The Memphis Grizzlies dropped to 24-47 after a 146-107 blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, their 11th defeat in the last 12 games.
The Memphis Grizzlies have now lost 11 of their last 12 games. Monday night's 146-107 blowout against the Atlanta Hawks wasn't particularly close at any point after the opening minutes, and it didn't feel like it.
Atlanta led 32-22 after one quarter. The lead grew to 25 at halftime, 71-46, and the Hawks were up 41 heading into the fourth at 116-75. Memphis won the final period 32-30. The Hawks set a season-high point total in the process.
" Had too many turnovers, couldn't rebound against them," coach Tuomas Iisalo said. "And on top of this, they capitalized in transition and shot the ball really well. So not much more to say about that."
GG Jackson led the Grizzlies with 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting to go with 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Tyler Burton came off the bench to score 20 on 7-of-12 shooting. Ty Jerome finished with 17 points, and Walter Clayton Jr. added 16. That quartet accounted for nearly three-quarters of Memphis' output. The Grizzlies shot 42% from the field and 33% from 3-point range, going 14-for-43 from deep. They also turned it over 21 times, which gave Atlanta plenty of extra possessions.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 points to lead eight Hawks players in double figures. Onyeka Okongwu and Jonathan Kuminga each had 16, CJ McCollum finished with 15 and Dyson Daniels added 12. Corey Kispert, Zaccharie Risacher and Jock Landale each chipped in 11. Atlanta shot 53% from the field and 46% from 3-point range, going 25 of 54 from deep.
The win extended Atlanta's home winning streak to 11 games and moved the Hawks to 13-1 over their last 14. They entered the night in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Toronto.
Memphis' only win during this stretch came on March 18, a 125-118 decision over the Denver Nuggets. The Grizzlies have dropped eight straight road games.
The injury and absence list for Memphis continues to grow. The Grizzlies were without Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke and Jahmai Mashack, all recovering from injuries. Cedric Coward missed his third straight game for personal reasons. Zach Edey, Santi Aldama, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Scotty Pippen Jr. are out for the remainder of the season.
Atlanta was without Jalen Johnson, who sat due to left shoulder inflammation.
The Grizzlies return home to host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.