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FINALOct 26Delta Center
Memphis Grizzlies logo
MEMMemphis Grizzlies
110Winner
Utah Jazz logo
UTAHUtah Jazz
105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
MEM30283121110
UTAH21312429105

Game analysis: Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz

How the Grizzlies Beat the Jazz

Memphis' shooting from deep built the cushion it needed to survive Utah's late charge. The Grizzlies took the lead for good with a 10–0 first-quarter run and carried a six-point advantage into halftime before pushing the margin to 16 late in the third. Utah answered with a 9–0 fourth-quarter run that cut a 12-point deficit to three, but Memphis held on through a two-point game in clutch time. Cedric Coward scored a team-high 16 points and made all four of his three-pointers as the Grizzlies overcame a seven-rebound deficit and a 12-point disadvantage in the paint.

The biggest reason

3PT Shooting

MEM 43%vsUTAH 30%

Also mattered

  • +15%Free-throw shooting
  • +3Clutch finish
  • +7Third-quarter separation

Game flow

When the lead changed

MEMUTAH

MEM's biggest lead was 16 points · UTAH's was 4 points · 2 lead changes

-200+20Q1 11:50 · MEM 3–UTAH 0Q1 11:29 · MEM 3–UTAH 2Q1 11:08 · MEM 5–UTAH 2Q1 10:14 · MEM 5–UTAH 4Q1 10:14 · MEM 5–UTAH 5Q1 9:18 · MEM 7–UTAH 5Q1 9:01 · MEM 7–UTAH 7Q1 8:11 · MEM 7–UTAH 8Q1 8:11 · MEM 7–UTAH 9Q1 7:55 · MEM 8–UTAH 9Q1 7:55 · MEM 9–UTAH 9Q1 7:10 · MEM 9–UTAH 11Q1 6:45 · MEM 9–UTAH 13Q1 6:13 · MEM 11–UTAH 13Q1 5:07 · MEM 11–UTAH 14Q1 5:07 · MEM 11–UTAH 15Q1 4:53 · MEM 12–UTAH 15Q1 4:53 · MEM 13–UTAH 15Q1 4:40 · MEM 13–UTAH 17Q1 4:20 · MEM 15–UTAH 17Q1 3:56 · MEM 18–UTAH 17Q1 3:30 · MEM 20–UTAH 17Q1 2:26 · MEM 23–UTAH 17Q1 1:45 · MEM 23–UTAH 18Q1 1:01 · MEM 25–UTAH 18Q1 45.5 · MEM 25–UTAH 21Q1 28.3 · MEM 28–UTAH 21Q1 1.3 · MEM 29–UTAH 21Q1 1.3 · MEM 30–UTAH 21Q2 11:46 · MEM 30–UTAH 24Q2 11:34 · MEM 32–UTAH 24Q2 11:29 · MEM 32–UTAH 25Q2 11:12 · MEM 34–UTAH 25Q2 10:41 · MEM 37–UTAH 25Q2 10:17 · MEM 38–UTAH 25Q2 10:17 · MEM 39–UTAH 25Q2 10:04 · MEM 39–UTAH 27Q2 10:04 · MEM 39–UTAH 28Q2 9:44 · MEM 41–UTAH 28Q2 9:25 · MEM 41–UTAH 30Q2 8:55 · MEM 44–UTAH 30Q2 7:46 · MEM 45–UTAH 30Q2 7:32 · MEM 45–UTAH 31Q2 6:38 · MEM 45–UTAH 33Q2 6:15 · MEM 45–UTAH 36Q2 5:55 · MEM 45–UTAH 38Q2 5:41 · MEM 47–UTAH 38Q2 5:06 · MEM 49–UTAH 38Q2 4:32 · MEM 49–UTAH 40Q2 3:53 · MEM 49–UTAH 41Q2 3:53 · MEM 49–UTAH 42Q2 3:37 · MEM 52–UTAH 42Q2 3:20 · MEM 52–UTAH 44Q2 3:04 · MEM 55–UTAH 44Q2 2:53 · MEM 55–UTAH 46Q2 2:42 · MEM 58–UTAH 46Q2 1:39 · MEM 58–UTAH 47Q2 1:04 · MEM 58–UTAH 50Q2 33.7 · MEM 58–UTAH 52Q3 11:39 · MEM 58–UTAH 54Q3 10:49 · MEM 58–UTAH 56Q3 10:49 · MEM 58–UTAH 57Q3 10:32 · MEM 61–UTAH 57Q3 10:10 · MEM 62–UTAH 57Q3 9:33 · MEM 62–UTAH 59Q3 8:57 · MEM 63–UTAH 59Q3 8:57 · MEM 64–UTAH 59Q3 8:36 · MEM 66–UTAH 59Q3 8:16 · MEM 68–UTAH 59Q3 8:01 · MEM 68–UTAH 62Q3 7:45 · MEM 69–UTAH 62Q3 7:45 · MEM 70–UTAH 62Q3 7:28 · MEM 70–UTAH 65Q3 6:46 · MEM 72–UTAH 65Q3 6:01 · MEM 74–UTAH 65Q3 5:30 · MEM 74–UTAH 66Q3 4:29 · MEM 76–UTAH 66Q3 4:18 · MEM 76–UTAH 68Q3 3:22 · MEM 78–UTAH 68Q3 2:46 · MEM 78–UTAH 71Q3 2:34 · MEM 81–UTAH 71Q3 2:02 · MEM 84–UTAH 71Q3 1:40 · MEM 87–UTAH 71Q3 1:23 · MEM 87–UTAH 74Q3 56.2 · MEM 87–UTAH 76Q3 13.8 · MEM 89–UTAH 76Q4 11:10 · MEM 89–UTAH 78Q4 11:10 · MEM 89–UTAH 79Q4 10:48 · MEM 89–UTAH 81Q4 10:23 · MEM 92–UTAH 81Q4 9:39 · MEM 92–UTAH 83Q4 9:15 · MEM 92–UTAH 85Q4 9:15 · MEM 92–UTAH 86Q4 8:48 · MEM 95–UTAH 86Q4 8:18 · MEM 98–UTAH 86Q4 8:03 · MEM 98–UTAH 89Q4 7:32 · MEM 98–UTAH 90Q4 7:32 · MEM 98–UTAH 91Q4 6:35 · MEM 98–UTAH 93Q4 5:31 · MEM 98–UTAH 95Q4 5:16 · MEM 100–UTAH 95Q4 5:03 · MEM 100–UTAH 98Q4 3:49 · MEM 101–UTAH 98Q4 3:49 · MEM 102–UTAH 98Q4 3:37 · MEM 102–UTAH 100Q4 3:37 · MEM 102–UTAH 101Q4 2:44 · MEM 104–UTAH 101Q4 2:15 · MEM 106–UTAH 101Q4 1:55 · MEM 106–UTAH 103Q4 1:01 · MEM 106–UTAH 105Q4 41.0 · MEM 107–UTAH 105Q4 41.0 · MEM 108–UTAH 105Q4 11.6 · MEM 109–UTAH 105Q4 11.6 · MEM 110–UTAH 105Q4 0:00 · MEM 110–UTAH 105Q1Q2Q3Q4

Quarter-by-quarter momentum

Quarter winners and scoring margin
  1. Q1Biggest margin
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM30
    Utah Jazz logoUTAH21
    MEM won by 9
  2. Q2
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM28
    Utah Jazz logoUTAH31
    UTAH won by 3
  3. Q3
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM31
    Utah Jazz logoUTAH24
    MEM won by 7
  4. Q4
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM21
    Utah Jazz logoUTAH29
    UTAH won by 8

Game turning points

Moments identified from the scoring timeline
  1. Final lead changeQ1 · 3:56

    Memphis Grizzlies went ahead and did not trail again.

    Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM 18UTAH 17Utah Jazz logo
  2. Late-game pressureQ4 · 1:01

    The game was within five points late, with Memphis Grizzlies ahead.

    Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM 106UTAH 105Utah Jazz logo

Momentum swings

Key runs

5 runs · 7+ unanswered points
  1. Q1 · 4:20–2:26Largest run
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMemphis Grizzlies10–0run

    MEM 13 – UTAH 17MEM 23 – UTAH 17

  2. Q2 · 11:12–10:17
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMemphis Grizzlies7–0run

    MEM 32 – UTAH 25MEM 39 – UTAH 25

  3. Q2 · 7:32–5:55
    Utah Jazz logoUtah Jazz8–0run

    MEM 45 – UTAH 30MEM 45 – UTAH 38

  4. Q3 · 2:34–1:40
    Memphis Grizzlies logoMemphis Grizzlies9–0run

    MEM 78 – UTAH 71MEM 87 – UTAH 71

  5. Q4 · 8:03–5:31
    Utah Jazz logoUtah Jazz9–0run

    MEM 98 – UTAH 86MEM 98 – UTAH 95

Players who shaped the game

Player impact

From the box score
Memphis Grizzlies logo

Memphis Grizzlies

MEM
  1. Leading scorerCedric Coward
    16PTS11REB3AST1STL0BLK
  2. Impact contributorTy Jerome
    15PTS1REB8AST1STL0BLK
  3. Impact contributorCameron Boozer
    13PTS7REB4AST0STL1BLK
Utah Jazz logo

Utah Jazz

UTAH
  1. Leading scorerKeyonte George
    26PTS3REB6AST0STL0BLK
  2. Impact contributorAce Bailey
    17PTS10REB3AST0STL3BLK
  3. Impact contributorMo Bamba
    14PTS7REB1AST0STL4BLK

Team performance

Biggest advantages and setbacks

What the winner did best—and what it overcame

Advantages

  1. Three-point shootingWinner edge

    Memphis Grizzlies had a 13 percentage points edge in three-point shooting.

    MEM 43%UTAH 30%
  2. Free-throw shootingWinner edge

    Memphis Grizzlies had a 15 percentage points edge in free-throw shooting.

    MEM 91%UTAH 76%
  3. StealsWinner edge

    Memphis Grizzlies had a 2 edge in steals.

    MEM 5UTAH 3

Setbacks

  1. BlocksOpponent edge

    Memphis Grizzlies trailed in blocks by 4.

    MEM 4UTAH 8
  2. Points in the paintOpponent edge

    Memphis Grizzlies trailed in points in the paint by 12.

    MEM 34UTAH 46
  3. Total reboundsOpponent edge

    Memphis Grizzlies trailed in total rebounds by 7.

    MEM 42UTAH 49

The numbers behind the win

Evidence

6 signals

Three-point shooting

Memphis created its clearest shooting advantage from beyond the arc, separating itself from Utah despite losing several interior categories.

Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM43%
Utah Jazz logoUTAH30%

Free-throw shooting

The Grizzlies also converted their opportunities at the line at a substantially higher rate.

Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM91%
Utah Jazz logoUTAH76%

Cedric Coward

16 PTS, 11 REB, 4-4 3PT

Coward combined Memphis' highest scoring total with perfect shooting from three and double-digit rebounding.

Clutch finish

After the game entered clutch time with Memphis ahead by two, the Grizzlies outscored Utah over the remaining stretch.

Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM10
Utah Jazz logoUTAH7

Third-quarter separation

Memphis expanded its halftime advantage in the third quarter before Utah mounted its late comeback.

Memphis Grizzlies logoMEM31
Utah Jazz logoUTAH24
Editorial turning point

Memphis' 10-0 run from 4:20 to 2:26 in the first quarter

The Grizzlies erased a four-point deficit, took a six-point lead and never trailed again.

This game’s Winning DNA

How Memphis Grizzlies got it done.

The winning formula behind this game.

Memphis Grizzlies logo

Memphis Grizzlies

3PT Shooting
53%
Clutch Execution
29%
Superstar Performance
18%

Editorial weights for this game — not fan-vote percentages or official NBA statistics.

Team Comparison

Memphis Grizzlies logoMemphis Grizzlies110 PTSVSDelta CenterUtah Jazz logoUtah Jazz105 PTS
37-85FG38-92
16-373PT10-33
20-22FT19-25
42REB49
26AST25
5STL3
4BLK8
13TO14

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