Nets beat Grizzlies 111-86 for interim coach Kevin Ollie's first win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Dennis Schroder scored 18 points, Dorian Finney-Smith added 13 points and nine rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets cruised past the Memphis Grizzlies 111-86 on Monday night, giving Kevin Ollie his first win as an NBA coach.
Cam Thomas had 14 points before leaving the game with 7:23 remaining with a right ankle injury. Lonnie Walker IV added 13 for the Nets.
“Can we make this quick? I'm soaking wet,” Ollie said after a locker room dousing by his team. “They got me good. All my other coaches left me out to dry. They stayed in the back. I should have known something then.”
Lamar Stevens scored 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting for the Grizzlies, and Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 while going 2 of 12 from the field. GG Jackson had an even worse night, making one of his 13 shots, and Memphis shot 38.7% overall in its lowest-scoring game of the season. Brooklyn allowed its fewest points this season.
“I just think it was a lack of energy,” Stevens said. “It's kind of disappointing because that's something you can control. I think night in and night out that's something we should focus on, controlling what we can control.”
Ollie was named Brooklyn's interim coach over the All-Star break, replacing Jacque Vaughn, and had lost his first two games. The Nets came in having lost seven of eight, all but one by double digits.
This time, the Nets took care of the ball with only 10 turnovers, outscored Memphis 21-7 in second-chance points and 26-7 in fast-break points. Brooklyn had 32 assists on 44 baskets.
“It was just how we played, especially defensively,” Walker said. “Each game we have picked it up. We have taken it to another level. This game especially. We're improving. We're getting better. We're playing better.”
The Grizzlies were out of sync from the start, managing 18 points in the first quarter to match their lowest-scoring opening period of the season.
It didn't get much better for Memphis from there. Brooklyn led by 27 late in the first half and was ahead 66-40 at halftime. That was a season low in first-half scoring for the Grizzlies.
“We got hit pretty hard in that first half, the first quarter especially,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said. “We were trying, but we were kind of in search mode all night. Just didn't have anything clicking on the offensive side.”
Stevens could do little but shake his head when asked about Memphis' lack of energy against a struggling opponent.
“It's a long season,” Stevens said. “It's been tough on the team this year. It was just one of those nights.”
UP NEXT
Nets: Wrap up a five-game trip Tuesday night at Orlando.
Grizzlies: At Minnesota on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Dennis Schroder gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Cam Thomas's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point running dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:49 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 10:45 | | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Vince Williams Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup (Vince Williams Jr. assists) | 2-2 |
| 9:55 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 5-2 |
| 9:42 | | Vince Williams Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 7-2 |
| 9:01 | | Nic Claxton blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 9-2 |
| 8:52 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:51 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 9-5 |
| 8:16 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Vince Williams Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 7:38 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point putback layup | 11-5 |
| 7:20 | | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Vince Williams Jr. misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:49 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:39 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:05 | | GG Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 14-5 |
| 5:27 | | GG Jackson misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | GG Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Vince Williams Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Vince Williams Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:55 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | +1 | Vince Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-6 |
| 4:32 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | GG Jackson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point running layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 16-6 |
| 3:34 | | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Derrick Rose assists) | 16-9 |
| 3:11 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 19-9 |
| 2:57 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point jump shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists) | 19-12 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-12 |
| 2:42 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:26 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cam Thomas steals) | ||
| 2:21 | | +3 | Lonnie Walker IV makes three point running jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 24-12 |
| 2:12 | | +2 | Derrick Rose makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-14 |
| 1:58 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | GG Jackson makes two point driving dunk (Jake LaRavia assists) | 24-16 |
| 1:34 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point cutting dunk (Cameron Johnson assists) | 26-16 |
| 1:25 | | GG Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Cam Thomas misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (GG Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-17 |
| 1:02 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:02 | | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 28-18 |
| 0:32 | | Jake LaRavia misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | GG Jackson personal foul (Take) (Lonnie Walker IV draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 30-18 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Vince Williams Jr. makes two point layup (Santi Aldama assists) | 30-20 |
| 11:27 | | Santi Aldama personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 32-20 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point reverse layup (Derrick Rose assists) | 32-22 |
| 10:54 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 35-22 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Derrick Rose assists) | 35-25 |
| 10:36 | | Vince Williams Jr. personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Lamar Stevens blocks Lonnie Walker IV's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 37-25 |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Derrick Rose makes two point pullup jump shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists) | 37-27 |
| 9:53 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Yuta Watanabe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 40-27 |
| 8:53 | | Vince Williams Jr. offensive foul (Charge) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Vince Williams Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:39 | | Cam Thomas offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point putback layup | 42-27 |
| 8:28 | | Vince Williams Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:05 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Dennis Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Vince Williams Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving finger roll layup (Lamar Stevens assists) | 42-29 |
| 7:25 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Yuta Watanabe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point jump shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists) | 42-31 |
| 7:08 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 45-31 |
| 6:39 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Luke Kennard shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | Dennis Schroder misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:33 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-31 |
| 6:17 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:54 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 48-31 |
| 5:04 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +3 | Lonnie Walker IV makes three point running pullup jump shot | 51-31 |
| 4:58 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:39 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 54-31 |
| 4:07 | | GG Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:02 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 56-31 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 56-33 |
| 3:08 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 3:03 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 3:01 | | Vince Williams Jr. shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-33 |
| 3:01 | | Cam Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:59 | | GG Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Ben Simmons personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-34 |
| 2:44 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-35 |
| 2:21 | | Jake LaRavia blocks Cam Thomas's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 59-35 |
| 2:07 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:07 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-36 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 61-36 |
| 1:45 | | Santi Aldama turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:37 | | Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-36 |
| 1:37 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-36 |
| 1:19 | | Ben Simmons personal foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-37 |
| 1:19 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-38 |
| 1:11 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 |