The Memphis Grizzlies led for the entire second half in earning a second consecutive victory, 114-104, over the Utah Jazz on Friday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies improved to 27-40 on the season and 17-17 at home. The Jazz fell to 37-28 on the year and are now 16-17 on the road. Memphis won the season series 3-1, with tonight representing the lone victory by the home team in the series.
After a tightly-contested first half, Memphis pulled away in the second, going 22-for-45 (.489) from the floor and 4-of-12 (.333) from three-point range in the half while Utah shot 17-for-43 (.