Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Memphis Grizzlies went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-102 to end a 5-game losing streak.
It was tied at 88 when Lamar Stevens’ driving layup put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 8:27 left. They pulled away to a 99-90 lead with 3:00 left.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Nets 11-5. Kennard scored 5 of the Grizzlies’ 11 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Dennis Smith Jr. had 2 steals in 16 seconds, one of them leading to his driving dunk that put the Nets ahead 82-80, and the Nets scored 2 points off them.
Kennard and Vince Williams Jr. set each other up for 6 baskets and 17 points, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Nets, Nic Claxton scored 21 points (16 in the paint) on 8 for 10 shooting.
The Grizzlies went 18 for 22 at the line to the Nets’ 17 for 30. The Nets gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Grizzlies missed. Trey Jemison III fouled out.