Jerome scores 27 as Grizzlies pull away from Raptors 118-102

Ty Jerome scored 27 points with five 3-pointers, and the Memphis Grizzlies used a third-quarter 10-0 run to beat the Toronto Raptors 118-102 on Monday, November 9.

Jerome made 9 of 19 shots. His run came early in the third quarter and made it 69-55, and Memphis soon led 71-55, its largest margin at 16 points.

Memphis trailed 6-0 in the opening minutes of a game with 13 lead changes and seven ties. The Grizzlies outscored Toronto 34-27 in the second quarter and pulled away after halftime.

The Raptors played without Scottie Barnes (left groin strain) and Immanuel Quickley (right hamstring tightness and soreness).

Cameron Boozer had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Memphis, though he turned the ball over six times. Jerami Grant scored 17 off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting. The Memphis reserves outscored Toronto's 44-27.

Toronto was still within range early in the fourth quarter when Memphis closed on a second 10-0 run. Zach Edey ended it with a hook shot off a Boozer pass with 3:49 left, putting the Grizzlies ahead 113-97.

Jamal Shead had 20 points and 11 assists for Toronto, far above his season averages of 6 points and 6.6 assists. RJ Barrett scored 19 but made 7 of 21 shots and 4 of 9 free throws. Jakob Poeltl added 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting and blocked four shots.

Memphis posted an effective field goal percentage of 62.5, against 50.6 for Toronto, and made 18 of 19 free throws.

Ja'Kobe Walter's floater and Barrett's 28-foot 3-pointer, both set up by Shead, cut the deficit to 115-102 in the last two minutes. Cedric Coward answered with a 3-pointer from Jerome's pass with 1:14 left.

The Grizzlies improved to 7-3. The Raptors fell to 5-5.

Up next

Grizzlies: home against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, November 11.

Raptors: home against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, November 11.