Grizzlies 140-112 Spurs (January 17, 2025) Game Recap

SAN ANTONIO — — Santi Aldama scored a career-high 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 140-112 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, handing the Spurs their biggest margin of loss of the season, even with Ja Morant on the sideline with one foot. damage.

Desmond Bane added 22 points and 14 assists and Jaylen Wells had 22 points to help Memphis sweep the two-game set in Antonio, where the Grizzlies have won nine straight.

Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 21 points. Stephon Castle added 20 and Victor Wembanyama had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Morant was sidelined with a sore right foot. He is ineligible for selection to the All-NBA teams, MVP and other awards after missing his 18th game of the season and cannot meet the league requirement of 65 games.

Morant had 21 points and 12 assists in leading the Grizzlies to a 129-115 victory over the Spurs on Wednesday night.

Memphis dominated the third quarter just like Wednesday. The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 40-22 in the third quarter Friday and closed the period on an 18-2 run.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Luke Kennard had 17 points. Kennard was 7 for 13 on 3-pointers in the two games against San Antonio.

Spurs: Chris Paul missed a free throw for the second time this season, failing to convert a technical foul with 8:23 left in the third quarter. Paul is 58 for 60.

Key moment

Memphis closed the third quarter on a 16-0 run after Vassell tied it at 83 with a layup. Bane, Kennard, Aldama and Brandon Clarke all scored in the run, with Scotty Pippen Jr. picked up three assists.

Key State

The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 156-100 in the second half of both games.

Next

The Grizzlies host Minnesota on Monday. The Spurs are in Miami on Sunday before traveling to Paris for a two-game series against Indiana.

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