Jazz Bury Grizzlies by 46 in Salt Lake City Rout

The Utah Jazz dismantled the Memphis Grizzlies 147-101 at home, turning a regular-season meeting into a wire-to-wire blowout. Both teams were missing core players, but Utah's depth overwhelmed a shorthanded Memphis squad in one of the most lopsided results of the 2025-26 season NBA Regular Season.

The decisive moment

The Jazz turned this one into a runaway long before the fourth quarter. Utah's offense found a rhythm early and never let Memphis claw within striking distance, building the kind of cushion that turned the second half into garbage time. By the time the benches cleared, the margin had ballooned to 46 points.

By the numbers

Final score: Utah Jazz 147, Memphis Grizzlies 101
Margin of victory: 46 points
Jazz points scored: 147 — a season-style offensive eruption at home
Grizzlies held to 101 despite the high-paced tempo
Both teams missing multiple rotation players to injury

Utah's scoring output stood out in a game where Memphis simply could not keep up defensively or generate enough offense to respond.

What it means

For the Jazz, this was a statement of depth. Even without Lauri Markkanen (hip), Isaiah Collier (hamstring) and Keyonte George (hamstring), Utah produced a 147-point night and dominated from the opening tip. The win adds a marquee result to their 2025-26 season NBA Regular Season ledger and reinforces that the roster has functional pieces beyond its headliners.

For Memphis, the loss underscored how thin the rotation has become. With Ja Morant out for the remainder of the campaign following a UCL sprain and PRP injection, Brandon Clarke shut down with a right calf strain, and Santi Aldama lost to a season-ending knee procedure, the Grizzlies are operating without their offensive engine and key frontcourt depth. Nights like this are the cost of that attrition.

What to watch next

Utah will look to carry the offensive blueprint forward and see whether the supporting cast can sustain this level once the injured starters return. Memphis, meanwhile, faces a stretch-run question about what its rotation looks like with so much of the core unavailable for the rest of the year.