Rookie Cedric Coward erupted for 27 points behind a torrid 3-point shooting effort as the Memphis Grizzlies rolled past the visiting Indiana Pacers 128-103 on Saturday.

In just his third NBA game, Coward set a high personal bar knocking down all six of his 3-point attempts off the bench. He scored 22 points in the second half, 15 of which came over a third-quarter stretch spanning nearly five minutes.

Coward contributed to a 25-7 run that blew the game open, pushing a three-point Grizzlies lead to 21. Memphis continued the deluge in the fourth quarter as it expanded the gap to 30.

The romp completely flipped the script for a Grizzlies team playing its second game in as many nights. Memphis was blown out 146-114 on the first leg of the back-to-back on Friday against Miami.

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