NEW ORLEANS -- — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points, Ja Morant scored 25 before leaving with what appeared to be a minor right shoulder injury, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the slumping New Orleans Pelicans 132-124 on Friday night.

Morant was knocked from the game when he was flattened by Pelicans center Daniel Theis' hard but legal screen.

The Grizzlies never ruled Morant out of the game, classifying him as doubtful after he went to the locker room to be examined. He returned to the bench and cheered on his team from there.

Jackson held the Pelicans at bay, with help from Desmond Bane, who finished with 18 points, and Scottie Pippen Jr., who scored 13 points. Zach Edey added 14 points.

Trey Murphy III scored 35 points and CJ McCollum 32 for the Pelicans, who've lost nine straight and 18 of 19. Theis had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: One night after scoring a franchise record 155 points in a victory over Toronto, Memphis eclipsed the 130-point mark despite Morant scoring just a single point in the second half.

Pelicans: After being run off their own court in a 128-111 loss to Houston a night earlier, New Orleans looked more feisty and competitive, but lacked the firepower to keep pace, falling to 0-14 in games missed by injured wing Brandon Ingram and 3-23 in games without injured power forward Zion Williamson.

Key moment

The Pelicans were threatening to cut what had been a 22-point deficit to six in the third quarter when Jackson intercepted Murphy's pass. That sparked an 8-0 Grizzlies run, highlighted by Jackson’s driving floater and Luke Kennard’s 3.

Key stat

The Grizzlies went 17 of 41 (41.5%) from 3-point range, while New Orleans was 11 of 38 (28.9%).

Up next

The Grizzlies visit Oklahoma City on Sunday night. The Pelicans host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Zach Edey vs. Yves Missi (Ja Morant gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Zach Edey makes 3-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)	0	2
11:25	Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:24	Zach Edey defensive rebound	0	2
11:13	Yves Missi shooting foul	0	2
11:13	Desmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 2	0	3
11:13	Desmond Bane makes free throw 2 of 2	0	4
10:55	Zach Edey blocks Dejounte Murray 's 3-foot two point shot	0	4
10:54	Pelicans offensive team rebound	0	4
10:50	Yves Missi misses 2-foot two point shot	0	4
10:49	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	0	4
10:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 13-foot two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)	0	6
10:25	CJ McCollum makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
10:09	CJ McCollum shooting foul	2	6
10:09	Zach Edey makes free throw 1 of 2	2	7
10:09	Zach Edey makes free throw 2 of 2	2	8
9:58	Dejounte Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	4	8
9:44	Desmond Bane makes 20-foot jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	4	10
9:29	Dejounte Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	10
9:26	Ja Morant defensive rebound	4	10
9:16	Zach Edey makes 2-foot two point shot (Ja Morant assists)	4	12
9:06	Dejounte Murray bad pass (Zach Edey steals)	4	12
9:03	Dejounte Murray blocks Jaylen Wells 's 3-foot two point shot	4	12
9:00	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	4	12
8:57	Ja Morant shooting foul	4	12
8:57	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	5	12
8:57	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	6	12
8:48	Ja Morant makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	6	14
8:39	Dejounte Murray misses driving floating jump shot	6	14
8:37	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	6	14
8:30	Trey Murphy III makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)	8	14
8:18	Zach Edey misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	14
8:15	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	8	14
8:08	Yves Missi lost ball turnover (Desmond Bane steals)	8	14
8:03	Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot	8	14
8:00	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	8	14
7:50	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	14
7:49	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	8	14
7:44	Yves Missi bad pass (Ja Morant steals)	8	14
7:35	Herbert Jones personal foul	8	14
7:25	Jaylen Wells misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	14
7:21	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	8	14
7:13	Zach Edey blocks Yves Missi 's 3-foot two point shot	8	14
7:12	Ja Morant defensive rebound	8	14
7:07	Ja Morant misses running pullup jump shot	8	14
7:03	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	8	14
6:58	Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	8	14
6:54	Herbert Jones shooting foul	8	14
6:54	Pelicans Full timeout	8	14
6:54	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Herbert Jones	8	14
6:54	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2	8	15
6:54	Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2	8	16
6:35	Trey Murphy III makes 22-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	11	16
6:24	Ja Morant makes 3-foot two point shot	11	18
6:15	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	18
6:11	Zach Edey defensive rebound	11	18
6:08	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 3-foot two point shot	11	18
6:07	Yves Missi defensive rebound	11	18
5:58	CJ McCollum misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	18
5:56	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	11	18
5:49	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	18
5:46	Yves Missi defensive rebound	11	18
5:35	Yves Missi misses 4-foot two point shot	11	18
5:32	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	11	18
5:28	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	11	18
5:28	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	11	18
5:21	Dejounte Murray makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	13	18
4:54	Ja Morant makes 1-foot two point shot	13	20
4:54	CJ McCollum shooting foul	13	20
4:54	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for CJ McCollum	13	20
4:54	Brandon Clarke enters the game for Jaylen Wells	13	20
4:54	Jay Huff enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	13	20
4:54	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Zach Edey	13	20
4:54	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 1	13	21
4:38	Yves Missi makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	15	21
4:29	Jake LaRavia bad pass (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals)	15	21
4:24	Dejounte Murray makes 3-foot dunk (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	17	21
4:24	Grizzlies Full timeout	17	21
4:24	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Ja Morant	17	21
4:04	Jay Huff misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	21
4:00	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	17	21
3:47	Trey Murphy III misses driving layup	17	21
3:44	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	17	21
3:30	Jake LaRavia out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	21
3:29	Luke Kennard enters the game for Desmond Bane	17	21
3:21	Jordan Hawkins misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	17	21
3:19	Brandon Clarke defensive rebound	17	21
3:14	Jay Huff makes 23-foot three point shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	17	24
2:57	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	24
2:54	Dejounte Murray offensive rebound	17	24
2:53	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	24
2:51	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	17	24
2:48	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot	17	24
2:47	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	17	24
2:43	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl loose ball foul	17	24
2:43	Jay Huff makes free throw 1 of 2	17	25
2:43	Daniel Theis enters the game for Yves Missi	17	25
2:43	Jay Huff makes free throw 2 of 2	17	26
2:29	Dejounte Murray misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	17	26
2:26	Jay Huff defensive rebound	17	26
2:15	Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	17	29
2:00	Jordan Hawkins makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	19	29
1:47	Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	19	32
1:34	Dejounte Murray misses 2-foot two point shot	19	32
1:32	Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound	19	32
1:25	Scotty Pippen Jr. bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	19	32
1:22	Trey Murphy III makes 3-foot dunk (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	21	32
1:09	Daniel Theis blocks Jake LaRavia 's 5-foot two point shot	21	32
1:08	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	21	32
1:04	Jordan Hawkins misses running pullup jump shot	21	32
1:03	Brandon Clarke defensive rebound	21	32
57.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point shot	21	32
55.1	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	21	32
50.1	Daniel Theis makes 3-foot dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)	23	32
27.0	Luke Kennard misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	23	32
25.2	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	23	32
2.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes layup (Daniel Theis assists)	25	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	32

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 28, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, GCSEN, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

17,328

Referees

Marat Kogut, Jacyn Goble, Simone Jelks

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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