Conley, Mitchell-Less Jazz Grind Out Road Win Against Grizzlies

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Mike Conley and the Utah Jazz fought for a tough road victory over the Memphis Grizzlies without the services of NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell.

The Grizzlies hosted the Jazz at FedEx Forum on Wednesday, March 31.

Without Mitchell, three Jazzmen carried the offensively void and scored 20-plus points to lead Utah to a 111-107 win.

Memphis Mountain Mike

Conley, a former star in Memphis, scored a Jazz-high 26 points.

The veteran guard shot 11-18 on field goals, including 2-8 from beyond the arc.

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— utahjazz (@utahjazz) April 1, 2021

Conley added four rebounds, seven assists, and four steals in 35 minutes.

Game Flow

The Jazz got off to a quick start thanks to three triples from Bojan Bogdanovic, who finished the game with 23 points.

Roger, that's your Bogey.#UTAatMEM| #takenote pic.twitter.com/x37krVOTcH

— Matthew L Glade (@matthewLksl) April 1, 2021

After 24 minutes of action, Utah was in full control and held an eight-point lead at halftime.

The Grizzlies made some adjustments at the break and outscored the Jazz nine points over the next 12 minutes.

😳@rudygobert27 | #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/SL9G2wTaNc

— utahjazz (@utahjazz) April 1, 2021

Utah trailed going in the fourth quarter and had to grind out the final quarter.

Conley scored 13 points in the final quarter to help the Jazz grind out the four-point victory.

Jazzy Numbers

The Jazz finished the contest shooting 42.7 percent overall and 32.7 percent from distance.

the passing ✅
the shot ✅
the score ✅ pic.twitter.com/o6pSxYGktU

— utahjazz (@utahjazz) April 1, 2021

Jordan Clarkson poured in 24 points off the bench.

Rudy Gobert fell short of a double-double but recorded eight points, 12 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and two blocks.

This Gobert vs Valanciunus matchup tonight has been fun to watch.

BTW… the assist from Joe Ingles is the 1,920th of his career which puts him ahead of Andrei Kirilenko for 5th all time in Jazz history.#TakeNote l #UTAatMEM pic.twitter.com/xT18KXuR8k

— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_KSL) April 1, 2021

Donovan Mitchell Live Tweets

Mitchell was not with the team and missed the contest due to personal reasons.

Despite not being on the court, Mitchell was watching his teammates and tweeted about the action live.

That’s how you feel @rudygobert27 pic.twitter.com/PYCtssb74x

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 1, 2021

Textbook 🤣 https://t.co/tMp2yxpchP

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 1, 2021

GREAT HUSTLE YE!!!! @PrinceOni13

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 1, 2021

Talk that talk @MCONLEY10 https://t.co/QKeElKIJ0q

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 1, 2021

Hell yeah @MCONLEY10 pic.twitter.com/bC2UmCSNhU

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 1, 2021

🥶🥶🥶 @BucketsONeale00 pic.twitter.com/mbYMr9YN34

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) April 1, 2021

Memphis Grizzlies

Utah limited Memphis to 46.7 percent shooting, including 27.8 percent from three.

Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 36 points.

one man fast break. @JaMorant | #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/0qqamJ2x4b

— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) April 1, 2021

Memphis moved to a 22-23 record this season.

Up Next

With the win, the Jazz improved their NBA-best record to 36-11 on the season, including 16-9 on the road.

Utah’s next game is against the Chicago Bulls on Friday, April 2 at 7 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on AT&T SportsNet and 97.5 FM.