Ja Morant scored 26 points, six of them in the last seconds of the game, including the decisive basket, to guarantee this Tuesday the Memphis Grizzlies’ 110-106 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA, allowing his team to extend the winning streak to six games.
A basket of the Finnish Lauri Markkanen brought the Cavaliers closer 108-106 shortly after the end, but Morant made two free throws in a row to secure Memphis’ 10th road win in their last 11 games, the Cavaliers have four straight losses in five games.
For the boys of Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 points and Desmond Bane 11 and gave seven assists., the best mark of his career. Morant also had six assists on his side, but his franchise-record streak of games of 30 points ended on this day in five games.
The stellar Darius Garland finished with 27 points and 10 assists on his return to the Cleveland lineup after missing four games to NBA health and safety protocols due to the covid-19 pandemic, while Jarrett Allen did it with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
In turn, the star Kevin Love had 18 points and 10 rebounds coming off the bench, and Evan Mobley added 17 points and eight sacks for the Cavaliers.
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