Santi Aldama scored a career-high 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 140-112 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, handing the Spurs their largest losing margin of the season even with Ja Morant sidelined by a foot injury.

The San Antonio Spurs (19-21) dropped their second straight game to the Memphis Grizzlies (27-15), losing at home on Friday night 140-112. The Western Conference foes were playing a tight game into the second half as the score was tied at 86 with 3:34 to play in the third quarter.

The Memphis Grizzlies ended the 2023-24 regular season with a 27-55 record, as the team was never healthy and head coach Taylor Jenkins didn't have enough talen

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Big man Santi Aldama led the way over the Spurs, delighting his teammates. “Aggressive Santi is good for the Memphis Grizzlies,” said Luke Kennard.

Only three more quarters stand between the Spurs and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. A victory is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but the Spurs are up 29-27 over the Grizzlies.

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The Memphis Grizzlies will face the San Antonio Spurs in this NBA matchup at the Frost Bank Center on Friday, January 17th. WATCH: Grizzlies vs Spurs Live | Stream free on Fubo Ja Morant has been heating up recently,

In Boston, Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as the NBA champion Celtics shrugged off their heaviest loss of the season to outclass the Orlando Magic 121-94.

The Grizzlies' injury woes continue to pile up as Zach Edey went down during their game against the Spurs on Friday.

Ja Morant was sidelined for the Memphis-San Antonio rematch on Friday night because of a sore right foot, and the Grizzlies guard became ineligible for the NBA's postseason awards after missing his 18th game of the season.