The Memphis Grizzlies were handed their first loss of the preseason when they fell to the Atlanta Hawks 100-88 on Monday night at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion.
Grizzlies guard James Ennis got the Grizzlies going with a smooth score off a Marc Gasol outlet pass, but the Grizzlies struggled offensively in the first half, committing 13 turnovers and shooting 2-for-13 from three-point range. The Hawks reached a double-digit lead nearing halftime 51-41, and put an exclamation mark on the half with an alley-oop dunk from Ersan Ilyasova to John Collins as time expired.