Santi Aldama scores a career-high 37 points, with 7 3-pointers, to lead the Grizzlies past the Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Santi Aldama made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 137-128 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped in 21 points, GG Jackson II had 18 points, and Jock Landale added 17.

Cam Spencer dished out a career high 13 assists to go with 11 points, while Aldama added a season-high seven assists to help the Grizzlies snap a two-game losing streak.

Memphis shot 56% from the field and made 19 3-pointers.

Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 25 points and 13 rebounds while Keyonte George added 24 points. Taylor Hendricks had a career-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Ace Bailey chipped in 17.

Memphis never trailed during the first half, after shooting 54% from the field, and built a 15-point lead late in the second quarter while scoring baskets on six straight possessions. Landale and Jaylen Wells each made back-to-back baskets to cap the run and put the Grizzlies up 65-50.

The Jazz rallied to make it a one-possession game in the final minute before halftime. George fueled a 17-4 run with three baskets, then Svi Mykhailiuk punctuated the run by cutting to the rim for a layup that trimmed Memphis’ lead to 69-67.

Utah took its first lead of the game 93 seconds into the third quarter, going in front 71-69 on a running dunk from Filipowski.

The Grizzlies pulled away again late in the third and went up 111-101 when Jaren Jackson Jr. opened the fourth quarter with a layup. Aldama scored 16 points in the third quarter to rally Memphis after the Grizzlies fell behind.

Grizzlies: Host Milwaukee on Friday night.

Jazz: Host Detroit on Friday night.

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Utah Jazz guard Svi Mykhailiuk, left, is fouled by Memphis Grizzlies forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper (18) while going to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (8) goes for a shot against the Utah Jazz during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama (7) looks for the play as Utah Jazz forward Kevin Love (42) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama (7) drives to the basket against Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

SYDNEY (AP) — A briefing for this year's Sydney to Hobart race began Wednesday with a minute’s silence for the two sailors who died in last year’s event. It ended with hopes that the catastrophic weather conditions will not be repeated in this year's race starting Friday.

The mandatory briefing from the Bureau of Meteorology predicted the scheduled 129 starters in the annual race from Sydney harbor to Hobart on the island state of Tasmania will face strong southerly winds of up to 25 knots (about 46 kilometers per hour, or 28 mph) after leaving Sydney Heads.

Those winds are likely to slacken across the New South Wales state and Tasmanian coasts across the weekend. The fleet has still been warned there is a chance of strong winds on the first night.

“It’s going to be cold, wet and bumpy, people will get seasick,″ said chairman of the race committee Lee Goddard.

But the forecast is much different from last year, when boat-breaking conditions caused two sailors to die on the first night in storms. Nick Smith and Roy Quaden were the two sailors who died in 2024 — the race’s first fatalities since six died in 1998.

CYCA Commodore Sam Haynes said the sailor deaths will not be forgotten.

“This will be something that is very much on our minds, and the families of these two sailors,” said Haynes, who is also the skipper of reigning overall winner on handicap Celestial V70.

Organizers also announced Wednesday that a group of 15 yachts will scatter rose petals off the coast of Bondi Beach in memory of the 15 lives lost during the Bondi terror attack on Dec. 14.

“Going past Bondi, 15 boats will spread some petals into the ocean at the point,” said Haynes.

LawConnect, a 100-foot super maxi skippered by Australian tech millionaire Christian Beck, won line honors in last year's race and returns this year to defend its title. It had an elapsed time of 1 day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds for the 628-nautical mile (722 miles, 1,160 kilometers) race.

The race record set by LDV Comanche — 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes, 24 seconds — has stood since 2017 and only appears under threat in very strong downwind conditions, which are not expected this year.

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FILE - Yachts jockey for position during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)