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Ten Grizzlies score in double figures as Memphis routs the Pelicans 142-111 to pay them back for an overtime loss
Jerami Grant scored 22 off the bench and Memphis got 76 points from its reserves to pay back New Orleans for an early-season loss.
The Memphis Grizzlies got scoring from just about everybody on Friday night.
Ten Grizzlies scored in double figures in a 142-111 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA Cup game at Smoothie King Center. That is the most double-figure scorers in a game in franchise history.
Jerami Grant led everyone with 22 points off the bench on just 10 shots. Ty Jerome added 17 points and nine assists.
The bucket that made history
Javon Small scored on a drive with 26 seconds left to give Memphis its 10th double-figure scorer. Cam Spencer set him up, one of 36 Grizzlies assists on the night.
Cedric Coward had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists without a turnover. Cameron Boozer had 12 points and 10 rebounds. GG Jackson and Spencer scored 14 each, Isaiah Stewart had 12, Jaylen Wells had 11 and Taylor Hendricks had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The bench takes over
New Orleans hung around into the third quarter. Saddiq Bey scored 11 in the quarter. His 3-pointer with 6:01 left cut the Memphis lead to 80-77.
Coach Tuomas Iisalo sent five reserves in together. Memphis then scored 25 of the last 34 points of the quarter to lead 105-86 going to the fourth.
The Grizzlies' bench outscored the Pelicans' bench 76-27. Memphis scored exactly 35 points in each of the first three quarters and 37 in the fourth.
Payback
New Orleans handed Memphis its first loss of the season on Nov. 2, winning 135-134 in overtime in Memphis.
"They beat us at home, so we had to get them right back," Hendricks said.
"Super proud of our performance today," Iisalo said. Memphis had lost at home to Denver two nights earlier.
"I think we were just more connected," Spencer said.
Bey shines in a losing effort
Bey finished with 30 points and made 6 of 9 from 3-point range. The rest of the Pelicans went 1 for 22 from deep. Zion Williamson scored 22 and made all eight of his free throws.
Memphis played without center Zach Edey, who sat out to manage his left ankle. Quinten Post also missed the game while in concussion protocol.
What's next
The Grizzlies are 8-4 and have won all six of their road games. New Orleans fell to 4-9.
Memphis hosts the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. The Pelicans host Denver.
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