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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 25 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 120 |
 Clippers | 34 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 114 |
MEMTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 42-9046.7% | 15-3641.7% | 21-2584.0% | 48 | 26 | 11 |
| LAC | 43-9943.4% | 13-3933.3% | 15-1788.2% | 44 | 23 | 7 |
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 Grizzlies120| 35 | 28 | 10-19 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 22 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +5.7 | |||||
| 31 | 21 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 0 | 6-6 | +10 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-15 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 17 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +17 | +12.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.3 | |||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −6 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.0 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.4 | ||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.3 | ||||
| Team | 120 | 42-9046.7% | 15-3641.7% | 48 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 21-2584.0% | 13 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 13 points on 4 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Sam Merrill, Santi Aldama, Killian Tillie, Xavier Tillman and Jarrett Culver (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers114| 36 | 17 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.3 | |||||
| 35 | 41 | 15-25 | 5-12 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +14.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 12 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 5-6 | −13 | +3.7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −7.5 | |||
| 19 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +1.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.0 | ||||
| 22 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.5 | |||
| 16 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | +9 | +4.5 | |||||||
| Team | 114 | 43-9943.4% | 13-3933.3% | 44 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 15-1788.2% | 14 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Justise Winslow, Jay Scrubb and Brandon Boston (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies120Clippers114ClickTap 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 28 points (16 in the paint), and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the LA Clippers 120-114 in the Clippers’ home opener at STAPLES Center.
Morant’s cutting layup put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 9:52 left in the third quarter.
The Clippers got within 116-114 on Paul George’s driving layup with 39 seconds to play, but Jaren Jackson Jr. answered with a 3-pointer, and the Clippers got no closer.
Desmond Bane’s 20-foot fadeaway with 50.7 seconds left made it 116-112, and Jaren Jackson Jr.’s 3-pointer with 17.5 seconds left put it away at 119-114.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Clippers 9-8.
De'Anthony Melton scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points, and Steven Adams had 17 points and 9 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Clippers, George had 41 points and 10 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe had 12 points and 7 assists.
The Grizzlies shot 46.7% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Clippers’ 43.4% and 33.3%. The Grizzlies’ starters outscored the Clippers 50-37 in 15 minutes together.
Memphis GrizzliesLA ClippersPS, 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. The Grizzlies’ chance bottomed out at 18% (2nd quarter, 10:43 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 90 shots: 2.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-28 | 71.4% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-22 | 22.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-32 | 37.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 22 | 9 | 4-8 | +2 |
| Terance Mann | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Paul George | 9 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 18 | 7-10 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 20 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Paul George | 19 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 12 | 0 | 0-4 | −3 |
| Terance Mann | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 22 | 9 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 9 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Nicolas Batum | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 7 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Jackson Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Morant 8 AST)
Q4 0:18
23.2%
24→1
George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (39 PTS) (Morris Sr. 1 AST)
Q4 1:14
20.9%
9→29
Bane 20' Fadeaway Jumper (18 PTS) (Clarke 2 AST)
Q4 0:51
19.2%
29→10
Williams 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Melton 2 AST)
Q4 11:18
16.1%
27→11
George 2' Driving Layup (41 PTS)
Q4 0:40
14.2%
10→24
