Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies
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Rookie Cedric Coward hits all 6 3-pointers and scores 27 points as Grizzlies beat Pacers 128-103
Ja Morant finished with 19 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 17. Coward, the No. 11 pick in the draft out of Washington State, made all six 3-point attempts and finished 9 for 13 overall. He has reached double figures in all three games.
Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 26 points, going 8 for 12 from the field before leaving with a sore right foot. Aaron Nesmith added 15 points, while Obi Toppin and Pascal Siakam scored 13 apiece as the Pacers fell to 0-2.
The Grizzlies were coming off an embarrassing 146-114 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday night where they trailed by 45 points. The Pacers lost a double-overtime opener to Oklahoma City in a matchup of last season's NBA Finals teams.
After a 17-2 run in the second quarter, Memphis led 60-52 at halftime. Both teams were shooting less than 45% from the field.
Mathurin score 10 straight to open the third, pulling Indiana back into the game. But Coward got untracked, scoring 15 points in the period as Memphis extended the lead to 103-84 entering the fourth.
Grizzlies: Travel to Golden State to face the Warriors on Monday.
Regular Season Series
MEM leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 103 - 128 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 128 |
| 4th 2.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 103 - 128 |
| 4th 26.9 |  |
Tony Bradley makes two point shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 103 - 128 |
| 4th 29.9 | |
RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | 101 - 128 |
Statistics
 IND |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-89 | FG | 44-97 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 14-40 | 3PT | 15-39 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 17-23 | FT | 25-32 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Javon Small, G | Out | Dec 6 |
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Dec 6 |
| Ty Jerome, G | Out | Nov 22 |
| Brandon Clarke, F | Out | Nov 11 |
| Scotty Pippen Jr., G | Out | Oct 18 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Dec 5 |
| Kam Jones, G | Out | Nov 30 |
| Quenton Jackson, G | Out | Nov 30 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Nov 15 |
| Obi Toppin, F | Out | Oct 31 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 15,441 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 6 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 San Antonio |
0.5 | 7 | L1 | 0.6818182 | 15 |
 Memphis |
6 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W1 | 0.36 | 9 |
 New Orleans |
13.5 | 21 | L6 | 0.125 | 3 |
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