WASHINGTON – Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. had 14 points and 12 assists and the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies cruised to a 140-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.

Santi Aldama added 19 points for Memphis, which played without two-time All-Star Ja Morant (back soreness) and swing man Brandon Clarke (toe soreness) after both started in Saturday night’s win at Boston.

The Grizzlies shot 52.1% from the floor and 39.5% from 3-point range to win their third straight and ninth of 10.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in 23 minutes, and Marvin Bagley III also had 20 points for Washington.

One night after scoring 39 points against Denver, helping Washington snap a 16-game skid, Jordan Poole had just nine points on 2 of 6 shooting.

Take away

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Grizzlies: This was further evidence of Memphis’ strength, as the Grizzlies improved to 7-4 without Morant this season and 3-1 without Morant and Clarke.

Wizards: Despite Saturday’s win, Washington has lost games by 31, 36 and 28 points, setting up a very long December if results don’t improve.

Key moment

After the Wizards erased a 17-point halftime deficit to nine points early in the third quarter, the Grizzlies came out of a timeout and responded with their own 16-0 run to make it 91-66 and some late drama to prevent. Jackson hit a 3-pointer and a running jumper, Brandon Clarke dunked in transition after Pippen’s steal and assist, and Aldama hit a 3-pointer from the left corner while being fouled (though he missed the free throw).

Key statistics

The Wizards missed their first 11 3-point attempts. When Bilal Coulibaly hit Washington’s first basket from beyond the arc, it was just enough to cut the deficit to 57-40.

Next

Memphis hosts Brooklyn and Washington visits Cleveland on Friday.

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