Pelicans vs. Grizzlies: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
MANE WE MISSED YALL 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/aW4L6VPzoY – 7:56 PM

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
y’all in the building??? let us know. – 7:53 PM

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
turn my clic up dawg 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/mcFaVnkixT – 7:53 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Larry chose violence 👊😂 pic.twitter.com/fmzQypt2p8 – 7:51 PM

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
back like 4 flats.
@OrthoSouth_ | #BackToTheGrind pic.twitter.com/DaXOWDoZXp – 7:42 PM

Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Pelicans starters:
CJ McCollum
Herb Jones
Brandon Ingram
Zion Williamson
Jonas Valanciunas – 7:42 PM

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Don’t forget I’ll being doing tonight’s show as a LIVE postgame reaction show. Win or lose let’s breakdown what we saw from Zion Williamson and the Pelicans. See y’all after the game
youtube.com/watch?v=fBRdCc… pic.twitter.com/RzgRSR1iGh – 7:35 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
first game. first five. pic.twitter.com/DwC2sJZhBu – 7:31 PM

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
What’s the Pelicans record after the first 5 games? pic.twitter.com/kS9k8P5mp9 – 7:28 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Roll Call: where are you watching tonight’s game from? pic.twitter.com/l4PudOCfl9 – 7:25 PM

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
let the game speak. no subtitles. pic.twitter.com/BxcLyZSGHI – 7:21 PM

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
a different type of fly. pic.twitter.com/YKo2oGBp1V – 7:20 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Taylor Jenkins on how the Grizzlies will deal with a size disadvantage early in the season:
“Trust the guys that we’ve got. That’s the reality we are facing right now.” – 6:27 PM

Will Guillory @WillGuillory
“I’ve heard so much since I was younger that you’ve got to man up and you can’t show emotions. But I think people should know that it don’t have to be like that.”
Brandon Ingram opens up about fighting his demons and accepting help from others.
theathletic.com/4982421/2023/1… – 4:10 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
4 hours away 👀
🏀 at Grizzlies
📺 @BallySportsNO
📻 @995WRNO
#PelicansGameday pic.twitter.com/qyHtdqwlHp – 4:01 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Below are the draft assets that Phoenix now has:
2024- San Antonio (if 50-54)
2026- Least favorable of Detroit, Milwaukee, Orlando
2028- Boston (if 46-60)
2028- Memphis
2029- Memphis – 3:52 PM

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Locked On Pelicans is live with @WillGuillory!
🏀Expectations for the Pels this season
🏀How long will the offense be a work in progress?
🏀Gameplan to beat the Grizzlies
🎧 link.chtbl.com/LOPelicans
Watch on YouTube
📷bit.ly/LOPYouTube pic.twitter.com/vakOlYv1OK – 3:30 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Today’s @PodcastPelicans features @MichelleDBeadle!
We preview the #Pelicans season opener and discuss the intensity of the Western Conference 🏀
Hosted by @jcar504 and @Jim_Eichenhofer 🎙️
Listen: neworlns.co/BeadlePod pic.twitter.com/5pA4lvxXHQ – 3:25 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Zion last season:
26.0 PPG
7.0 RPG
60.8 FG%
Predict his stat line for tonight. statmuse.com/nba/player/zio… – 2:51 PM

Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Carlos Boozer calls Derrick Rose ‘most athletic point guard’ in NBA history bullswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-… pic.twitter.com/9qaKGRqGWy – 2:45 PM

Larry Nance Jr @Larrydn22
pic.twitter.com/z0sM6EgWSC – 2:12 PM

New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
In honor of our regular season opener tonight, we asked our guys what their ‘Welcome To The NBA’ moment was 😂
#Pelicans | @SeatGeek pic.twitter.com/EVhAnLYJOp – 2:10 PM

Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Why did Ja Morant and the players union wind up choosing not to appeal Morant’s suspension after initially calling it excessive? NBPA president CJ McCollum explains.
(Also, some good stuff about Jaren Jackson Jr.’s role in the players’ union)
commercialappeal.com/story/sports/n… – 2:08 PM

Mark Giannotto @mgiannotto
Why didn’t Ja Morant and the players union wind up choosing not to appeal Morant’s suspension (after initially calling it excessive)? NBPA president CJ McCollum explains.
commercialappeal.com/story/sports/n… – 2:05 PM