Memphis Grizzlies guard Cam Spencer grabbed an offensive rebound and calmly dribbled back to the 3-point line. A relaxed Los Angeles Clippers defender probably expected Spencer to set up the Grizzlies’ offense, but instead, Spencer fired a wing 3-pointer to give Memphis a two-point lead with four minutes to play.

The following Clippers possession resulted in a shotclock violation, and Spencer was pumped. He motioned his hands to hype up the FedExForum crowd, and the Grizzlies closed the game emphatically to pick up a 107-98 win over the Clippers.

Memphis (10-13) has now won four its last five games, and the production on Dec. 5 came from players who usually play supporting roles.

Zach Edey was solid, finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds, but he didn’t play in the last four minutes in part because of a “minutes recommendation” and strong defensively play from Jock Landale and Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said.

Jackson is naturally viewed as the closer with Ja Morant out, but he only finished with 13 points in 5-for-9 shooting.

Spencer, Jaylen Wells and Cedric Coward were the stars against the Clippers (6-17).

Spencer’s infectious energy

Spencer has been one of the best developments for the Grizzlies. He entered the season with mild expectations after showing flashes of a potential rotation player as a rookie.

Injuries have afforded Spencer an opportunity, and he’s taken advantage. He finished with 17 points and seven assists against the Clippers. He shot 7-for-11 overall and made three 3-pointers on five attempts.

“I guess I’m surprised that people aren’t talking about him more,” Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said. “Here’s a guy who played—I don’t remember how many games he was even suited up last year or got to play, and now he’s causing trouble on the scouting report of every opposite team because of his ability, not only anymore to make shots off the catch, but also to create for himself and for others through the ball screen.”

Spencer has now scored in double figures in a career-high seven consecutive games. He’s recorded at least four assists in six of those seven matchups.

Spencer has been one of the NBA’s top shooters this season. He’s making more than two attempts per game on 47.7% shooting.

“Maybe the game slowed down just a little bit, but I think just more minutes and more opportunity, and the better you get,” Spencer said. “I feel like I learn from experience the most.”

A personal night for Cedric Coward

Coward led the Grizzlies with 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. He finished 10-for-18 from the field and added five assists.

Considering that Coward had been somewhat slumping, this was an encouraging performance.

After the game, Coward wanted to seek out two Clippers players.

One was Brook Lopez, who is also a Fresno, California native like Coward. Growing up, Coward watched Lopez closely through his NBA journey. Lopez gave Coward his jersey after the game.

The other player Coward talked with was Kawhi Leonard. Coward has been compared to Leonard early in his NBA career.

He asked the Clippers star to work out with him in the summer.

“Just always trying to learn from the greats, and learn from those guys you get compared to,” Coward said. “He don’t talk a lot to (media), but he talks to us. He’s a great guy.”

Jaylen Wells finds his groove

After a slow start for the season, Wells continued his hot shooting against the Clippers. He finished with 17 points and three made 3-pointers while playing sound defense against James Harden.

Wells was a team-high plus-19 in 27 minutes.

When Wells was struggling, he didn’t make any mechanical adjustments. He went to the gym and took more shots with the hope that the results would eventually show.

Now, he’s starting to see the benefits.

“Just keep working, keep shooting it,” Wells said. “My confidence is always high. I think if I miss a shot, I will make the next one. That’s how I think. I am going to keep shooting regardless.”

Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies beat writer for The Commercial Appeal. Contact Damichael at damichael.cole@commercialappeal.com. Follow Damichael on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DamichaelC.