The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 151-148 in overtime.
Ja Morant made an 18-foot floater on a pass from Santi Aldama with 1.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 137, and the Grizzlies outscored the Suns 14-11 in overtime.
Jaylen Wells’ dunk with 9.1 seconds left in overtime made it 151-148 and put it away. The Suns had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Kevin Durant missed a 29-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Suns 27-24. Morant scored 13 of the Grizzlies’ 27 on 3 for 8 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Devin Booker had 4 of his 10 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Grayson Allen that put the Suns ahead. With 57 seconds left in overtime, Aldama stole the ball from Bol Bol, and Brandon Clarke’s tip-in off it put the Grizzlies ahead 149-148.
Morant had 29 points and 8 assists but shot 7 for 25. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 28 points (14 in the paint) on 11 for 13 shooting. Desmond Bane added 25 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 9 assists, and Aldama had 17 points and 3 steals on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench. Morant scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers. Morant assisted on 5 of Wells’ 7 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Suns, Booker had 28 points and 10 assists, and Durant added 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Bradley Beal had 24 points and a season-high 11 assists. Bol had a season-high 23 points and 8 rebounds on 8 for 11 shooting. Allen scored 21 points on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench. The Suns had 5 20-point scorers.
The Suns committed 16 turnovers to the Grizzlies’ 12. The Grizzlies made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Wells and 5 by Aldama. The Suns made 21 3-pointers, 6 of them by Allen and 4 by Beal. The Grizzlies outscored the Suns 52-34 in the paint. Jaren Jackson Jr. fouled out for the Grizzlies, and Booker for the Suns.