Grizzlies hand Bulls fifth straight setback

Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 32 components, and the Memphis Grizzlies handed the Chicago Bulls their fifth consecutive loss, 126-115, Friday in Chicago.

Memphis rode a 37-level third quarter into the final length, when runs of 9-0 and 7-0 helped the Grizzlies catch a 20-level advantage.

Whereas committing a season-low six turnovers, Memphis capitalized on Chicago’s 12 giveaways to the tune of a 16-0 advantage in components-off-turnovers. The Grizzlies also done with a 26-3 edge for quick-fracture components.

Six Grizzlies scored in double-figures, the 24th time this season no longer no longer as much as six Memphis scorers hit that benchmark. Ja Morant scored 15 components to transfer with seven rebounds and 5 assists, while Grayson Allen shot 3-of-7 from 3-level vary en path to 11 components.

Allen was one of six Grizzlies to join on a few 3-pointers, led by Brooks’ 4-of-7. Desmond Bane, Tyus Jones, Xavier Tillman and Killian Tillie all made two triples off the bench, and Memphis done 17-of-40 as a bunch.

Tillman and Jones joined within the double-figure scoring with 14 and 10 components. Jonas Valanciunas’ franchise-file double-double tear ended at 16 games along with his gathering seven rebounds Friday, but he shot 7-of-9 from the ground for 16 components.

Kyle Anderson led Memphis with 11 rebounds, and matched Jones for a bunch-high seven assists.

Coby White led the Bulls with 27 components within the loss. He shot 4-of-8 from 3-level vary. Nikola Vucevic went 3-of-7 from beyond the arc and recorded 24 components with a game-high 14 rebounds.

Thaddeus Younger scored 17 components off the bench, and Troy Brown Jr. added 11 components. White led Chicago with seven assists. Vucevic dished six.

Friday’s grab kicked off a seven-game boulevard swing for the Grizzlies, and was the first leg of a abet-to-abet as they purpose to solidify their position within the Western Convention’s play-in tournament. The house loss dropped the sputtering Bulls into a tie for the 10th spot and final position within the play-in tournament with Toronto.

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