The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91 inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Monday night.
Memphis got off to a sluggish start on the offensive end, falling behind 17-8 early on while shooting 0-of-4 from 3-point range in the opening period. Memphis cut Cleveland’s lead to 27-24 by the end of the first quarter as Larry Nance Jr. totaled 10 early points for the home team. Both teams traded stops for most of the second quarter before the Grizzlies pulled ahead 47-46 with under a minute left in the first half. Cleveland shut down the Grizzlies 3-point game in the first half, limiting Memphis to 1-of-9 from behind the arc, good for 11.