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Morant finishes with 22 points and 11 assists in his return as Grizzlies beat Trail Blazers 123-98
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Ja Morant had 22 points and 11 assists in his return to the lineup after missing eight games with a hip injury, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a 123-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Morant shot 6 fo 12 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points, and Santi Aldama finished with 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
Deni Avdija led Portland with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Shaedon Sharpe added 15 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost for the third time in four games.
Trail Blazers: Due to poor shooting, Portland trailed by double digits in the first half. The Trail Blazers closed within six points in he third quarter, but got no closer after a Memphis burst. Portland shot 34 for 102 (33%) overall.
Grizzlies: Morant's return increased the pace of the Grizzlies' offense, among the fastest in the league, even though they were limited in fast-break points.
Morant made a 3-pointer near the close of the first half, heaving a shot from three-quarters court that banked in. But the shot was after the second quarter horn, leaving Memphis leading 65-54 at the break.
Portland was 4 of 42 from 3-point range in a Nov. 10 loss to Memphis. Things weren't much better in Monday's loss as Portland made only three of its 20 shots from outside the arc in the first half. And finished the game 8 of 46 from beyond the arc.
Portland plays the Pacers in Indiana on Wednesday. Memphis hosts Detroit on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Robert Williams III vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Brandon Clarke gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:24 |  | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Desmond Bane turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Desmond Bane draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving layup (Desmond Bane assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:52 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-6 |
| 10:40 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Desmond Bane makes two point reverse layup (Ja Morant assists) | 0-8 |
| 10:09 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point cutting dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 2-8 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving hook shot | 2-10 |
| 9:32 | | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 9:32 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 3-10 |
| 9:32 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 4-10 |
| 9:21 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 4-13 |
| 9:07 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Ja Morant misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Brandon Clarke blocks Toumani Camara's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Desmond Bane misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Shaedon Sharpe blocks Desmond Bane's two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Shaedon Sharpe blocks Ja Morant's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Brandon Clarke misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Jaylen Wells turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:53 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:53 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving reverse layup (Jaylen Wells assists) | 4-15 |
| 6:40 | | Toumani Camara shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Ja Morant misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:37 | | Ja Morant offensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Dalano Banton assists) | 6-15 |
| 6:11 | | +3 | Ja Morant makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 6-18 |
| 5:49 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 9-18 |
| 5:39 | | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Anfernee Simons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 11-18 |
| 5:25 | | Ja Morant shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-18 |
| 5:09 | | +3 | Jay Huff makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 12-21 |
| 4:59 | | Dalano Banton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 14-21 |
| 4:26 | | +3 | Luke Kennard makes three point stepback jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 14-24 |
| 4:07 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 17-24 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Jay Huff makes two point turnaround hook shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 17-26 |
| 3:20 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 17-29 |
| 3:01 | | Jay Huff shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-29 |
| 3:01 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-29 |
| 2:50 | | +3 | Jay Huff makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 19-32 |
| 2:36 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 21-32 |
| 2:22 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:22 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:10 | | Rayan Rupert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Luke Kennard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Santi Aldama shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 1:48 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-32 |
| 1:48 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:46 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:26 | | Deni Avdija misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:23 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Walker steals) | ||
| 1:12 | | Dalano Banton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point driving hook shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 22-34 |
| 1:02 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (Santi Aldama draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Santi Aldama misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:00 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-34 |
| 0:46 | | +1 | Shaedon Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-34 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 24-36 |
| 0:10 | | Jake LaRavia blocks Shaedon Sharpe's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:10 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Santi Aldama misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jabari Walker assists) | 26-36 |
| 11:35 | | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 26-38 |
| 11:35 | | Dalano Banton shooting foul (Brandon Clarke draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | +1 | Brandon Clarke makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-39 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Rayan Rupert makes two point reverse layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 28-39 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving finger roll layup (Santi Aldama assists) | 28-41 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-41 |
| 10:28 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:26 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point putback layup | 30-43 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 32-43 |
| 10:13 | | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-43 |
| 10:04 | | Jabari Walker shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-44 |
| 10:04 | | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-45 |
| 9:46 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running dunk (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 33-47 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 35-47 |
| 9:12 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 8:57 | | Robert Williams III misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Robert Williams III blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Brandon Clarke makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 35-49 |
| 8:28 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | |