The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Toronto Raptors, 122-114, on Tuesday night in
FedExForum. Memphis dropped to 12-8 overall and 7-3 at home. Toronto, who owns
the best record in the NBA, improved to 18-4 on the year.
Marc Gasol led all scorers with 27 points on 10-of-14 (4-6 3PT) shooting. Mike
Conley had 20 points and a team-high six assists. JaMychal Green and Kyle
Anderson both scored 13 points. Garrett Temple added 12 points. Shelvin Mack and
Omri Casspi scored 10 coming off the bench.
Toronto, who had been shooting well from beyond the arc all night, made 7-of-12
(.583) three-pointers in the fourth quarter alone. The Raptors went on a crucial
17-2 run from 8:40 to 3:38 (5:02 run) to help take a 113-109 lead in the final
period, their first lead since the 5:04 mark of the second quarter, and would
lead the rest of the way.
The Grizzlies shot above 50 percent from the floor in the game, going 43-for-85
(.506), but also allowed a season-high opponent field goal percentage, as the
Raptors were 42-for-69 (.609). Toronto went 18-of-33 (.545) from three-point
range, the most threes made by a Memphis opponent this year, while Memphis was
10-of-29 (.345). The Raptors outscored the Grizzlies 27-6 in fast break points.
Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 24 points and handed out six assists. Kawhi
Leonard had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Fred VanVleet scored
18 off the bench on a perfect 6-for-6 (3-3 3PT) shooting. Serge Ibaka added 16
points while Danny Green had 14. Pascal Siakam rounded out the Raptors scoring
with 10 points.
The Raptors shot 11-of-15 (.733) from the floor in the third quarter, to cut the
Memphis lead to 97-93 at the end of the period. Toronto scored 11 points in
fastbreak situations while the Grizzlies had none in the quarter.
Memphis shot 27-of-46 (.587) from the field in the first half, while Toronto was
close behind, going 22-of-38 (.579). The Raptors were sharp from the three-point
line in the half, draining 8-of-16 (.500) threes compared to the Grizzlies
making 4-of-11 (.364) three-pointers. Memphis was perfect at the free throw line
though, going 13-for-13 at the line. The Grizzlies outrebounded the Raptors
20-13 during the first half. The Grizzlies’ 71 first-half points tied a
season-high for the most points given up in a half by the Raptors, and Memphis
led 71-59 at the break.
Both offenses started the game hot, shooting over 60 percent in the first
quarter, with Memphis going 14-for-22 (.636) and Toronto shooting 13-for-21
(.619). The Raptors opened the game with an 8-2 run from 11:44 to 10:16 (1:28
span), but the Grizzlies outscored them 30-23 the rest of the way to take a
32-31 lead at the end of the quarter. There were nine lead changes in the first
period alone. It was the first time in last six games that the Raptors were
outscored in the opening quarter.
The strong shooting continued in the second quarter, with Memphis making
13-of-24 (.542) shots from the floor and Toronto connecting on 9-of-17 (.529)
field goals. The Grizzlies defense forced six Raptors turnovers (five steals) in
the period, while committing only two of their own. Memphis shot a perfect
11-for-11 from the free throw line during the quarter. The Grizzlies used a 14-3
run midway through the second quarter, from 8:20 to 5:04 (a 3:16 run), to help
take a 71-59 lead at halftime.
The Grizzlies will head northeast to play the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, November
30 at Barclays Center at 6:30 p.m. CT. Tune in to FOX Sports Southeast presented
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