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Morant scores 35 points, Memphis uses a third-quarter rally to beat New Orleans 128-122

— Ja Morant scored 35 points, including a key basket with 32.9 seconds to play, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-122 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Oct 23, 2025, 05:02 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--NO
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--MEM

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Jordan Poole makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ja Morant makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Zion Williamson misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jaylen Wells misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ja Morant misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jock Landale blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Jordan Poole makes 30-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Ja Morant makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Herbert Jones blocks Santi Aldama 's 22-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylen Wells assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Jaylen Wells makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Saddiq Bey misses two point shot
  • Santi Aldama misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Yves Missi makes tip shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Jordan Poole makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes driving layup
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot (Javon Small assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Santi Aldama assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Santi Aldama blocks Zion Williamson 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Hunter Dickinson blocks Santi Aldama 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Cedric Coward makes two point shot
  • Cedric Coward makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Hunter Dickinson makes 13-foot two point shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes 1-foot driving dunk (Ja Morant assists)
  • Hunter Dickinson misses 12-foot jumper
  • Ja Morant makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
  • Jaylen Wells makes 25-foot three point shot (Ja Morant assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ja Morant misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup
  • Jock Landale misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ja Morant makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ja Morant misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Yves Missi misses alley oop dunk shot
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Yves Missi makes 2-foot two point shot (Jordan Hawkins assists)
  • Cam Spencer misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylen Wells makes 22-foot three point jumper (Javon Small assists)
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Herbert Jones 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Jaylen Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Wells misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Javon Small misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Derik Queen misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Cedric Coward makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Cedric Coward makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Cedric Coward makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jordan Poole misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cedric Coward makes two point shot (John Konchar assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Saddiq Bey makes two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Derik Queen blocks Jock Landale's two point shot
  • Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
  • Cedric Coward makes 1-foot dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Jock Landale blocks Jordan Poole 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Saddiq Bey makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jock Landale makes 27-foot three point jumper (Javon Small assists)
  • Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes layup
  • Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Santi Aldama misses 9-foot hook shot
  • Santi Aldama misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Santi Aldama misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Santi Aldama makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Herbert Jones makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jock Landale makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes tip shot
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses layup
  • Herbert Jones makes two point shot
  • Ja Morant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Ja Morant misses heave jump shot
  • Herbert Jones misses 23-foot jumper
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ja Morant misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaylen Wells misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Jaylen Wells makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jaylen Wells makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Herbert Jones 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Trey Murphy III misses driving layup
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 9-foot hook shot (Jaylen Wells assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jock Landale makes 3-foot two point shot (Ja Morant assists)
  • Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Ja Morant makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)
  • Jordan Poole misses two point shot
  • Yves Missi misses two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Herbert Jones misses driving layup
  • Santi Aldama makes 3-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Santi Aldama makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Jordan Poole 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 8-foot two point shot (Cedric Coward assists)
  • Jordan Poole misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Derik Queen 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Derik Queen misses 19-foot jumper
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Saddiq Bey misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Javon Small misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Zion Williamson 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Saddiq Bey 's 5-foot layup
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Derik Queen makes two point shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
  • Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Cam Spencer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)
  • Ja Morant makes two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes two point shot
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Cam Spencer misses heave jump shot
  • Jock Landale misses 1-foot hook shot
  • Jock Landale makes two point shot
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jock Landale misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaylen Wells misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Santi Aldama misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Jaylen Wells makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cam Spencer assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Jock Landale misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jock Landale makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Herbert Jones makes 2-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Cam Spencer misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Cam Spencer makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cedric Coward makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylen Wells assists)
  • Javon Small blocks Trey Murphy III 's 5-foot two point shot
  • Cam Spencer makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Trey Murphy III makes 3-foot two point shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
  • Cedric Coward makes 3-foot two point shot (Cam Spencer assists)
  • Saddiq Bey makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Cam Spencer misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Yves Missi blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Ja Morant misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Saddiq Bey misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole makes 2-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
  • Ja Morant makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Herbert Jones misses two point shot
  • Ja Morant misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Saddiq Bey misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cedric Coward blocks Herbert Jones 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Santi Aldama blocks Zion Williamson 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Ja Morant makes 6-foot two point shot (Jaylen Wells assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Zion Williamson makes tip shot
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Zion Williamson makes tip shot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2
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