Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saddiq Bey and Derik Queen each had 22 points, Zion Williamson added 21 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-106 on Friday night. Williamson had his fourth consecutive game with 20-plus points.
The Memphis Grizzlies lost their fifth straight game for the second time this season after a road loss versus the New Orleans Pelicans.
Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
Memphis Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo noticed familiar issues in the team's latest loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
It hasn’t been a banner year for basketball in the Big Easy, but on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center, the New Orleans Pelicans gave their faithful a glimpse of what happens when the collective engine is firing on all cylinders.
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will miss the January 30, 2026 game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He is recovering from a left elbow UCL sprain. Morant is expected to return around mid-February.