Overview
- Memphis erased an eight-point deficit in the final three minutes, winning 103-98 on a 13-0 run capped by Cedric Coward’s second late three.
- Coward finished with 21 points, Jock Landale supplied 16 points and nine rebounds, and Jaren Jackson Jr. sealed it with two free throws after a key Landale offensive board.
- Brooklyn sat leading scorer Michael Porter Jr. for rest on the front end of a back-to-back as part of the team’s ongoing plan for a dense January slate.
- The Nets fell to 0-7 without Porter this season, per the New York Post, with Noah Clowney and Tyrese Martin leading them with 17 points apiece.
- Ja Morant missed a fifth straight game with a right calf contusion, which coach Tuomas Iisalo said was strictly injury-related.