Ty Jerome led the Memphis Grizzlies with 27 points as they defeated the Toronto Raptors 118-102 on Monday.
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Ty Jerome scored a game-high 27 points and added six rebounds and two assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies top the Toronto Raptors 118-102 on Monday in Toronto.
Jerome also produced an important offensive night for Memphis (7-3), which got 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists from Cameron Boozer.
Toronto was without several key players, including all-star Scottie Barnes, who sat out with a left groin strain, and Immanuel Quickley, who missed the game with a right hamstring issue described as tightness and soreness. Collin Murray-Boyles was also unavailable due to illness, and was listed as questionable several hours before tipoff.
Jamal Shead recorded a double-double for the Raptors, finishing with a season-high 20 points and 11 assists, while Jamison Battle added 18 points off the bench and had a season-high five three-pointers.
RJ Barrett scored 19 points for Toronto, and Jakob Poeltl added 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
Memphis opened the fourth quarter on an 11-5 run highlighted by Shead’s steal and breakout layup, which cut the Grizzlies’ lead to 94-92, before a Memphis timeout helped the visitors regroup and push the margin back out.
The Grizzlies outrebounded Toronto 45-34 and scored 12 fast-break points to Toronto’s four, and their win came with Toronto using its sixth different starting five in 10 games.
UP NEXT, Memphis hosts Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., and the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, while Toronto will host the Boston Celtics (8-2) on Wednesday.
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