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Bickerstaff texted him Thurs- day night asking for more leadership to help the Grizzlies forget their season-open- ing 111-83 loss at Indiana on Wednesday.

“That’s part of the reason they brought me here, for my leadership and competitive toughness,” Temple said. “I just wanted to have a pace offensively and do some things defensively.”

Of his offense, he said: “The rim opened up for me.”

Mike Conley finished with 16 points and 11 assists for Memphis.

Taurean Prince led the Hawks with 28 points, while Trae Young, the No. 5 overall pick in the draft, added 20 on 7-for-18 shooting. Miles Plumlee and DeAndre’ Bembry each added 12 points.

“For sure not happy with the result, but I feel like I’m getting more comfortable out there,” Young said of his second NBA regular-season game. “I’m getting more com- fortable with my teammates.”

The Hawks, considered one of the league’s weak- est teams, fell way off the pace in the second quarter when the Grizzlies outscored Atlanta 40-28. From there, the Hawks never really threatened and Memphis extended its lead to 25 points in the third quarter.

“When we get down so much, and we have to bat- tle back, we’re putting ourselves in bad spots early on,” Young said.

Memphis, which shot 29.8 percent in Wednesday’s loss at Indiana, reversed that trend against the Hawks. The Grizzlies finished the game connecting on 54 per-