Ja Morant’s soaring slam over Jalen Smith capped Saturday’s blowout win over the Pacers, extending the Grizzlies’ winning streak to nine.
INDIANAPOLIS — Ja Morant had 23 points, 10 assists and another ferocious dunk as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers 130-112 on Saturday night to extend the NBA’s longest current winning streak to nine games.
Desmond Bane scored 25 points to lead the Grizzlies, who tied Denver for the Western Conference’s best record at 29-13.
Neither Bane nor Morant was needed in the fourth quarter. Morant’s soaring slam over Jalen Smith made it a 20-point game with 4 minutes, 20 seconds left in the third, and Memphis led by as many as 34 in the fourth.
Morant has averaged 28.7 points during Memphis’ winning streak.
Asked if the dunk was his best, Morant said, “Yeah, easy” because of the difficulty, then added, “It’s what everybody has been waiting for.
