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Grizzlies Snap 8-Game Slide With 125-118 Upset of Nuggets as Jokic Logs 10 Turnovers

Nineteen Denver turnovers gave Memphis the margin that now fuels questions about the Nuggets’ late-season form.

Mar 18, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) spins to the basket as Memphis Grizzlies forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper (18) defends during the fourth quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
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Mar 18, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Grizzlies forward Cedric Coward (23) drives to the basket as Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) and forward Cameron Johnson (23) defend during the second quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images.

Overview

  • Ty Jerome led Memphis with 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, while Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 19 and GG Jackson added 16 in the makeup of a postponed Jan. 25 game.
  • Taylor Hendricks delivered six steals off the bench and sealed the win with a late steal and block during a decisive 9-0 fourth-quarter run.
  • Memphis turned Denver’s 19 giveaways into a 27-10 points-off-turnovers advantage and outscored the Nuggets 39-31 in the third, with reserves outpacing Denver’s bench 43-18.
  • Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists but matched a career high with 10 turnovers, undercutting Denver’s push on the second night of a back-to-back.
  • Coach David Adelman called it “a really bad loss” with “no excuses” as Denver fell to 42-28 and sixth in the West, drawing outside skepticism about its ceiling and setting up a Friday home date with Toronto; Memphis moved to 24-44 after halting its skid.