Morant, Melton lead Grizzlies to opening win over Cavs

— Ja Morant had 37 points and six assists, De’Anthony Melton added 20 points and the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the fourth for a 132-121 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams.
Oct 21, 2021, 05:06 am - AP

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Shot Chart
  • Ja Morant makes driving layup
  • Desmond Bane misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • De'Anthony Melton misses 22-foot jumper
  • Ja Morant misses running pullup jump shot
  • Desmond Bane makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
  • Ja Morant makes two point shot
  • Steven Adams misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Desmond Bane makes two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes two point shot
  • Desmond Bane makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Ja Morant assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses two point shot
  • De'Anthony Melton makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ja Morant makes driving dunk
  • Isaac Okoro blocks Ja Morant 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • John Konchar misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Desmond Bane makes two point shot (Ja Morant assists)
  • Ja Morant makes layup (Steven Adams assists)
  • Ja Morant makes 4-foot driving dunk
  • Kyle Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ja Morant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • John Konchar makes 2-foot layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Ziaire Williams misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Tyus Jones makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tyus Jones makes pullup jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • De'Anthony Melton misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving layup
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Anthony Melton assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point shot
  • De'Anthony Melton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Clarke assists)
  • De'Anthony Melton makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Anthony Melton makes three point jumper
  • Steven Adams makes 1-foot dunk (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brandon Clarke makes two point shot
  • Tyus Jones makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Desmond Bane makes pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Clarke makes layup (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses pullup jump shot
  • Ja Morant misses two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Desmond Bane makes layup (Steven Adams assists)
  • Ja Morant makes dunk (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Kyle Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ja Morant makes 23-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Ja Morant makes two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen blocks Ja Morant 's 2-foot two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes 2-foot two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)
  • Desmond Bane makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses layup
  • Steven Adams misses tip shot
  • Steven Adams misses 9-foot two point shot
  • De'Anthony Melton misses driving floating jump shot
  • Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
  • Steven Adams makes dunk (Ja Morant assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Anthony Melton makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ja Morant makes dunk (De'Anthony Melton assists)
  • Ja Morant misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Steven Adams makes tip shot
  • Desmond Bane misses layup
  • Jarrett Allen blocks Desmond Bane 's 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ja Morant misses two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)
  • Ja Morant makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes driving dunk
  • Kyle Anderson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Anthony Melton assists)
  • Brandon Clarke makes alley oop dunk shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)
  • De'Anthony Melton makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Ziaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tyus Jones makes 1-foot layup (Ziaire Williams assists)
  • De'Anthony Melton misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jarrett Allen blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Evan Mobley blocks Ja Morant 's 3-foot layup
  • Ja Morant misses two point shot
  • Desmond Bane misses driving floating jump shot
  • Steven Adams makes dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • John Konchar makes two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Desmond Bane makes 2-foot two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Ja Morant makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ja Morant misses driving layup
  • Ja Morant misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • De'Anthony Melton makes 24-foot three point shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ja Morant makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ja Morant makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
  • De'Anthony Melton makes two point shot (Ja Morant assists)
  • Ja Morant makes three pointer
  • Evan Mobley makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 9-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Lauri Markkanen misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Collin Sexton makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lauri Markkanen misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Collin Sexton assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Isaac Okoro misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
  • Lauri Markkanen makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Kevin Love assists)
  • Ja Morant blocks Ricky Rubio's two point shot
  • Cedi Osman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Ricky Rubio makes 13-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
  • Ricky Rubio makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Collin Sexton makes 2-foot layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Ricky Rubio misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Collin Sexton makes two point shot (Cedi Osman assists)
  • Kevin Love misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Cedi Osman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Cedi Osman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Collin Sexton misses 36-foot three point shot
  • Cedi Osman makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Evan Mobley misses two point shot
  • Collin Sexton makes tip shot
  • Evan Mobley makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Brandon Clarke blocks Lauri Markkanen 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Lauri Markkanen's two point shot
  • Evan Mobley misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lauri Markkanen misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley misses 20-foot two point shot
  • Ricky Rubio makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaac Okoro assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Isaac Okoro makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot
  • Cedi Osman misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot hook shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Collin Sexton makes two point shot (Lauri Markkanen assists)
  • Ja Morant blocks Lauri Markkanen 's 1-foot two point shot
  • Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
  • Lauri Markkanen makes 29-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Collin Sexton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Lauri Markkanen makes 7-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Steven Adams blocks Lauri Markkanen 's 3-foot layup
  • Jarrett Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Evan Mobley 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
  • Darius Garland misses two point shot
  • Ricky Rubio misses three point jumper
  • Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
  • Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Isaac Okoro makes driving layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Evan Mobley misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Evan Mobley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
  • Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Evan Mobley makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Love misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cedi Osman makes two point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Collin Sexton's two point shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Darius Garland makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Lauri Markkanen misses three point jumper
  • Evan Mobley makes layup (Darius Garland assists)
  • Isaac Okoro misses two point shot
  • Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Darius Garland misses two point shot
  • Lauri Markkanen makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
  • Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Evan Mobley makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Lauri Markkanen 's 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ricky Rubio makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
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