Dennis Schroder scores 33 points, the Nets beat the turnover-prone Grizzlies 119-106

Dennis Schroder had 33 points and 8 assists, Cam Thomas added 19 points and nan Brooklyn Nets hit nan Memphis Grizzlies 119-106 connected Wednesday night

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Dennis Schroder had 33 points and 8 assists, Cam Thomas added 19 points and nan Brooklyn Nets hit nan Memphis Grizzlies 119-106 connected Wednesday night.

Ziaire Williams, who started his NBA profession pinch Memphis earlier an offseason trade, had 17 points.

Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis pinch 30 points, connecting connected 10 of 12 shots, including each 3 of his 3-pointers. Ja Morant had 14 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds, but was 5 of 16 from nan section and made only 1 of his six shots from extracurricular nan arc.

Rookie Zach Edey and Brandon Clarke each vanished pinch 13 points, Clarke making each 5 of his shots. The Grizzlies had 22 turnovers.

Nets: Schroder made a immense difference, scoring astatine cardinal moments erstwhile Memphis was poised to make a run.

Grizzlies: Memphis had a bad clip pinch tunrovers passim nan game, thing that has plagued nan Grizzlies arsenic they person tried to summation nan gait this season.

It didn't impact nan outcome, but location was a unusual play successful nan 2nd quarter. Morant took disconnected for a breakaway pinch astir 11:40 near successful nan quarter. As nan crowd roseate to get nan champion look astatine nan imaginable highlight, nan high-flying defender went up for a reverse dunk. But nan shot bounced disconnected Morant's caput and retired of nan handbasket arsenic nan rim recoiled.

Both teams changeable astatine slightest 50% done astir of nan game, and Memphis held a 58-46 advantage successful points successful nan paint. But Brooklyn forced 22 turnovers starring to 31 points. Brooklyn forced 15 turnovers successful nan first half, nan astir forced by nan Nets since 16 connected March 31, 2022.

Brooklyn america astatine Chicago Bulls connected Friday night. Memphis finishes a four-game homestand Thursday nighttime against Milwaukee.

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