Ja Morant had a career-high 49 points for the Grizzles in their win over the Astros. There is a time and a place for it.
Ja Morant scored 49 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Memphis to a victory over Houston.
Morant was the one who carried the team. Jones was 4-for-13 with 11 points, while Bane was 3-for-16 with 14 points.
The Grizzlies used a big run to start the third quarter and take the lead after the Rockets had led by 16.
Morant has eight 3-pointers in two games this season, compared to 1.5 a game a year ago. The young star was asked if anyone could stop him now that he's using more 3-point shooting.
He did not think so. Ja did a great job of playing the game. In attack mode all the time.
The coach of Houston agreed.
He's downhill so it changes everything. You have to remember the 3. He's very difficult to guard when he makes his 3-point shot.
Garrison Mathews and Jabari Smith Jr. made back-to-back 3-pointers to give Houston a two point lead.
Morant scored five points in a row in the final six minutes of the game.
Houston made five points with a 3-pointer from Eric Gordon, which got them to within five points. The lead was extended to 125-118 by Morant a few seconds later.
Green was the second pick in the 2021. He was held to 13 points in the second half. The Rockets fell to 2-0 this season.
Morant scored 34 points in the opener to lead Memphis to a 115- 112 overtime victory.
He made his first five 3-point attempts and didn't miss until he threw up a shot to avoid a shot clock violation.
He talked about why he is off to a great start this season.
He told them to work. I'm locked in the gym. Getting as many shots as possible. Even though my shots are falling I have to keep working.
The Houston led by eight at halftime, but the Memphis opened the second half with an 18-9 run to take an 80-79 lead with about eight minutes left in the third quarter.
Morant had nine points in that time, as well as a 3-pointer.
Green made a 3-pointer to put Houston on top in the middle of the fourth quarter, after the Grizzlies had taken a one-point lead.
After falling behind by 3 in the third, Houston scored the last eight points of the quarter to take a 100-95 lead into the fourth.
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