Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 37 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Memphis Grizzlies closed the fourth quarter on a 20-7 run to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-119.
It was tied at 112 when Santi Aldama’s 9-foot hook shot put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 6:14 left. He scored 7 points during the run.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Bucks 7-2. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 7 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Scotty Pippen Jr. had 8 of his 10 assists off the bench, 2 of them on baskets by Jaren Jackson Jr. and Aldama that put the Grizzlies ahead. In that stretch, Pippen had 4 steals, 3 of them during a 10-0 Grizzlies run, and the Grizzlies scored 7 points off them.
Aldama had 23 points and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Desmond Bane added 22 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 16 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists on 14 for 21 shooting, and Khris Middleton added 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Bucks made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Middleton. They gave up 22 offensive rebounds, about 10 more than usual for the shots the Grizzlies missed. The Grizzlies outscored the Bucks 66-36 in the paint.