The Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-115 on Dec 26, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Memphis Grizzlies box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant | 40 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12-24 | 1-7 | 6-8 | 2 |
| Desmond Bane | 40 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-22 | 5-14 | 4-5 | 5 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 39 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 9-10 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 29 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 25 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| David Roddy | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ziaire Williams | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Santi Aldama | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 210 | 108 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 37-83 | 10-41 | 24-28 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 42 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9-20 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Zion Williamson | 36 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 36 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 5 |
| CJ McCollum | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 36 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 266 | 115 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 42-97 | 10-31 | 21-33 | 26 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Grizzlies · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 23, 2023: MEM 125, ATL 119 · Next Dec 28, 2023: MEM 105, DEN 142
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 23, 2023: HOU 106, NO 104 · Next Dec 28, 2023: UTAH 105, NO 112