Ja Morant capped a 28-point effort by sinking the decisive basket with 7.6 seconds remaining as the Memphis Grizzlies won 114-113 at Phoenix on Wednesday, extending the Suns’ losing streak to four games.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 18 points while Cedric Coward and Santi Aldama had 14 points apiece off the bench for the Grizzlies, who have alternated wins and losses in their first five games this season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 11 points.

Devin Booker put up 29 of his 32 points in the second half, and Mark Williams had 20 points and 11 rebounds in his first start for the Suns, who have not won since opening night.

The Suns led 113-112 after Williams stole the ball from Jackson on the defensive end and hit a layup with 51.4 seconds remaining, but neither team scored again until Morant’s 11-footer in the lane.

Booker missed a long 3-point attempt on the Suns’ previous possession, and he missed a contested trey at the buzzer. He shot 10 of 26 from the field, 4 of 11 from 3-point range.

Phoenix’s Royce O’Neale had 18 points on six 3-pointers, one short of his career high, and Grayson Allen and Collin Gillespie had 14 points apiece. Gillespie poured in 13 points in the second quarter.

The Grizzlies scored 37 points off 22 Phoenix turnovers.

Morant made a 3-pointer and a short jumper on consecutive possessions to give the Grizzlies an 81-72 lead late in the third quarter, but the Suns closed within 81-78 when Booker hit a jumper at the buzzer.

O’Neale’s fourth 3-pointer tied it at 81-81 on the first possession of the fourth quarter before Memphis gradually pulled away.

Morant’s driving layup with 8:18 left made it a 94-87 lead, and Cam Spencer’s 3-pointer a minute later gave the Grizzlies a 99-89 lead, their largest.

Aldama’s 3-pointer with 5:04 left made it 106-97 before the Suns rallied, and Booker’s jumper capped an 11-2 run to tie the game at 108-108 with 2:23 remaining.

After Jackson made 1 of 2 free throws, Coward and Booker traded 3-pointers before Williams stole the ball inside and converted on the other end to make put Phoenix up 113-112.

Suns forward Dillon Brooks missed his second straight game with a groin injury. Jalen Green missed his fifth straight after sustaining a hamstring injury in training camp.

The Suns did not shoot a free throw until Booker made two when he was fouled on a short jumper with 7:00 remaining in the third quarter.

–Field Level Media