Grizzlies Beat Raptors 118-102 as Jerome Scores 27 in Toronto

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Toronto Raptors 118-102 on Monday night, November 9, 2026, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Ty Jerome scored 27 points with five 3-pointers, and Memphis pulled away in the fourth quarter to end a three game losing streak. The Grizzlies are 7-3 this season and 5-0 on the road, a franchise best start to a season away from home.

Toronto led 26-25 after the first quarter. Jamal Shead scored 13 points in the quarter for Toronto, with three 3-pointers, after stepping into the starting lineup. Memphis had six turnovers in the quarter and started slowly on offense. Memphis forward Quinten Post left the game late in the first quarter after taking an elbow. He was doubtful to return with a head injury.

Memphis took control in the second quarter. Jerome picked up his third foul with Memphis ahead 34-33 and 8:36 left in the half, and coach Tuomas Iisalo kept him in the game. Jerome led Memphis with 12 points at halftime. Memphis led 59-53 at the break and shot 51.2 percent from the field and 43.8 percent on 3-pointers in the first half. Shead led all scorers at halftime with 15 points.

Jerome and Boozer lead Memphis

Memphis led by as many as 16 points in the third quarter. Toronto cut the lead to four points, and Jerome answered. He had 22 points through three quarters, and Memphis carried an 89-81 lead into the fourth quarter.

Jerome finished with 27 points, the highest total in the game, and five 3-pointers. Cameron Boozer scored 22 points on 9 of 17 shooting, with 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 1 steal in 33 minutes. Boozer led Memphis in assists and was its second leading scorer. He scored 22 points after shooting 2 of 14 from the field in his previous game. It was the second time this season that the rookie forward recorded at least eight assists in a game.

Short handed Toronto stays close behind Shead

Toronto played without four of its best five players. Kawhi Leonard, Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and Collin Murray-Boyles were all out. The pregame report confirmed that Quickley and Barnes were out in addition to Leonard.

Shead finished with 20 points, 11 assists and two steals for Toronto. He was the best Toronto player for long stretches of the game, after he recorded 16 assists against the Milwaukee Bucks in the game before this one. Toronto cut the Memphis lead to two points in the fourth quarter. When Shead sat for a few minutes, Memphis scored seven straight points, Jerome hit more 3-pointers, and Toronto did not get that close again.

Toronto fell to 5-5 with the loss. Memphis entered the game 6-3, after losing three straight games following a 6-0 start to the season. The win ended that losing run. Memphis next plays on November 11 at home against the Denver Nuggets.

The final score, the quarter scores and the player lines were confirmed by The Commercial Appeal live report, the Raptors Republic recap and the RotoWire player report, which carried the same result and the same scoring lines.