Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and Ja Morant had 25 before injuring his right shoulder and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 132-124 on Friday night.

All of New Orleans' injuries place them at a major disadvantage when trying to keep pace with Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Jaren Jackson Jr. Friday's matchup between the Pelicans and Grizzlies has some big names on the injury report, including star forward ...

Jaren Jackson Jr ... should operate as one of New Orleans' top options off the bench in the backcourt. 10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE High-scoring Grizzlies to face leaky Pelicans' defense next ...

They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Pelicans 104-88. If the Grizzlies keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 22-10 in no time. On the other hand, the Pelicans will have to make due with a 5-27 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Friday’s NBA schedule includes Jaren Jackson Jr.’s Memphis Grizzlies (21-10) taking the road to square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (5-26) at Smoothie King Center. The game

New Orleans comes into a matchup with Memphis as losers of five straight home games. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.

Taylor Jenkins' Grizzlies are sticking to their current minutes allocation gameplan according to Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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As they gear up to square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (5-25) on Friday, December 27 at Smoothie King Center, with tip-off at 8:00 PM ET, the Memphis Grizzlies (20-10) have four players currently listed on the injury report.