Aldama makes 27-foot three point shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	31	26
51.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul	31	26
51.1	Grizzlies Full timeout	31	26
51.1	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Santi Aldama	31	26
51.1	Victor Wembanyama enters the game for Chris Paul	31	26
51.1	Stephon Castle enters the game for Devin Vassell	31	26
44.1	Victor Wembanyama misses 12-foot jumper	31	26
42.0	Zach Edey defensive rebound	31	26
39.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. steps out of bounds turnover	31	26
33.1	Jeremy Sochan offensive foul	31	26
33.1	Jeremy Sochan turnover	31	26
23.2	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	34	26
0.1	Stephon Castle makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists)	34	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	28

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

FedExForum

Memphis, TN

Date & Time

1:50 AM, February 4, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN SE, FanDuel SN SW

Attendance

16,575

Referees

Brian Forte, Mark Lindsay, Brett Nansel

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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