Ja Morant scored 38 points (22 in the paint), and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs 135-129 for their eighth straight win.
The Grizzlies took control with a 33-14 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 19.
The Spurs got within 130-127 on Josh Richardson’s 10-foot floater with 2:41 to play, but Steven Adams answered with a tip-in, and the Spurs got no closer than 133-129.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 5-2.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Adams added 11 points, 18 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson scored 24 points but went 1 for 7 from 3, and Tre Jones added 22 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. Jakob Poeltl had 17 points (14 in the paint), 12 rebounds and a season-high 5 blocks. The Spurs had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Grizzlies shot 51.5% from the field and 63.6% from 3 to the Spurs’ 46.7% and 32.4%. The Spurs gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Grizzlies missed. The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 28-14 in 7 minutes with Adams, Jones, Bane, Williams and Aldama on the floor together.