Overview

• Ja Morant remained out with a practice‑sustained ankle sprain and is listed week‑to‑week, missing his third straight preseason game while saying he expects to be ready for the Oct. 22 opener.
• The Grizzlies also sat Jaren Jackson Jr. (toe), Zach Edey (ankle) and Brandon Clarke (knee), leaving coach Tuomas Iisalo to lean on depth pieces.
• Atlanta started a likely regular-season five of Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porziņģis and controlled long stretches of play.
• Jalen Johnson posted 20 points and seven rebounds in three quarters, with Risacher adding 16 and Porziņģis 13, before reserves closed out the win.
• Memphis continued to test younger options and a makeshift rotation in a 122-116 defeat that highlighted Atlanta’s early cohesion against an undermanned opponent.