Pelicans handle Grizzlies in Memphis, 96-87
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Herbert Jones scored 17 points, Brandon Ingram finished with 16 and the Pelicans held on to defeat Memphis, 96-87, on Monday night (Feb. 12), sending the Grizzlies to their ninth straight loss.
Zion Williamson finished with 14 points and C.J. McCollum added 11 as New Orleans won its second straight. Jones had nine rebounds as New Orleans outrebounded Memphis, 49-37.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 22 points, while Vince Williams Jr. and Luke Kennard finished with 12 points apiece. Yuta Watanabe had 11 points, keying a fourth-quarter Memphis push.
A 14-point New Orleans lead at halftime stretched to 25 in the third period. The Pelicans, with basically their full complement of players, seemed to have too much offensive firepower for the makeshift Grizzlies to keep pace.
But spanning the third and fourth quarters, Memphis crafted a 25-7 rally to make the game a bit tighter midway through the fourth, as New Orleans’ lead dropped to seven points. Memphis eventually got within 90-85 with three minutes left, as the Pelicans were 1 of 12 from the field in the quarter.
Ingram scored a pair of buckets with about two minutes left to give New Orleans its sixth win in the last seven games.
Memphis continues to be shorthanded due to injuries. And G.G. Jackson, one of the Grizzlies’ offensive sparkplugs in recent games, was suspended Monday for violating an unspecified team rule.
Before the game, the Pelicans announced that Australian guard Dyson Daniels has been diagnosed with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee. The team said it is evaluating treatment options and could not immediately provide a timeline for Daniels’ return to basketball.
The 6-8 Daniels was New Orleans’ first-round choice in the 2022 NBA Draft, selected eighth overall. This season, he has appeared in 52 games with 15 starts and played nearly 22 minutes per game, averaging 5.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals.
The Pelicans next open a four-game homestand, when they host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
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