Grizzlies rip OKC by record 73 points
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies broke the NBA record for margin of victory Thursday night with a 152-79 victory over Oklahoma City. The 73point margin easily topped the previous mark of 68 set with Cleveland’s 148-80 win over Miami on Dec. 17, 1991.
Jaren Jackson Jr.’s 27 points led the way for Memphis, which accomplished the record feat without its best player, injured guard Ja Morant.
It was 72-36 at halftime, and the Grizzlies eventually led by as many as 78.
BULLS 119, KNICKS 115
DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points and Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic each added 27 as Chicago held on to win in New York.
Those three were the only Bulls to score in the fourth quarter, but it was just enough after the Knicks erased a 21-point deficit to take the lead. DeRozan scored 18 points in the fourth, including the Bulls’ final six.
Julius Randle had 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists but missed two free throws and had a turnover down the stretch.
RAPTORS 97, BUCKS 93
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points and Pascal Siakam had 20 as Toronto took advantage of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence with a calf injury to end visiting Milwaukee’s winning streak at eight.
SUNS 114, PISTONS 103
Ex-Rocket Chris Paul had 12 points and 12 assists, DeAndre Ayton added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and five other Suns were in double figures as host Phoenix collected its franchise-record 18th straight victory.
SPURS 114 TRAIL BLAZERS 83
Bryn Forbes came off the bench to lead all scorers with 18 points and Dejounte Murray added 15 points and 13 assists as San Antonio won in Portland.
CJ McCollum and Norman Powell each had 16 points for the Blazers, who were without injured AllStar Damian Lillard.