Ja Morant pours in 35 as Grizzlies top Wizards

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Ja Morant scored 35 points and De’Anthony Melton sank a career-high six 3-pointers to propel the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 125-111 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.

Morant made 11 of 18 shots from the floor and added 10 assists to pace the Grizzlies to their third win in four games.

Melton and Dillon Brooks finished with 20 points apiece for Memphis, and Brandon Clarke had 14 while being inserted into the starting lineup in place of Kyle Anderson (respiratory illness). Anderson had started all 29 games in which he had played this season.

Washington’s Bradley Beal scored 23 points and Russell Westbrook added 23 to go along with a season-high-tying 15 assis…

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