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Ty Jerome's 45 and a 63-44 rebounding edge carry Grizzlies past Jazz
The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Utah Jazz 123-103 at FedExForum. Ty Jerome scored 45 points on 17-of-25 shooting, and Memphis won the second quarter 35-20 to take control. Memphis is 1-0 and fifth in the West, and Utah is 0-1 and 10th.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 8 min ago01The story of the nightThe second quarter turned itUtah started well.
Utah started well. The Jazz won the first quarter 31-29 and led by as many as nine points. Then Memphis took over. The Grizzlies outscored Utah 35-20 in the second quarter and went to halftime up 64-51. The third quarter was more of the same. Memphis won it 34-28 and led 98-79 after three. The lead got as big as 27. The fourth quarter barely mattered, and Memphis took it 25-24. The lead changed hands four times, all of it before Memphis pulled away.
02Jerome's 45Ty Jerome carried the Memphis offense.
Ty Jerome carried the Memphis offense. He scored 45 points in 31.7 minutes on 17-of-25 shooting. He made 5 of 10 threes and 6 of 7 free throws. He also had seven rebounds and six assists, with one turnover, and finished plus-22. Jaylen Wells added 12 points and four steals with no turnovers, at plus-25. Cameron Boozer shot 2-of-15, including 0-of-6 from three. He still had 11 rebounds and five assists, and his plus-32 led everyone in the game. Off the bench, Jerami Grant scored 15 and GG Jackson had 12 points and eight rebounds.
03Utah's scorersKeyonte George led Utah with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting, 4 of 6 from three.
Keyonte George led Utah with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting, 4 of 6 from three. Lauri Markkanen had 18 points and nine rebounds but shot 4-of-13, and 1-of-7 from deep. Most of his scoring came at the line, where he made 9 of 10. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 on 6-of-10 shooting but had five turnovers and finished minus-17. Jaxson Hayes blocked six shots, but Utah was outscored by 27 with him on the floor. Ace Bailey had 12 points and three blocks off the bench. Svi Mykhailiuk made 4 of 5 shots for 10 points.
04Where it was wonMemphis won the glass 63-44.
Memphis won the glass 63-44. Those extra boards gave the Grizzlies 93 field-goal attempts to Utah's 75. Memphis also outscored Utah 58-46 in the paint and 23-9 on the fast break. The Grizzlies' bench outscored Utah's 46-34. Utah turned the ball over 18 times to Memphis' 13, though the Jazz scored more points off turnovers, 19 to 17. Free throws hurt Utah too. The Jazz went 22-of-33, leaving 11 points at the line, while Memphis went 22-of-28. Utah blocked 12 shots, but that was not enough to cover the rebounding gap.
05What it meansMemphis starts the season 1-0 and sits fifth in the West.
Memphis starts the season 1-0 and sits fifth in the West. The Grizzlies got 45 points from Jerome and had five players finish plus-19 or better. Boozer's shooting night is the one thing they will want to clean up. Utah opens 0-1 and sits 10th in the West. The Jazz had the early lead and made more threes than usual in spots, 11 of 32 for the game. The rebounding margin, the 18 turnovers and the 11 missed free throws were the difference.
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