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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 121 |
 Grizzlies | 32 | 41 | 21 | 38 | 132 |
CLETeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 47-9350.5% | 14-3836.8% | 13-1872.2% | 36 | 38 | 10 |
| MEM | 53-10053.0% | 14-3342.4% | 12-12100.0% | 53 | 28 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Memphis Grizzlies132| 34 | 37 | 17-29 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 13 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 31 | 20 | 8-14 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +6.3 | ||||
| 30 | 22, Ties his career high | 8-16 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 0 | −7 | +2.8 | |||||||
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| 22 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.9 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 14 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +5.3 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +2.9 | ||||||
| Team | 132 | 53-10053.0% | 14-3342.4% | 53 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 12-12100.0% | 13 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 32 points on 13 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Santi Aldama, Xavier Tillman, Killian Tillie, Sam Merrill and Jarrett Culver (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers121| 38 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −18 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | |||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 17 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 29 | 25 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +5 | +14.4 | ||||||||
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| 25 | 12 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +4.8 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 47-9350.5% | 14-3836.8% | 36 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 13-1872.2% | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis, Denzel Valentine, Lamar Stevens, Tacko Fall, Ruben Nembhard Jr. and Kevin Pangos (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies132Cavaliers121ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Ja Morant scored 37 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-121 in the season opener for both teams at FedExForum.
The Grizzlies took control with a 21-2 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 16.
The Cavaliers got within 119-118 on Evan Mobley’s floater with 1:53 to play, but Morant answered with an 11-foot floater, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
Morant’s pull-up 3-pointer with 51.0 seconds left made it 126-118 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Cavaliers 12-5. Morant (No. 5 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 7 of the Grizzlies’ 12 on 3 for 3 shooting.
Desmond Bane scored 22 points (9 in the first quarter), and De'Anthony Melton added 20 points. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Cavaliers, Jarrett Allen had 25 points, 3 steals and 3 blocks on 11 for 11 shooting, and Mobley added 17 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in his NBA debut. Ricky Rubio had 12 points and 10 assists off the bench. The Cavaliers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Grizzlies grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to the Cavaliers’ 7. The Grizzlies outscored the Cavaliers 27-11 in 7 minutes with Jones, Jackson, Melton, Clarke and Williams on the floor together.
Memphis GrizzliesCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
120 points from the field on 100 shots: 8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 29-43 | 67.4% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-15 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 6-10 | 60.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-23 | 34.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 24 | 10 | 4-8 | +3 |
| Collin Sexton | 17 | 9 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 7 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 7-15 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 22 | 2 | 1-6 | −2 |
| Darius Garland | 13 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Ricky Rubio | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Cedi Osman | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 22 | 8 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Darius Garland | 18 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MEM win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Sexton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Garland 10 AST)
Q4 2:33
23.3%
82→59
Morant 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 2:08
18.7%
59→77
Morant 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 1:37
18.1%
64→82
Melton 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Jackson Jr. 2 AST)
Q4 3:25
15.8%
79→95
Mobley 7' Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Garland 11 AST)
Q4 1:53
14.9%
77→62
