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Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans

November 2, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Pelicans beat the Grizzlies 135-134 on 2026-11-02 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Ty Jerome, Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, Cedric Coward, and Cameron Boozer. The Pelicans started Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Karlo Matković, and Jeremiah Fears. Jeremiah Fears (Pelicans) scored 33 points (12/20) in his matchups, with Jaylen Wells as his primary defender. Ty Jerome (Grizzlies) scored 7 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Trey Murphy III as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 134

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Cameron Boozer GS 37:51 18 9 5 0 2 3 5 5-11 2-5 6-7 -2
Ty Jerome GS 36:34 40 5 5 2 0 4 0 14-22 5-6 7-8 +3
Jaylen Wells GS 33:51 16 3 3 1 0 0 3 6-11 3-8 1-1 +3
Cedric Coward GS 30:38 10 9 3 0 0 0 4 3-6 2-5 2-4 +8
Zach Edey GS 19:24 6 9 1 0 2 1 6 2-6 0-0 2-2 -10
Isaiah Stewart 27:34 14 5 2 0 2 2 5 6-10 2-3 0-0 +9
Jerami Grant 24:05 11 4 2 0 1 1 1 4-8 2-4 1-2 0
Kris Murray 19:29 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 -6
Cam Spencer 19:10 13 1 7 0 0 3 0 4-7 2-4 3-3 +3
GG Jackson 16:13 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 3-8 0-4 0-0 -13
Jahmai Mashack 0:11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 134 49 30 5 9 16 25 47-91 18-40 22-27

Did not play: Carson Cooper (DNP - Coach's Decision), Taylor Hendricks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Karim López (DNP - Coach's Decision), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (DNP - Coach's Decision)

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans 135

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Trey Murphy III GS 39:47 18 5 5 0 0 0 1 5-11 3-5 5-5 -4
Jeremiah Fears GS 38:27 12 4 7 0 0 4 5 5-17 0-6 2-2 -1
Zion Williamson GS 35:21 25 11 4 0 0 0 4 9-15 0-0 7-9 +3
Karlo Matković GS 28:48 25 6 1 2 1 1 2 9-13 5-8 2-4 +7
Herbert Jones GS 27:44 9 4 3 1 0 2 1 3-8 3-7 0-0 +9
Saddiq Bey 36:11 18 5 1 1 0 0 1 7-16 2-8 2-2 -7
Derik Queen 24:05 20 7 5 2 1 1 3 7-13 1-2 5-6 -6
Trendon Watford 15:37 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1-3 0-1 2-2 +5
Bennedict Mathurin 13:13 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2-4 0-0 0-0 +5
Bryce McGowens 5:47 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 -6
Totals 135 47 27 8 3 8 21 48-101 14-37 25-30

Did not play: AJ Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Reese (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Grizzlies defense

Defender Guarded most
Ty Jerome Herbert Jones: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Jeremiah Fears: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Cameron Boozer Zion Williamson: 27 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Herbert Jones: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Jaylen Wells Trey Murphy III: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jeremiah Fears: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/5)
Cedric Coward Trey Murphy III: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Saddiq Bey: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Stewart Karlo Matković: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Derik Queen: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Jerami Grant Saddiq Bey: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Trendon Watford: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Cam Spencer Jeremiah Fears: 15 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · Derik Queen: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zach Edey Karlo Matković: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Derik Queen: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Kris Murray Trendon Watford: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Saddiq Bey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
GG Jackson Herbert Jones: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trey Murphy III: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jahmai Mashack

Pelicans defense

Defender Guarded most
Trey Murphy III Cedric Coward: 20 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Ty Jerome: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jeremiah Fears Jaylen Wells: 36 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Cam Spencer: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Saddiq Bey Kris Murray: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Cedric Coward: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Zion Williamson Cameron Boozer: 27 poss., 11 pts (5/8) · Isaiah Stewart: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/3)
Karlo Matković Zach Edey: 16 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Isaiah Stewart: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Herbert Jones Cedric Coward: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Ty Jerome: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Derik Queen Isaiah Stewart: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Cameron Boozer: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Trendon Watford Jerami Grant: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Kris Murray: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Bennedict Mathurin GG Jackson: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ty Jerome: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Bryce McGowens Cam Spencer: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ty Jerome: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)