CHICAGO (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. already had plenty of fond memories of watching his Hall of Fame father at the United Center.
He added one of his own Saturday night.
Pippen, son of former Bulls great Scottie, scored a career-best 30 points, added 10 assists and shot 13 of 16 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the Bulls, 142-131.
“It’s a dream come true. It’s crazy to say I put up 30 and 10 in the gym where my dad had played,” he said after scoring 26 points in the first three quarters to help Memphis win its second straight. “It means everything to me and my family. I talked to my dad tonight about coming in here and playing. He just told me to go out there and kill it, so that’s what I tried to do.”
The elder Pippen wasn’t in the building Saturday night but was in Memphis on Nov. 8 when his son finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Two-time All-Star Ja Morant’s absence with a hip injury – he missed his eighth straight game – has certainly helped Pippen find his niche during his second season in the NBA. On Saturday, he was effective from the perimeter, in transition and finding space in the paint.
“Scotty Pippen was phenomenal tonight,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said.
The younger Pippen started the night averaging 11.6 points and 5.7 assists in the team’s first 17 games.
This story has been corrected to remove reference to the Pippens being the only father-son duo to earn triple-doubles.
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Memphis Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr. (1) scores on a reverse layup as Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Memphis Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr. drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Memphis Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr. posts up on Chicago Bulls' Jalen Smith as Coby White handles the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Memphis Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr. shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Yashasvi Jaiswal confirmed his status as India’s new batting star with an unbeaten century and shared a record 201-run opening stand with KL Rahul as India batted to a likely unbeatable position in the opening Border-Gavaskar test at the Perth Stadium on Sunday.
India was 275-1 at lunch on the third day with Jaiswal on a 141 not out and Devdutt Padikkal on an unbeaten 25.
The tourists who last won a test in Perth at the WACA grounds in 2018 have an overall lead of 321 runs and still plenty of time left to bat Australia out of this test.
Jaiswal brought up his fourth test century in sensational style as he parried a Josh Hazlewood bouncer over the third man boundary for his third six. He celebrated the ton by raising his bat followed by raising both arms.
Playing in only his 15th test in a career that has spanned just as many months, Jaiswal was in brilliant touch as he batted with ease and conviction.
In his controlled but at times flashy 6 ½ hour innings Jaiswal took his calendar year run tally to 1,260 at an average of 60 including two double hundreds against England at home to add to this ton.
Jaiswal, 22, has so far struck 12 fours and three sixes off 264 balls. His third six to bring up his hundred took his sixes tally to a record 35 for a calendar year since and surpassed New Zealander Brendon McCullum’s 33.
Jaiswal dismissed for 0 in the first innings joined the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to score a duck and a hundred in the same test in Australia. Gavaskar made 0 and 118 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 1977.
KL Rahul scored 77 and played second fiddle to Jaiswal in the 383-ball stand batted for 302 minutes and hit five fours off 176 balls.
Leftarm swing bowler Mitchell Starc finally separated the threatening partnership when KL Rahul edged a delivery that was slanted across the right hander and wicketkeeper Alex Carey took a low catch.
The opening stand was the highest for India in Australia since the 191 between Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 1986.
The conditions have been batter-friendly after the opening day claimed 17 wickets including India being bowled out for 150 after winning the toss. Australia replied with 104 and was dismissed in the second morning after Jasprit Bumrah took 5-30 in a sensational new ball spell.
Australia and India are one-two in the World Test Championship standings.
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Australia's captain Pat Cummins dives to field the ball on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
India's KL Rahul bats on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal, left, celebrates his century as teammate India's KL Rahul applauds on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
Australia's Mitchell Starc, center, watches as India's Devdutt Padikkal, right, and Yashasvi Jaiswal run between the wickets on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal bats on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his century on the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and India in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Trevor Collens)
