Dillon Brooks scored 31 and Ja Morant added 26 points to lead the No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies to a huge 112-109 road upset win over the No. 1 Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Sunday night in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
The young Grizzlies fell behind by 14 points in the first half, rallied to jump ahead by 15 points early in the fourth quarter and then held on to win on the top-seeded team’s home court just two days after earning a spot in the playoffs. While Utah rested, the Grizzlies had to beat San Antonio and Golden State in the NBA’s new play-in tournament to qualify.
The @memgrizz backcourt duo went off in their #NBAPlayoffs debuts. 🔥@dillonbrooks24: 31 PTS@JaMorant: 26 PTS
MEM/UTA, Game 2 ⤵️
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