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Charlotte Hornets vs Memphis Grizzlies — 2026-10-16 NBA Game Analysis

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Charlotte Hornets 98, Memphis Grizzlies 117. Final.

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Charlotte HornetsCHA98
Memphis GrizzliesMEM117
  1. 1st 11:092CHADennis Schroder makes two point shot2–0
  2. 1st 10:471MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 22–1
  3. 1st 10:471MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 22–2
  4. 1st 9:392MEMCameron Boozer makes running dunk (Ty Jerome assists)2–4
  5. 1st 8:432CHANaz Reid makes 11-foot two point shot4–4
  6. 1st 8:102CHAHannes Steinbach makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Sion James assists)6–4
  7. 1st 7:343CHABrandon Miller makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Sion James assists)9–4
  8. 1st 6:461MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 29–5
  9. 1st 6:461MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 29–6
  10. 1st 6:322CHABrandon Miller makes 13-foot pullup jump shot11–6
  11. 1st 5:302CHAChristian Anderson makes 9-foot two point shot13–6
  12. 1st 5:301CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 1 of 114–6
  13. 1st 4:243CHARoyce O'Neale makes 25-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)17–6
  14. 1st 3:472MEMCam Spencer makes running layup (Quinten Post assists)17–8
  15. 1st 3:022MEMQuinten Post makes 6-foot two point shot17–10
  16. 1st 2:342MEMQuinten Post makes driving layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)17–12
  17. 1st 2:163MEMOlivier-Maxence Prosper makes 23-foot running jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)17–15
  18. 1st 1:403MEMScotty Pippen Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists)17–18
  19. 1st 1:183MEMCameron Boozer makes 24-foot running jump shot (Ty Jerome assists)17–21
  20. 1st 51.03CHARoyce O'Neale makes 26-foot three pointer (Dennis Schroder assists)20–21
  21. 1st 41.72MEMTy Jerome makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot20–23
  22. 2nd 11:382MEMZach Edey makes tip in dunk20–25
  23. 2nd 11:282CHADennis Schroder makes 7-foot two point shot22–25
  24. 2nd 10:351MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 222–26
  25. 2nd 8:023MEMCam Spencer makes 26-foot three pointer (Quinten Post assists)22–29
  26. 2nd 7:463CHANaz Reid makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Brandon Miller assists)25–29
  27. 2nd 7:401MEMCedric Coward makes free throw 1 of 225–30
  28. 2nd 7:401MEMCedric Coward makes free throw 2 of 225–31
  29. 2nd 7:262CHANaz Reid makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)27–31
  30. 2nd 5:572MEMQuinten Post makes driving layup (Olivier-Maxence Prosper assists)27–33
  31. 2nd 5:471CHAHannes Steinbach makes free throw 1 of 228–33
  32. 2nd 5:471CHAHannes Steinbach makes free throw 2 of 229–33
  33. 2nd 5:151CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 230–33
  34. 2nd 4:073CHAChristian Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)33–33
  35. 2nd 3:561MEMJaylen Wells makes free throw 1 of 233–34
  36. 2nd 3:561MEMJaylen Wells makes free throw 2 of 233–35
  37. 2nd 3:293MEMQuinten Post makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)33–38
  38. 2nd 2:272CHAHannes Steinbach makes running dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)35–38
  39. 2nd 2:161MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 235–39
  40. 2nd 2:161MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 235–40
  41. 2nd 1:362CHARyan Kalkbrenner makes 4-foot floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)37–40
  42. 2nd 1:212MEMCedric Coward makes 10-foot fade away jump shot37–42
  43. 2nd 1:081CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 238–42
  44. 2nd 49.51MEMTy Jerome makes free throw 1 of 238–43
  45. 2nd 49.51MEMTy Jerome makes free throw 2 of 238–44
  46. 2nd 29.23MEMTy Jerome makes 30-foot running pullup jump shot (Zach Edey assists)38–47
  47. 2nd 0.73MEMTy Jerome makes 24-foot three pointer (Cedric Coward assists)38–50
  48. 3rd 11:472MEMCedric Coward makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists)38–52
  49. 3rd 10:271MEMZach Edey makes free throw 1 of 238–53
  50. 3rd 10:271MEMZach Edey makes free throw 2 of 238–54
  51. 3rd 10:133MEMCedric Coward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)38–57
  52. 3rd 9:513MEMTy Jerome makes 25-foot running jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)38–60
  53. 3rd 9:202MEMZach Edey makes hook shot (Cameron Boozer assists)38–62
  54. 3rd 9:013CHABrandon Miller makes 25-foot three pointer41–62
  55. 3rd 8:471MEMZach Edey makes free throw 1 of 241–63
  56. 3rd 8:471MEMZach Edey makes free throw 2 of 241–64
  57. 3rd 8:372CHADennis Schroder makes 1-foot layup (Naz Reid assists)43–64
  58. 3rd 8:042MEMTy Jerome makes 11-foot two point shot43–66
  59. 3rd 6:511CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 244–66
  60. 3rd 6:511CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 245–66
  61. 3rd 6:352MEMCameron Boozer makes dunk (Quinten Post assists)45–68
  62. 3rd 6:223CHANaz Reid makes 25-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)48–68
  63. 3rd 5:522CHANaz Reid makes 1-foot driving dunk50–68
  64. 3rd 5:371MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 250–69
  65. 3rd 5:371MEMCameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 250–70
  66. 3rd 5:261CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 251–70
  67. 3rd 5:261CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 252–70
  68. 3rd 4:592CHABrandon Miller makes two point shot (Sion James assists)54–70
  69. 3rd 4:411CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 1 of 255–70
  70. 3rd 4:411CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 2 of 256–70
  71. 3rd 4:251MEMQuinten Post makes free throw 1 of 256–71
  72. 3rd 4:251MEMQuinten Post makes free throw 2 of 256–72
  73. 3rd 3:442MEMZach Edey makes alley oop dunk (Ty Jerome assists)56–74
  74. 3rd 3:231CHAHannes Steinbach makes free throw 1 of 257–74
  75. 3rd 3:231CHAHannes Steinbach makes free throw 2 of 258–74
  76. 3rd 2:532MEMScotty Pippen Jr. makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot58–76
  77. 3rd 2:412CHAHannes Steinbach makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)60–76
  78. 3rd 2:281MEMScotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 1 of 260–77
  79. 3rd 2:281MEMScotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 2 of 260–78
  80. 3rd 2:032MEMTy Jerome makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot60–80
  81. 3rd 1:521CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 1 of 261–80
  82. 3rd 1:521CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 2 of 262–80
  83. 4th 11:461CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 263–80
  84. 4th 11:461CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 264–80
  85. 4th 11:312MEMCedric Coward makes 11-foot pullup jump shot64–82
  86. 4th 11:021CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 265–82
  87. 4th 11:021CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 266–82
  88. 4th 10:173MEMJaylen Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cedric Coward assists)66–85
  89. 4th 9:452CHATidjane Salaun makes 2-foot dunk68–85
  90. 4th 9:343MEMCameron Boozer makes 26-foot three pointer (Jaylen Wells assists)68–88
  91. 4th 9:122CHAHannes Steinbach makes two point shot70–88
  92. 4th 8:132CHATidjane Salaun makes tip shot72–88
  93. 4th 7:582MEMCedric Coward makes 1-foot two point shot72–90
  94. 4th 7:422CHAHannes Steinbach makes 3-foot floating jump shot74–90
  95. 4th 7:313MEMCam Spencer makes 26-foot three pointer74–93
  96. 4th 7:023MEMCam Spencer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cedric Coward assists)74–96
  97. 4th 6:491CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 1 of 275–96
  98. 4th 6:491CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 2 of 276–96
  99. 4th 6:321MEMOlivier-Maxence Prosper makes free throw 2 of 276–97
  100. 4th 6:193CHAMichael Ajayi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists)79–97
  101. 4th 6:052MEMKarim Lopez makes driving layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)79–99
  102. 4th 5:371CHAMichael Ajayi makes free throw 2 of 280–99
  103. 4th 5:272MEMJavon Small makes 10-foot two point shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)80–101
  104. 4th 5:073MEMJavon Small makes 25-foot three point jumper (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)80–104
  105. 4th 4:342MEMTaylor Hendricks makes running layup (Javon Small assists)80–106
  106. 4th 4:341MEMTaylor Hendricks makes free throw 1 of 180–107
  107. 4th 4:021MEMWalter Clayton Jr. makes free throw 1 of 280–108
  108. 4th 4:021MEMWalter Clayton Jr. makes free throw 2 of 280–109
  109. 4th 3:332CHAChristian Anderson makes 6-foot two point shot82–109
  110. 4th 3:142MEMTaylor Hendricks makes driving layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)82–111
  111. 4th 2:552CHATidjane Salaun makes driving layup84–111
  112. 4th 2:341MEMJavon Small makes free throw 1 of 284–112
  113. 4th 2:341MEMJavon Small makes free throw 2 of 284–113
  114. 4th 2:331CHAChristian Anderson makes free throw 2 of 285–113
  115. 4th 2:172MEMJavon Small makes 21-foot jumper85–115
  116. 4th 1:521CHAJarkel Joiner makes free throw 1 of 286–115
  117. 4th 1:521CHAJarkel Joiner makes free throw 2 of 287–115
  118. 4th 1:352CHAHannes Steinbach makes two point shot (Christian Anderson assists)89–115
  119. 4th 1:351CHAHannes Steinbach makes free throw 1 of 190–115
  120. 4th 1:092MEMWalter Clayton Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Taylor Hendricks assists)90–117
  121. 4th 1:052CHAHannes Steinbach makes layup (Christian Anderson assists)92–117
  122. 4th 57.93CHATidjane Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists)95–117
  123. 4th 24.73CHAPJ Hall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarkel Joiner assists)98–117

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Game recap

Preseason. Final. Quarters: Charlotte Hornets 20, 18, 24, 36; Memphis Grizzlies 23, 27, 30, 37.

Hannes Steinbach 19 points, 10 rebounds. Christian Anderson 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists. Brandon Miller 15 points, 2 assists

Cameron Boozer 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists. Ty Jerome 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists. Cedric Coward 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Charlotte Hornets vs Memphis Grizzlies — NBA Game Analysis

Memphis Grizzlies defeated Charlotte Hornets 117–98, a 19-point margin. Memphis Grizzlies shot 46% from the field, compared with 41% from the field for Charlotte Hornets. Memphis Grizzlies shot 41% from three-point range, compared with 30% from three-point range for Charlotte Hornets. Memphis Grizzlies led the rebounding count, 42 to 35. Memphis Grizzlies committed fewer turnovers, 19 to 24.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatCharlotte HornetsMemphis Grizzlies
FG31-7537-80
Field Goal %4146
3PT10-3314-34
Three Point %3041
FT26-3028-30
Free Throw %8793
Rebounds3542
Offensive Rebounds1111
Defensive Rebounds2431
Assists1826
Steals1014
Blocks72
Turnovers2419
Total Turnovers2420
Fast Break Points1321
Points in Paint4042

Leaders

  • PointsCameron Boozer · MEM · 19
  • AssistsTy Jerome · MEM · 4
  • ReboundsCameron Boozer · MEM · 7
  • PointsHannes Steinbach · CHA · 19
  • AssistsChristian Anderson · CHA · 6
  • ReboundsHannes Steinbach · CHA · 10

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