Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points (12 in the paint), and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs 113-109.
Jae Crowder’s 3-pointer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs got within 111-109 on LaMarcus Aldridge’s free throw with 55 seconds to play. They had the ball down 2 with 25 seconds left, but Jonas Valančiūnas blocked DeMar DeRozan’s reverse layup at the rim. It would have tied the game. Dillon Brooks followed with 2 free throws, and the Spurs got no closer.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 12-5. Crowder scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 12 on 1 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Derrick White had 4 of his 5 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Aldridge that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Rudy Gay that put the Spurs ahead.
Brooks scored 21 points.
For the Spurs, Aldridge scored 19 points, and Gay added 18 points and 8 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Grizzlies shot 50.6% from the field to the Spurs’ 46.7%. The Spurs outscored the Grizzlies 53-33 off the bench. The Grizzlies were outscored 15-5 in 4 minutes with Valančiūnas, Hill, Anderson, Brooks and Morant on the floor together.