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Ja Morant’s Late Jumper Edges Grizzlies Past Suns 114-113 in Phoenix

Still missing Jalen Green plus Dillon Brooks, Phoenix got 20 points with 11 boards from first-time starter Mark Williams.

Overview

  • Morant hit an 11-foot go-ahead jumper with 7.6 seconds left and finished with 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
  • Devin Booker scored 32 points with 16 in the fourth quarter, but his contested 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off.
  • Williams put Phoenix ahead 113-112 on a dunk with 51.4 seconds remaining in his first start before Memphis closed it out.
  • The defeat extends the Suns’ skid to four; Green (hamstring) missed his fifth straight game and Brooks (groin) sat for a second.
  • Short-handed Memphis got 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists from Santi Aldama, who fed Morant on the winner, after adding Charles Bassey on a hardship deal.