Cleveland Cavaliers at Memphis Grizzlies
· National Basketball Association
Cavaliers beat Memphis 142-126 as Grizzlies match NBA single-game record with 29 3-pointers
Cleveland (50-29) reached 50 wins for the second straight season and 14th overall.
Memphis (25-54) shot 29 for 59 (49%) from behind the arc with all nine Grizzlies making a 3-pointer. Memphis's franchise record for 3-point shooting matched the NBA mark of 29 shared by the Milwaukee Bucks (versus Miami on Dec. 29, 2020) and the Boston Celtics (versus the New York Knicks on Oct. 22, 2024). Adama Bal broke Memphis' franchise record on the 28th make with 3:25 left and he added another at 1:41.
Cleveland trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half before using a 31-12 run to lead 68-64 at the break. Keon Ellis scored 16 points in the first half, and Mobley and Schroder each added 12. Schroder also had eight assists.
Cleveland outscored Memphis 28-16 over the first eight-plus minutes of the third quarter to build a 96-80 lead. Sam Merrill made a baseline jumper with 0.3 seconds left in the third for a 101-90 lead.
Merrill finished with 21 points for Cleveland and Ellis scored 19. Jarrett Allen moved into eighth place for blocks in franchise history with 431. Donovan Mitchell and James Harden did not play for Cleveland in the second game of a back-to-back.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 24 points for Memphis, which finished 13-27 at home this season. Dariq Whitehead and Adama Bal each had 20 points off the bench with six 3-pointers. Lucas Williamson added five 3-pointers and 17 points.
Memphis opened the second half with its 14th 3-pointer — in just 28 attempts.
Grizzlies: Close the season with three road games, beginning in Denver on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
CLE wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 142 - 126 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 142 - 126 |
| 4th 7.7 |  |
Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | 142 - 126 |
| 4th 14.2 |  |
Dariq Whitehead misses 23-foot three point jumper | 142 - 126 |
| 4th 22.6 | |
Tyrese Proctor makes free throw 2 of 2 | 142 - 126 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 MEM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 52-89 | FG | 45-94 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 29-59 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 49 |
| 26-37 | FT | 7-10 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 36 | Assists | 32 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 76 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fouls | 27 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 54 | Percent Led | 45 |
Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Clayton Jr., G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Adama Bal, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Cedric Coward, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Cam Spencer, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| GG Jackson, F | Out | Apr 11 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder, G | Out | May 26 |
Game Information
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: 16,511 · Capacity:
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Milwaukee
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Indiana2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 20 | L1 | 0.75609756 | 62 |
 Houston |
10 | 30 | W1 | 0.63414633 | 52 |
 New Orleans |
36 | 56 | L2 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Dallas |
36 | 56 | W1 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Memphis |
37 | 57 | L8 | 0.30487806 | 25 |
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