Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationPayton Pritchard scores 24 points, Celtics roll past Ja Morant-less Grizzlies 131-95
The Grizzlies played without Ja Morant, the star guard who sat out because of a right ankle injury sustained Tuesday night in a loss at New York.
Derrick White added 20 points for Boston, and Jaylen Brown had 19.
The Celtics never trailed, made 21 3-pointers and led by 38 points. They also pushed the Grizzlies around inside, outrebounding them 58-41 and holding a 34-12 edge in second-chance points.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points for Memphis, which lost for the seventh time in eight games. Santi Aldama finished with 14 points.
Morant had appeared in five straight games following a one-game suspension Nov. 2 at Toronto for what the Grizzlies said was conduct detrimental to the team.
Without its star, Memphis struggled to keep pace with Boston’s offensive output, shooting 34% (32 of 95) from the field and 10 of 43 from the 3-point line.
A night after shooting under 28%in the first half of their loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday the Celtics found their range at home, connecting on 53% (27 of 51) of their shots in opening 24 minutes to take a 67-46 lead.
Celtics: Host Clippers on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 95 - 131 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 95 - 131 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
Chris Boucher defensive rebound | 95 - 131 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
PJ Hall misses free throw 1 of 1 | 95 - 131 |
| 4th 15.3 | |
Jordan Walsh shooting foul | 95 - 131 |
Statistics
 MEM |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-95 | FG | 50-99 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 10-43 | 3PT | 21-51 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 21-26 | FT | 10-12 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 38 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Paul George, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quinten Post, C | Out | Nov 12 |
| Zach Edey, C | Out | Nov 12 |
| Scotty Pippen Jr., G | Out | Nov 10 |
| Richie Saunders, G | Out | Nov 7 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W10 |
 Houston |
9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | W2 |
 Memphis |
8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | W1 |
 Dallas |
7 | 5 | .583 | 3 | L1 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | L5 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 2 | W5 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Philadelphia |
0.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7692308 | 10 |
 New York |
4 | 6 | L2 | 0.5 | 6 |
 Toronto |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.41666666 | 5 |
 Brooklyn |
6.5 | 8 | W1 | 0.27272728 | 3 |
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