Memphis Grizzlies: 5 takeaways from overtime loss vs Utah Jazz on April 5

No 4. Tyus Jones delivers another fantastic game as a starter

The veteran backup has flourished as a starter in the place of the injured Ja Morant. He ended the game with 24 points, 5 assists, and 2 rebounds. He was shooting the ball off-the-charts, nailing 4 of his 4 three-point attempts.

Overall, Jones was 10 of 19 from the field and only committed one turnover. He played the second-most minutes (37), only trailing Jaren Jackson Jr. (39).

Since taking over as the starter in the March 20 game against Houston, Jones is averaging 15.6 ppg, 7.0 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game, according to Stat Muse.

The soon-to-be free agent continues to prove why he’s got to be a priority for Memphis in the offseason.

No 3. The Utah Jazz bench grossly outperformed the bench of the Memphis Grizzlies

The Jazz had 47 points from their bench against Memphis on April 5. The Grizzlies’ bench performed uncharacteristically bad, contributing just 28 points.

Much of the influx in scoring from Utah’s bench came from Jordan Clarkson, who was tied with Rudy Gobert for being the team’s leading scorer in the game.

The former NBA Sixth Man of the Year reminded the Grizzlies why he’s earned that distinction.

The Grizzlies had 11 points from De’Anthony Melton off the bench, far less than his output of 16+ points in each of the previous six games.

Kyle Anderson ended up being the lone bright spot off the bench, corralling the airball and chipping it in to send the game into overtime.