Dennis Schroder scored a season-high 33 points and dished out eight assists to lead the visiting Brooklyn Nets to a 119-106 victory over the injury-plagued Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA on Wednesday.
Cam Thomas scored 19 points, Cameron Johnson had 14 and Jalen Wilson finished with 12 for the Nets, who earned their first road win in three tries this season.
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Brooklyn's Ziaire Williams, who began his career with the Grizzlies, had 17 points, four steals and three assists in his return.
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Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 30 points for the Grizzlies and Ja Morant had 14 points and 11 assists. Zach Edey and Brandon Clarke each scored 13 points as Memphis suffered its second straight loss.
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The Grizzlies lost two starters during the game.
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Veteran Marcus Sensible left the game in the final seconds of the first quarter when he sprained his right ankle after stepping on Williams' foot.
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Desmond Bane, who scored 30 points in Memphis' loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday, suffered an oblique injury early in the third quarter and did not return. Bane finished with 10 points in 17 minutes.
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Memphis built an eight-point lead late in the first quarter, but the Nets closed the period on a 10-2 run for a 34-29 lead.
The Grizzlies briefly regained the lead (39-37) on a 3-pointer by Jackson early in the second quarter before Schroder followed with a 3-pointer of his own. The last basket put the Nets ahead, and they were up 67-62 at halftime.
Brooklyn scored the first eight points of the third quarter, extending the lead to 13 points and soon to 14. However, fueled by Clarke's eight points in a three-minute span, the Grizzlies tied the game at 83 with 2: 39 remaining. in the third.
The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter behind Schroder, who made 5 of 6 shots in the period en route to 11 points. He recorded his fourth consecutive game with more than 20 points and more than five assists.
Memphis' bench, which averaged 51 points, was limited to 39 points. –Media at field level
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