Cleveland Cavaliers at Memphis Grizzlies

· National Basketball Association

Cleveland Cavaliers

28-18, 9-14 Away

Final
114 - 115

Memphis Grizzlies

31-13, 20-3 Home

Grizzlies top Cavs, tie team record with 11th win in a row

Steven Adams tipped in the winner with 16 seconds left. Adams was in position to tip in a miss by Morant.

“(Adams) has been doing what he’s been doing all season . . . manning the boards,” Morant said. “He got us the win.”

Dillon Brooks preserved the victory by blocking Garland’s 3-point try at the buzzer.

“I just wanted to stay on (Garland),” Brooks said about the closing seconds. “He tried to side-step me and take a jump shot, but I got the block.”

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 24 points and 14 assists, Caris LeVert had 23, and Evan Mobley added 18 points and 15 rebounds. Cleveland played without scoring leader Donovan Mitchell because of a strained left groin.

“It was really fun out there,” Garland said. “The crowd was into it. We were into it. Everyone was competing at a high level. We just couldn’t get the result we wanted.”

Memphis (31-13) tied the franchise record set last season during roughly the same time of year (Dec. 26, 2021, to Jan. 13, 2022). The Grizzlies also scored 115 points or more points for the 11th straight game.

The Grizzlies led by seven at the half, but the Cavaliers remained close throughout the third quarter and grabbed the lead, at 91-89, in the closing seconds on a 3-pointer by Lamar Stevens.

In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies built a quick six-point lead after a 3-pointer from Bane, but the Cavs responded with a 9-0 run. It remained close throughout the game’s final seven minutes.

“We put ourselves in great position down the stretch,” Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “They just made one more play than we did.”

TIP-INS

Cavaliers: Cleveland is 13-4 this season when Jarrett Allen has a double-double. He had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Grizzlies: Morant went to the locker room late in the first quarter after taking a blow to the back of the neck on a drive to the rim. He returned to the bench a few minutes later and re-entered the game in the second quarter.

Cavaliers: Host Golden State on Friday night.

Grizzlies: At Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	114 - 115
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	114 - 115
4th 0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	114 - 115
4th 1.0	Dillon Brooks blocks Darius Garland 's 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	114 - 115
4th 16.1	Steven Adams makes tip shot	114 - 115

Statistics

CLE		MEM
42-82	FG	44-97
51	Field Goal %	45
16-35	3PT	11-34
46	Three Point %	32
14-21	FT	16-22
67	Free Throw %	73
47	Rebounds	42
11	Offensive Rebounds	15
36	Defensive Rebounds	27
29	Assists	22
4	Steals	10
7	Blocks	7
16	Turnovers	8
3	Team Turnovers	0
19	Total Turnovers	8
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
26	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	12
17	Fast Break Points	17
44	Points in Paint	58
17	Fouls	19
10	Largest Lead	19