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Morant's triple-double helps Grizzlies build big lead and coast to 122-99 victory over Bucks
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Ja Morant had 26 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and helped the Memphis Grizzlies build a 31-point second-half cushion and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-99 on Thursday night.
Santi Aldama added 19 points and nine rebounds, while Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jaylen Wells finished with 16 points each as the Grizzlies snapped a two-game skid. Memphis ended the night shooting 52%, including Morant going 9 for 16. Seven Grizzlies players finished in double figures.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 37 points and 11 rebounds, connecting on 17 of 22 shots. Brook Lopez scored 12 and Bobby Portis Jr. finished with 11 points.
Milwaukee has lost four straight.
Bucks: Damian Lillard continues to struggle with his shooting. Lillard was 1 for 12 in the game , including missing all six of his 3-pointers. Lillard is just 6 for 27 on 3s in his last three games.
Grizzlies: After looking lethargic on both ends of the floor in a Wednesday loss to Brooklyn, Memphis came out with much more energy, shooting 51% in the first half and holding the Bucks to 42%. The lead reached 31 early in the fourth as Memphis continued to shoot better than 50%.
Morant, who expressed some frustration after Wednesday’s loss to the Nets, took over the game in the first half. At the midway point, he was already on the verge of his 12th career triple-double with 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. One of those assists came on a scramble for the ball in the front court before Morant grabbed the ball, and from the seat of his pants, spotted Aldama for a reverse dunk.
The Bucks were 9 for 42 from 3-point range, while Memphis finished the night at 52%
Bucks host Cleveland on Saturday, while the Grizzlies visit Philadelphia.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Zach Edey (Damian Lillard gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:01 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 3-2 |
| 10:47 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Zach Edey misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point running dunk | 3-4 |
| 10:12 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Ja Morant misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:00 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-4 |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-6 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 8-6 |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-8 |
| 9:13 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Ja Morant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-9 |
| 8:54 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point turnaround jump shot | 8-11 |
| 8:24 | | Zach Edey blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:22 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point running pullup jump shot | 8-14 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup | 10-14 |
| 7:55 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 10-16 |
| 7:41 | | Jaylen Wells personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-16 |
| 7:19 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Ja Morant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Ja Morant's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Damian Lillard personal foul (Away from play) (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-17 |
| 7:09 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Taurean Prince misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Ja Morant turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:47 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving hook shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 14-17 |
| 6:16 | | Jay Huff turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point running finger roll layup | 16-17 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 16-19 |
| 5:56 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-20 |
| 5:34 | | Damian Lillard turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup | 16-22 |
| 5:23 | | Jay Huff personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | Jay Huff shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | Brook Lopez misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:13 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-22 |
| 4:58 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 17-25 |
| 4:43 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point cutting dunk (Ja Morant assists) | 17-27 |
| 4:35 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:23 | | Damian Lillard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Jay Huff defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +3 | Ja Morant makes three point jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists) | 17-30 |
| 3:48 | | Bobby Portis misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Pat Connaughton turnover (bad pass) (Ja Morant steals) | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Ja Morant assists) | 17-32 |
| 3:05 | | Jay Huff blocks Taurean Prince's two point driving dunk | ||
| 3:05 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Damian Lillard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-33 |
| 2:45 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-34 |
| 2:31 | | Bobby Portis misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point driving floating jump shot | 17-36 |
| 2:05 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point cutting layup (Taurean Prince assists) | 19-36 |
| 1:56 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:35 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround hook shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 21-36 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-38 |
| 1:16 | | Delon Wright shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-39 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk | 23-39 |
| 0:55 | | Andre Jackson Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:43 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | Jake LaRavia misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:19 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-40 |
| 0:04 | | Zach Edey personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-40 |
| 0:04 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:03 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Ja Morant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Delon Wright blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running dunk (Delon Wright assists) | 26-40 |
| 11:22 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Andre Jackson Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-41 |
| 10:53 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-42 |
| 10:38 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. personal foul (Delon Wright draws the foul) | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point stepback jump shot | 28-42 |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 28-44 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving reverse layup (Pat Connaughton assists) | 30-44 |
| 10:09 | | Jay Huff shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:07 | | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Santi Aldama misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Santi Aldama offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Santi Aldama misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:51 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jump ball. Bobby Portis vs. Zach Edey (Delon Wright gains possession) | ||
| 9:40 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point layup | 32-44 |
| 9:07 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | |