Jaren Jackson Jr. had 20 points and four blocked shots in the Memphis Grizzlies’ 114-103 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, their fifth straight win.
Brandon Clarke added 17 points for Memphis, missing just one of his eight shots. Dillon Brooks had 16 points and Ja Morant finished with 15 to go along with 12 assists.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 19 points, Marvin Bagley III scored 14 points and Kevin Knox II and Isaiah Stewart each finished with 13.
Memphis broke away in the third quarter on points from Morant and the Grizzlies shot over 57% in the game. They increased their lead to 21, taking a 98-78 lead into the fourth quarter.
Bagley and Knox came off the Detroit bench to give the Pistons momentum in the second quarter. They kept the game close until the Grizzlies broke out with a double-digit lead late in the first half and went to halftime 61-53.
