[1/85] Oct 25, 2023; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) shoots warm ups prior to the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Desmond Bane scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Grizzlies, who played without Ja Morant as he began a 25-game suspension. New Orleans took control by outscoring the Grizzlies 32-19 in the second quarter to grab a 10-point halftime lead. Smart's basket ended the run and Ziaire Williams added a basket before the Pelicans expanded the lead to 52-37. Memphis scored 10 straight points before New Orleans scored the final five points of the second quarter to take 57-47 halftime lead.

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Persons: CJ McCollum, Petre Thomas, McCollum, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Jonas Valanciunas, Desmond Bane, Ja Morant, Celtic Marcus Smart, Xavier Tillman, Ingram, Jake LaRavia, David Roddy's, Matt Ryan, Ziaire Williams Organizations: New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, FedExForum, New Orleans, Pelicans, Grizzlies, Celtic, Memphis, New, The Grizzlies, Thomson Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, USA, New Orleans, Memphis