On February 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Pelicans played at home against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies' Morant missed the game, but the Grizzlies, who played away, still led by 20 points in the second quarter and held the lead for a long time, and the Pelicans chased points many times but could not further narrow the point gap. In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Pelicans 121-109 to win six straight.
Field data
Pelicans: McCollum 30 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Valanciunas 19 points, Ingram 18 points.
Grizzlies: Jones 27 points and 9 assists, Jackson 23 points and 7 rebounds, Adams 14 points and 13 rebounds, Clark 18 points.
The Star of the Field
The Grizzlies' Jones scored a team-high 27 points and nine assists, making him the number one contributor to the Grizzlies' win.
Highlight moments
Ingram partition buckle
McCollum 2+1
Game replay
In the first quarter, Valanciunas took the lead in breaking through, and Adams also attacked. Ingram hit a jumper and Jackson scored three points for the Grizzlies. Each team played, with the score alternately leading. Jones teamed up with Adams to get seven points and the Grizzlies held the lead. Melton scored four straight points, Williams hit a retreat jumper and the Grizzlies led by 10 points. McCollum hit consecutive jumpers and the Grizzlies blossomed multiple points to widen the point gap again. Bain quick-forward 2+1, Clark backed up, the first quarter ended, the Grizzlies led 37-27.
Entering the second quarter, the Grizzlies hit consecutive three-pointers to widen the gap to 17 points, McCollum 2+1, Valanciunas hit both free throws, and the Pelicans tried to close the gap. The Grizzlies blossomed multiple points to maintain a big lead, with Adams hooking up and Jones scoring four straight points and the Grizzlies leading by 20 points at 62-42. McCollum led the Pelicans on an 11-3 offensive wave that ended the first half with the Grizzlies leading 65-53.
Easy side fought again, Adams threw a throw, and Valanciunas also scored three points. Adams and Bain blossomed inside and out, with Ingram scoring consecutive points for the Pelicans, McCollum scoring 2+1 and the Pelicans trailing by 10 points. The two teams played against each other, Jones scored five points to help the Grizzlies lead by 17 points, and McCollum scored four points in a row to lead the Pelicans to continue chasing points, with the point difference hovering around 10 points. McCollum was 2+1 again, and the third quarter ended with the Grizzlies leading 93-83.
In the final quarter, Jackson scored four straight points and Valanciunas attacked. The two teams played against each other again, with Ingram and Culver playing against each other for three points, McCollum hitting a jumper, Clark completing a dunk for the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies still leading by 12 points. Jones broke through and McCollum snatched the magic pass in Ingram to dunk, and the Pelicans trailed by eight points. Jones broke through, Clark hit two free throws, Valanciunas also hit a jumper, the Grizzlies went 7-2 to lead by 14 points in the last 2 minutes and 11 seconds, and the Pelicans missed the opportunity to chase points with three consecutive three-pointers. Time was running out, and in the end, the Grizzlies beat the Pelicans.
Both teams started
Pelicans: McCollum, Valanciunas, Ingram, Jones, Graham
Grizzlies: Jones, Jackson, Adams, Bain, Williams