Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a franchise record for points and the biggest winning margin in NBA history as the Grizzlies routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-79 on Thursday in Memphis.
The previous NBA record for largest margin of victory was 68, by Cleveland over Miami, on Dec. 17, 1991.
Memphis¡¯ previous record for points was 144, in January 2007 against Golden State.
The Grizzlies stretched their winning streak to three. The Thunder have lost eight in a row and 10 of their last 11.
Memphis jumped ahead by 18 in the first quarter and were up by 36 at halftime after a 29-8 run to end the half. The Grizzlies were up by 52 just past the midway point of the third quarter and kept pouring it on.
The Grizzlies shot 62.5% from the field and were 19 of 36 (52.8%) from behind the 3-point line. Jackson was 9 of 11 overall and 6 of 7 from beyond the arc.
Nine players scored in double figures for Memphis, which played without leading scorer Ja Morant, who was out with a knee injury.
The Grizzlies got 93 points from their bench, with De¡¯Anthony Melton scoring 19, Santi Aldama 18 and John Konchar 17. Aldama also added 10 rebounds.
Luguentz Dort led the Thunder with 15 points.
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