SAN ANTONIO — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points, Dillon Brooks added 21 and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on for a 113-109 victory against the Spurs on Monday night at the AT&T Center.
But the loss didn't dim the enthusiasm of the sellout crowd that remained to watch former Spurs point guard Tony Parker's jersey retired in a moving ceremony after the game.
The event reunited the team's iconic Big Three -- Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, who won more games than any other trio in NBA history.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, Hall of Famer David Robinson, Duncan, Ginobili and Boris Diaw, who played with Parker in France before becoming a teammate in San Antonio, spoke during the ceremony.
The ceremony concluded with Parker's No. 9 jersey raised to the rafters at the AT&T Center.
"Thank you, San Antonio," Parker said. "It feels great to be home. San Antonio is always going to be home for me.
The loss to Memphis was the second in a row at home and the fourth in five games for the Silver and Black (5-5). Memphis (3-7) had lost its previous two games, but looked sharp against a Spurs team that struggled with inconsistency once again.
The Silver and Black have road games against Minnesota on Wednesday and Orlando on Friday. They end the week at home against Portland on Saturday.
"Well, you know, it's a 48-minute game and we're not executing or competing enough for the 48 minutes," Popovich said. "A little spotty in and out.
"So we've got to be more consistent in our play, competitive-wise and execution-wise. Memphis did a good job of that. They made threes, they were physical, they played a good game. I thought they did a fine job."
Asked how the Spurs improve as a team, Popovich said; "You just keep going. You just keep playing. There is no magic formula."
LaMarcus Aldridge and Rudy Gay led the Spurs' scoring with 19 and 18 points, respectively. Derrick White (15), Bryn Forbes (14) and DeMar DeRozan (12) rounded out San Antonio's double-figure scoring. DeRozan also finished with a game-high seven assists.
"We just have to put our mind to it," DeRozan said, when asked about attaining consistency for 48 minutes. "We have to show some type of urgency, some understanding that we can't wait until late in the game to try to make something happen to make a big defensive play. We have to be consistent from the beginning of the game."
Forbes nailed 4 of 9 three-pointers and Gay made 3 of 4 from long distance. White (2-6) and Marco Belinelli (2-7) knocked down two three-pointers each.
The Spurs started the season 3-0 at home, but have gone 1-3 in their last four games at the AT&T Center.
"We need a win," said Gay, who led San Antonio with eight rebounds. "One win. Get this taste out of our mouth. Just takes one. We have to flush these down the toilet. These are over. We can't get it back. The more we win, the more we forget."
The Grizzlies shot 50.6 percent overall (44-87) and 39.3 percent (11-28) from the three-point line. Jackson nailed 4 of 6 three-pointers. He is the son of Jaren Jackson, who played on the Spurs' championship team in 1999.
The Spurs shot 47.2 percent overall (42-89) and 40 percent (12-30) from beyond the arc.
"We made one too many mistakes," DeRozan said. "They capitalized on it. We didn't block out. They got some big offensive rebounds, knocked down two big threes. Just a lot of mental errors on our part."
The Spurs took their biggest lead of the game, 106-101, on a three-pointer by Gay (5:39) and layup by Aldridge (4:53). But consecutive baskets by Jackson, Jonas Valanclunas and Tyus Jones put the Grizzlies back up 107-106 with 3:32 remaining.
The Silver and Black regained the lead, 108-107, on a reserve layup by Gay with 2:53 left. But that was the last time San Antonio led.
Up by three at the half, the Grizzlies outscored the Silver and Black 34-26 to take a 91-80 lead after three quarters.
White completed a three-point play to give the Spurs their only lead of the first half, 52-51, with 1:30 left in the second quarter.
The Silver and Black outscored the Grizzlies 32-22 in the second period, but Jackson knocked down a buzzer-beating three to give Memphis a 57-54 lead at the half.
Jackson led the Grizzlies with 15 points, hitting 6 of 12 shots, including 3 of 5 from the three-point line. Brooks (12) and Jonas Valanciunas (10) also scored in double figures for Memphis in the first half.
The Grizzlies shot 51.1 percent overall (23-45) and 45.5 percent (5-11) from beyond the arc in the first two quarters.
Aldridge and DeRozan led the San Antonio scoring in the first half with 12 and 10 points, respectively. DeRozan and Dejounte Murray each had six rebounds.
The Spurs shot 45.8 percent (22-48) overall in the first half, and hit 3 of 9 three-pointers for 33.3 percent.
Memphis led by as many as 16 points in the first period and were up 35-22 heading into the second quarter.