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The Memphis Grizzlies (4-3) rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers (1-4), 124-107, Saturday at Wells Fargo Center.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was the lead scorer with 27 points. Jay Huff tallied a career-high 20 points in 14 minutes off the bench while Ja Morant scored 18 points and had 12 assists. Scotty Pippen Jr. Recorded 12 points and a career-high 13 assists off the bench, Santi Aldama added 10 points and 13 rebounds, while Zach Edey posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Morant, Pippen Jr., Aldama and Edey became the third quartet in Grizzlies franchise history – and the first since 2008 – to notch double-doubles in the same game.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 23 points and six assists. Jared McCain had 19 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. collected 14 points while also tallying a season-high of four 3-pointers in a game.
Oubre Jr. knocked down three straight 3-pointers to push the 76ers into the lead by the end of the first quarter, 28-24. With 3:35 remaining in the second, the Grizzlies took over the lead after connecting on a 14-1 run resulting in a seven-point lead heading into halftime.
Huff shot 4-of-4 and made all three of his shots behind the arc in the third quarter.
Memphis maintained a double-digit lead from 5:23 of the third to the end of the game.
Memphis shot a season-high 55.2 percent and registered 35 assists. Philadelphia recorded a season high in a game with 15 three pointers, but the Grizzlies outscored the 76ers 70-34 in paint points and won the rebounding battle 52-33
The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets in their second game of a two-game road trip on Monday, November 4at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on FanDuel Sports Southeast and 92.9 FM ESPN Radio.