Two former University of Tennessee basketball players competed in the NBA Thursday. Another was inactive.
In Boston, the Celtics defeated Memphis, 120-107, at TD Garden.
Grant Williams played 35 minutes for Boston. He had 11 points, four assists and one rebound.
Williams was 4-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-3 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Rookie Yves Pons was inactive for the Grizzlies.
In San Antonio, Sacramento defeated the Spurs, 115-112, at AT&T Center.
Josh Richardson, who was recently traded to San Antonio from the Celtics, played six minutes.
He recorded two assists.
Richardson was 0-for-3 from the floor and 0-for-2 from beyond the 3-point arc.
