SALT LAKE CITY — Santi Aldama made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 137-128 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped in 21 points, GG Jackson II had 18 points, and Jock Landale added 17. <\/p>\n
Cam Spencer dished out a career high 13 assists to go with 11 points, while Aldama added a season-high seven assists to help the Grizzlies snap a two-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
Memphis shot 56% from the field and made 19 3-pointers. <\/p>\n
Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 25 points and 13 rebounds while Keyonte George added 24 points. Taylor Hendricks had a career-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Ace Bailey chipped in 17. <\/p>\n
Memphis never trailed during the first half, after shooting 54% from the field, and built a 15-point lead late in the second quarter while scoring baskets on six straight possessions. Landale and Jaylen Wells each made back-to-back baskets to cap the run and put the Grizzlies up 65-50.<\/p>\n
The Jazz rallied to make it a one-possession game in the final minute before halftime. George fueled a 17-4 run with three baskets, then Svi Mykhailiuk punctuated the run by cutting to the rim for a layup that trimmed Memphis\u2019 lead to 69-67.<\/p>\n
Utah took its first lead of the game 93 seconds into the third quarter, going in front 71-69 on a running dunk from Filipowski.<\/p>\n
The Grizzlies pulled away again late in the third and went up 111-101 when Jaren Jackson Jr. opened the fourth quarter with a layup. Aldama scored 16 points in the third quarter to rally Memphis after the Grizzlies fell behind.<\/p>\n
Grizzlies: Host Milwaukee on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Jazz: Host Detroit on Friday night.<\/p>\n
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