TORONTO – Ty Jerome led all scorers with 27 points as the Memphis Grizzlies topped the undermanned Toronto Raptors 118-102 on Monday.
Jerome, an early candidate for Most Improved Player, also had six rebounds and two assists for Memphis (7-3). Cameron Boozer had 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
Toronto’s Zach Edey, the Grizzlies starting centre, had eight points and nine boards.
Jamal Shead had a double-double including a season-high 20 points and 11 assists for Toronto (5-5). Jamison Battle came off the bench for 18 points, including a season-high five three-pointers.
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RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 19 points and Jakob Poeltl added 18 and pulled down eight boards.
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All-star Scottie Barnes (left groin strain), Immanuel Quickley (right hamstring, tightness/soreness) and Collin Murray-Boyles (illness) were all unavailable to play for the Raptors.
Barnes and Quickley also didn’t play on Friday in Toronto’s 121-107 win over the Bucks in Milwaukee. Murray-Boyles was listed as questionable several hours before Monday’s opening tip-off.
TAKEAWAYS
Grizzlies: Memphis ran Toronto off the court, scoring 12 fast-break points to the Raptors’ four. They also outrebounded the hosts with 45 boards to Toronto’s 34.
Raptors: Shead has struggled with scoring this season, averaging six points per game of 36.7 per cent field-goal shooting as Toronto’s backup point guard. He stepped up against Memphis with Quickley unavailable, providing the Raptors a badly needed spark with so many key players out.
KEY MOMENT
Toronto opened up the fourth quarter on an 11-5 run, with Shead’s steal and breakout layup the highlight, to cut Memphis’s lead to 94-92. A Grizzlies timeout helped the visitors reset and they re-established their lead.
KEY STAT
Toronto’s starting five was the sixth different lineup the Raptors have used just 10 games into the season.
UP NEXT
Grizzlies: Host Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., and the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.
Raptors: Host the Boston Celtics (8-2) on Wednesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 9, 2026.
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