Ja Morant had 29 points and nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Boston Celtics 132-126 in overtime on Monday night.
Dillon Brooks added 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as the Grizzlies won for the third time in four games. Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 19 rebounds.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 points, while Jeff Teague finished with 26 points, his most of the season. Robert Williams III had 17, and Marcus Smart had 16.
Morant scored the last three points of the game from the free throw line. Brooks had five points at the start of overtime.
The Celtics had already been without point guard Kemba Walker when Jayson Tatum was absent due to injury. That meant two of Boston’s top three scorers were out.
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