With scoring of 27 points, 7 assists and a strong overall effort, Ja Morant led the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Today we will discuss about Pelicans VS Grizzlies: Stats| NBA Scores| Prediction.
Pelicans VS Grizzlies: Stats| NBA Scores| Prediction
The Memphis Grizzlies (commonly referred to as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies belong to the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Western Conference Southwest Division. The Grizzlies’ home games are played at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are, at the moment, the only franchise in the most important professional leagues of North American sports located in Memphis, and the only pro basketball team in Tennessee state.
Stats
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. McCollum | 30 | 4 | 2 | 11/19 | 3/7 | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| D. Murray | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6/17 | 3/6 | 6/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 33 |
| T. Murphy III | 21 | 9 | 0 | 8/23 | 2/8 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 31 |
| Y. Missi | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -13 | 35 |
| J. Green | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 10 |
NBA Scores
For the first time in their history, the Memphis Grizzlies have won a newly introduced tournament. They managed to edge out the struggling New Orleans Pelicans courtesy of a 27 point performance from Ja Morant who also registered 7 assists. The Grizzlies cruised to a 120-109 victory which made it their 5th straight win.
Jackson Jr. scored 23 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for Memphis. Aldama was impressive going 8 of 9 from the field and scoring 20 points.
CJ McCollum was the top scorer for Pelicans in this game with 30 points. Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy chipped in 21 points.
Memphis was the fifth consecutive win for the Grizzlies. The Pelicans continued their miserable run and remained with only one win in their last fourteen matches.
Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are the two crucial players for New Orleans including Herbert Jones and Jose Alvarado.
Prediction
The New Orleans Pelicans play as the underdogs, but slowly a healthy roster is being built. The Memphis Grizzlies play great basketball at the moment, making it tough to bet against them.
The Memphis Grizzlies are expected to win the game but the New Orleans Pelicans are expected to cover the spread. The total is expected to be over 225.5 points which is most likely the case.
