Grizzlies 129-115 Spurs (January 15, 2025) Game Recap

SAN ANTONIO — – Ja Morant had 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Santi Aldama added 20 and Jaren Jackson Jr. 19 for Memphis, which had lost four of its last six games entering Wednesday.

Memphis attacked Spurs 7-foot-3 center Victor Wembanayma often and early.

Morant hit a one-handed fadeaway float over Wembanyama for the game’s first basket. Later, Morant hovered over Wembanyama for a one-handed slam dunk with just over two minutes left, but the basket didn’t count because it came after the game was stopped by a whistle.

Grizzlies rookie center Zach Edey threw a hook shot over Wembanyama and later pushed his way past the center for a two-handed dunk in the first quarter.

San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle had a season-high 26 points and Wembanyama finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks.

All of Wembanyama’s blocks came in the first half. Memphis outscored San Antonio 78-52 in the final two quarters.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Edey had six points and five rebounds and was the primary defender at Wembanyama.

Spurs: Castle scored 24 points in the second half on 8-for-16 shooting.

Key moment

Wembanyama blocked Edey’s dunk attempt with nine seconds left in the first quarter and then blocked Aldama’s follow-up on the same possession. Bane was able to collect the blocked shot and sank a 3-pointer that cut San Antonio’s lead to 30-28 with six seconds left in the first quarter. The Grizzlies continued to overcome Wembanyama’s presence in the paint, especially after a defensive stand by the Spurs center.

Key state

Wembanyama has five games with eight or more blocks this season.

Next

The Spurs and Grizzlies close out a two-game set in San Antonio on Friday.

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