nba Game Recap
New Orleans Defeats Memphis 118-109 - Recap
New Orleans got 29 points from Zion Williamson en route to a 118-109 victory over Memphis on Saturday at Smoothie King Center.
New Orleans was an underdog by +1.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 227.0.
Brandon Ingram had 27 points for New Orleans and Eric Bledsoe chipped in with 21 points. Lonzo Ball had 7 assists for the Pelicans, while Brandon Ingram was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Memphis got 23 points from Jonas Valanciunas in a losing cause and another 21 points from Kyle Anderson. Ja Morant contributed 9 assists for the Grizzlies, while Xavier Tillman had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Memphis were victorious, as the score was 61-60 at the break.
Memphis won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 45-42.
Next game, New Orleans takes its act home to face Houston looking for another win. For Memphis, they head home to face Toronto.