Jaren Jackson Jr. And Mike Conley Shined In Memphis’ Double-Overtime Win Over The Nets

The Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the feelgood stories of the young season, and they continued their hot streak with a thrilling double-overtime win against the Nets on Friday night in Brooklyn, 131-125.

Rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. continued his spectacular play, finishing with a career-high 36 points to go along with eight rebounds on the night, not to mention clutch play after clutch play in the fourth quarter and the two overtimes to help give his team a tough victory on the road.

With the Grizzlies down seven points to the Nets with 33 seconds left in the final period, Jackson got fouled knocking down a three and was able to convert the four-point play. He followed that up by draining this three pointer with 15 seconds remaining to send it into overtime in Brooklyn.

Then, it was Mike Conley who came up big in the overtime with the Grizzlies trailing by two with under 20 seconds remaining as he was able to beat his defender off the dribble and get into the lane for a beautiful floater to force the double OT.

Conley finished with a game-high 37 points as his resurgence after an injury-plagued season in 2017-2018 became even more impressive. But it was the red-hot rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. who was the story of the night as he made history to become the second-youngest player to score at least 36 points in an NBA game, joining elite company in the process.

Jackson continues to make his case as a sleeper pick for Rookie of the Year, and performances like the one he put in tonight in Brooklyn will only bolster his case as the season progresses.