Kyrie Irving had 26 points and 13 assists, Al Horford added 18 points, including a pair of key 3-pointers in the closing 1:32, and the Boston Celtics rallied for a 112-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

Memphis: 103; Boston: 112

As the Grizzlies recover from a pre-holidays rough patch, we sort through the pressing issues, including Jaren Jackson Jr.'s usage, Shelvin Mack's regression, Mike Conley and Marc Gasol's improving play, and Dillon Brooks' return. 

The Memphis Grizzlies benefited from early poor shooting by Cleveland to build enough of an advantage and hold off a late charge by the Cavaliers for a 95-87 victory.

Marc Gasol had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat Cleveland Cavaliers 95-87 on Wednesday night.

Memphis: 95; Cleveland: 87

Memphis: 107, Los Angeles: 99

LOS ANGELES — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points and the Memphis Grizzlies ended a five-game losing streak with a 107-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

Despite making 16 3-pointers – one shy of a franchise record – the Memphis Grizzlies couldn't hold off a late-game rally by the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento: 102, Memphis: 99

Portland: 99, Memphis: 92

What a week.

Golden State: 110, Memphis: 93

Before Monday night in Oakland, Mike Conley had played in every game for the Grizzlies and was averaging his most minutes (34.1) in six years. And still the Grizzlies came into the game with the NBA’s 26th-ranked offense.

The Grizzlies had a busy weekend, with two losses on a home back-to-back. But the on-court disappointments were obscured a bit by some off-court activity.

Chris Herrington and Geoff Calkins discuss the Daily Memphian’s exclusive interview with Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera and what it says about the direction of the franchise.

MarShon Brooks could hear his mother, he just couldn’t hear what she was saying to him.

Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace conducted a media availability outside the Grizzlies locker room at FedExForum on Saturday to discuss the reported, then aborted three-team trade between the Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, and Washington Wizards from the night before.

Friday night at FedExForum, the Grizzlies took a double loss. They fell 100-97 to the visiting Miami Heat and, soon after, lost what they had thought was the addition of a young talent in the form of 23-year-old Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre, whom the Grizzlies believed they’d secured in a trade until a bit of now NBA-infamous confusion blew up the deal.

Robert Pera remains committed to keeping the Grizzlies in Memphis and is more active than ever in running the team. That emerged as the theme of The Daily Memphian’s interview with Pera – the product of a longstanding request – during halftime of Friday’s game against the Miami Heat. 

James Harden had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second consecutive triple-double, and the Houston Rockets held off a fourth-quarter burst to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-97 on Saturday night.

Houston: 105, Memphis: 97

Josh Richardson and Kelly Olynyk scored 18 points each as the Miami Heat snapped a two-game losing streak with a 100-97 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

The Grizzlies were at the center of the NBA world on Friday night and it had nothing to do with their homecourt loss to the Miami Heat. Rather it was the breaking news about a trade that quickly fell apart. Or maybe never quite was.

Miami: 100, Memphis: 97