Memphis didn't need a home crowd to get back on track. The Grizzlies beat Toronto 118–102 on Monday night, 9 November, snapping a three-game losing streak while extending their unbeaten start on the road to 5–0. Ty Jerome scored 27 points and hit five three-pointers, but the more telling number was the team's 16 makes from 34 attempts beyond the arc. The Raptors stayed close for long stretches; Memphis had more answers when the game tightened.
Toronto led 26–25 after the opening quarter before Memphis edged ahead 59–53 at half-time. Jakob Poeltl's basket to open the second half trimmed the gap to four, and the Raptors had a chance to make the visitors uncomfortable. Instead, Jaylen Wells and Jerome connected from deep in succession to ignite a 12–0 Memphis run. Suddenly a competitive game had become a double-digit chase. The Grizzlies' 47.1 per cent three-point shooting wasn't simply a decorative statistic — it changed how much ground Toronto had to recover on every possession.
Jerome supplied the scoring punch, while rookie Cameron Boozer gave Memphis another way to organise its attack. Boozer finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, an especially useful combination on a night when the visitors needed to move the ball against a depleted defence. Jerami Grant added 17 and Wells 14. Memphis didn't have to rely on a single isolation scorer: its threats came from several positions, and that variety made the Raptors' comeback attempts difficult to sustain.
Toronto did have a response. Jamal Shead delivered 20 points and 11 assists, RJ Barrett scored 19, and both Poeltl and Jamison Battle contributed 18. The hosts even pulled within two in the fourth quarter. But Grant's three started another 7–0 Memphis burst, and Toronto then went 4 minutes 44 seconds without scoring. A close finish requires stops and baskets; the Raptors couldn't produce the second part when it mattered. Memphis won the final period 29–21.
The context matters for Toronto. Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and Kawhi Leonard were unavailable, leaving Shead with a heavier playmaking responsibility. His double-double was a genuine bright spot, not a consolation statistic: he kept the ball moving and helped the Raptors find enough offence to challenge late. Yet the missing creators also made it harder to counter Memphis' perimeter shooting with sustained pressure at the other end. Toronto has now lost four of its past six games.
For Memphis, the result is a striking split in its early-season form. The Grizzlies had lost three straight overall, yet remain the league's only undefeated road team at 5–0, with previous away wins against Golden State, Sacramento, Utah and Portland. Winning away isn't just about hot shooting; here it meant absorbing Toronto's fourth-quarter push, then executing when the margin narrowed. That's a useful identity to take into Wednesday's home meeting with Denver.
There was also a quieter homecoming for Canadian centre Zach Edey, who had eight points and nine rebounds in his regular-season visit to Toronto. His contribution wasn't the headline, but it fitted a Memphis win built from several sources rather than one oversized scoring night. The immediate question for the Grizzlies is whether that collective composure travels back to their own building. Against the Raptors, it was the difference between a fourth straight defeat and a convincing reset.
The official NBA game page records the matchup; the game account details the decisive third- and fourth-quarter runs, while the Associated Press report confirms Memphis' 5–0 away record and Toronto's injury absences. The scoreboard says 16 points, but the real separation came in two bursts: Memphis could turn a small opening into breathing room, and then shut the door when Toronto threatened to come back.
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