The New Orleans Pelicans host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday evening at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans just came off an embarrassing loss Thursday eveni

The Memphis Grizzlies are back in action against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Follow along for live updates.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points, Ja Morant scored 25 before leaving with what appeared to be a minor right shoulder injury, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the slumping New Orleans Pelicans 132-124

The Pelicans (5-27) now find themselves in the midst of their second nine-game losing streak of the season. They’ve lost 18 of their last 19 games. The lone win during that stretch was a Dec. 5 126-124 victory over the Phoenix Suns sandwiched between the pair of nine-game losing streaks.

This game was the second of a back-to-back that started on Thursday in the Pelicans’ loss to the Houston Rockets. This now marks a new low for the team this season as they now hold a 5-27 record, which is the worst in the NBA after the Washington Wizards moved to 5-23 following their Thursday night win over the Charlotte Hornets.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans Friday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Grizzlies star Ja Morant may have been injured by a blow from Pelicans center Daniel Theis.

Ja Morant left the game and the Memphis Grizzlies were trying to hold off the New Orleans Pelicans in the third quarter of Friday's game at Smoothie King Center. Luckily for the Grizzlies ...

The New Orleans Pelicans host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday evening at the Smoothie King Center. New Orleans just came off an embarrassing loss Thursday evening to the Houston Rockets ...

Taylor Jenkins knows the Grizzlies have to get better at using rookie big man Zach Edey's unique offensive skillset while limiting turnovers.