The Memphis Grizzlies picked up a road win against the Phoenix Suns behind strong performances from Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane.

Jaren Jackson Jr. paired 38 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 31 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 win over the host Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.

The Phoenix Suns (15-16) host the NBA Western Conference's No. 2 team Memphis Grizzlies (22-11) on Tuesday, New Year's Eve.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 38 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night.

PHOENIX — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 38 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Desmond Bane scored 31 as the Grizzlies, playing without ...

Their top scorers were Jaren Jackson Jr. (game-highs 38 points ... pushed their largest lead to 14, up on Phoenix 69-55. Injury bad luck struck the Suns again when Bradley Beal fell hard on ...

With nine players out due to injury, the Grizzlies leaned on remaining stars Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane to claim a hard-fought win over Phoenix.

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Phoenix and Memphis face off on Tuesday. The Suns are 13-9 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix is 4-2 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Grizzlies are 9-8 in Western Conference play. Memphis ranks sixth in the Western Conference shooting 36.9% from 3-point range.

The Grizzlies have another $300 million NBA All-Star apparently as Jaren Jackson Jr. is thriving without Ja Morant this season.

The Lakers aim to capitalize on their home-court advantage against the struggling Hornets, while top teams like Cleveland continue to dominate.

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