The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Utah Jazz 107-106 inside FedExForum on Friday night to pick up their third consecutive victory.
The Grizzlies fell into an early hole as they trailed the Jazz 24-15 late in the first quarter. However, they responded with their largest run of the night as they tallied 23 of the next 31 points after Ja Morant connected on an acrobatic layup to put the Grizzlies up 38-32 with 6:48 left in the half. Utah regained the lead late in the third quarter with a 19-6 run to give the Jazz a 79-75 advantage with 0:44 remaining in the third period.