Tag: Ja Morant

Grizzlies hold off Lakers to level series 1-1

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — The Memphis Grizzlies shook off the absence of star guard Ja Morant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 on Wednesday and knot their NBA Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece. Xavier Tillman scored 22 points and pulled down 18 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies, who led by as many as 20 points in a bruising battle that saw Lakers center Anthony Davis suffer a small cut […]

Warriors win after Mavs blunder, Morant impresses on return

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors boosted their hopes of an automatic playoff berth with a crucial road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday as Ja Morant made a smooth return from suspension for the Memphis Grizzlies. Steph Curry finished with 20 points as the Warriors clinched only their ninth away win of the season to edge past the Mavericks 127-125 at Dallas’s American Airlines Center. A see-saw battle saw […]

Morant’s triple double, Herro’s 41 points spark NBA wins

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Memphis star Ja Morant and Miami’s Tyler Herro, two of the NBA’s top young guards, delivered dazzling performances on Thursday in impressive triumphs. Morant had a triple double for the host Grizzlies, who stretched their NBA win streak to seven games, while Herro unleashed a historic career-best effort for the Heat. Morant managed his third triple double of the season and the seventh of his career with 25 points, 10 […]

Grizzlies ‘got a great one’ in Morant: James

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies’ NBA rookie of the year candidate, has an admirer in Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. James got a close-up look at Morant on Saturday as the Grizzlies — fighting to hang on to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference — beat the Lakers 105-88 in Memphis. “The kid is super special,” James said after Morant fueled the Grizzlies with […]