Field Level Media
08 Dec 2022, 13:55 GMT+10
Ja Morant had 26 points, a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 123-102 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
The Grizzlies have won a season-high four consecutive games and six of their last seven.
The Thunder's three-game winning streak was snapped.
Morant took over in the third quarter after Oklahoma City trimmed the Memphis lead to 75-73 with 5:37 left.
He scored seven consecutive points, in a variety of ways. Morant got to the free-throw line, drained a 3-pointer and hit a finger roll as the Grizzlies stretched their lead to nine, their biggest at the time.
Dillon Brooks also picked up Memphis in the third with three 3-pointers.
He scored 11 of his 24 points in the quarter.
Santi Aldama added 14 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. 12.
Jackson scored seven consecutive points in a 10-2 Memphis run to start the fourth that helped them begin to pull away for good.
Morant clinched the triple-double with a steal and feed to Brandon Clarke for a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining.
The triple-double was the second of the season and sixth of Morant's career.
Morant missed Monday's win over Miami with left ankle soreness.
Clarke scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 26 points, going just 4 of 14 from the floor.
It was the first time in eight games Gilgeous-Alexander failed to reach the 30-point mark.
Gilgeous-Alexander helped keep Oklahoma City in the game, especially early, by getting to the free-throw line.
He was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line in the first quarter and wound up attempting a career-high 19 free throws, making 17.
The Thunder shot just 37 percent from the field, tying a season low.
Oklahoma City's Luguentz Dort missed the game with a left knee contusion and Kenrich Williams (knee) missed his second consecutive game.
--Field Level Media
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