Grizzlies roll past Pelicans 142-111 in NBA Cup play

The Grizzlies beat the Pelicans 142-111 at Smoothie King Center in NBA Cup group play. Memphis scored 35 in each of the first three quarters, then added 37 in the fourth. New Orleans never matched that pace. Its best quarter was 30.

The Pelicans got a big night from Saddiq Bey, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.3. He finished with 30 points and 10 rebounds. He led New Orleans in both categories. Jeremiah Fears added 7 assists. It was not enough to keep up.

Memphis spread the work around. Jerami Grant led the Grizzlies with 22 points. Taylor Hendricks pulled down 12 rebounds, and Ty Jerome handed out 9 assists. The Grizzlies move to 8-4. The Pelicans fall to 4-9.

Chirp's Sim had Memphis at 60% over 10,000 simulations, and it called this one.