MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Santi Aldama scored 22 points, reserve center Jay Huff added 18 points, the highest of his career, and the Memphis Grizzlies made it 26 points in a 124-111 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night at their home stadium -Halftime team opener.

Ja Morant added 16 points and 10 assists in his first regular-season home appearance since Jan. 3. Aldama was 9 of 12 from the field while Huff made seven of his nine shots.

Franz Wagner scored 23 points for the Magic and Jalen Suggs added 21, with both players grabbing seven rebounds each. Paolo Banchero finished the game with 16 points but was 4 of 12 from the field for a Magic shooting of 43% for the game.

Memphis held a comfortable lead for most of the game, although Orlando scored 21 straight points in the third quarter.

Takeaways

Magic: Orlando had averaged 99 points against opponents in its first two games, but turnovers and a solid shooting night from Memphis led to a different result.

Grizzlies: Memphis continued to struggle in the third quarter. What looked like a comfortable lead turned into a much closer game as the Grizzlies allowed Orlando to win the third game 35-21, including 21 straight points. Memphis' lead was big enough to withstand the Magic rally.

Key moment:

Memphis scored 12 straight points at the break and was up 69-43 thanks to 14 turnovers by Orlando in the first half, which led to 21 Memphis points.

Key Stats:

Orlando had 19 turnovers in the game, which led to 30 Memphis points.

Next

Orlando hosts Indiana on Monday before a five-game road trip. Memphis hosts Brooklyn on Monday night.

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