On Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets came up short in their 132-120 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Kyrie Irving (43) and Kevin Durant (35) finished with a combined 78 points, but it wasn’t enough to get a win. Despite not having Ja Morant in the lineup, the Grizzlies put up 132 points while shooting 19-38 (50.0 percent) from beyond the arc.
The Grizzlies received strong individual scoring outings with Morant as Desmond Bane (23), DeAnthony Melton (23), and Dillon Brooks (21), all combined for 67 points. Memphis is now 15-2 in games played without Morant in the lineup.
“(The Grizzlies) are playing with freedom knowing (Morant) is not there, so a lot of guys are playing with a free mind and spirit,” Durant said. “You see, it’s translating into buckets.”
The Nets remain without Ben Simmons in the lineup as he recovers from a herniated disc. Before tipoff, there were developments about the New York City vaccine mandate change that restored Kyrie Irving’s eligibility for home games.
Here are the player grades after a loss to the Grizzlies: