Ja Morant made back-to-back baskets in the final minute to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night in Minneapolis.
Morant finished with 12 points on just 5-for-19 shooting but came up when it mattered most for Memphis, which won the opener of a four-game road trip. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 33 points and eight rebounds, and Desmond Bane scored 21 points.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves, whose three-game winning streak ended. Jaden McDaniels finished with 21 points, Naz Reid added 19 points off the bench and Julius Randle had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
The Grizzlies trailed 125-121 after Rudy Gobert made a layup for the Timberwolves with 1:41 to play. That proved to be Minnesota’s final points.
Heat 119, Trail Blazers 98
Tyler Herro made seven 3-pointers and recorded 32 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead Miami to a victory over host Portland.
Nikola Jovic added season highs of 21 points and eight rebounds as the Heat won their third consecutive game, all on the road. Haywood Highsmith added 14 points and matched his career high of five steals, Bam Adebayo had 13 points, 11 boards and six assists and Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each had 11 points for Miami.
Anfernee Simons had 28 points thanks in large part to seven 3-pointers and Shaedon Sharpe added 22 points for Portland, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. Deni Avdija added 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Suns 114, Jazz 106
Devin Booker matched his season high with six 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and Phoenix never trailed in a victory over visiting Utah.
Utah rallied from a 16-point, second-quarter deficit and trailed 91-88 with 8:36 left in the contest before Phoenix took control with an 11-0 run.
Lauri Markkanen paced the Jazz with 24 points. Collin Sexton scored 20 points, and Walker Kessler chipped in 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Pistons 123, Raptors 114
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 27 points and host Detroit held off Toronto.
Hardaway made all but one of his eight 3-point attempts. Cade Cunningham notched a triple-double with 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds as the Pistons won for the sixth time in seven games. Malik Beasley had 18 points off the bench while Tobias Harris supplied 17 points and seven rebounds in the win.
Immanuel Quickley led seven Raptors in double figures with 25 points. Scottie Barnes had 16 points and 12 rebounds while reserves Bruce Brown and Chris Boucher added 14 points apiece. Toronto has lost five straight.
–Field Level Media
