Ja Morant scored 33 points and added a season-best 13 assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies record a 130-128 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Dillon Brooks added 25 points as Memphis prevailed in the first of back-to-back games between the teams. Jaren Jackson Jr. poured in 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting in 25 minutes off the bench in his second game of the season after recovering from August knee surgery.
Kyle Anderson contributed 14 points and eight rebounds, Xavier Tillman had 12 points and De’Anthony Melton scored 10 as Memphis improved to 3-2 on a seven-game road trip.
33 points, 13 dimes and ZERO turnovers for @JaMorant in the @memgrizz W. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8vXzfTS3uJ
— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2021
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