Memphis saw its lead of 35 points whittled to four late, but Ja Morant and Desmond Bane combined to score 15 of the Grizzlies' final 19 points to hold off the host Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, 125-118.
Memphis won its fifth straight game and eighth in its last nine.
Memphis stormed to a 19-2 lead less than five minutes into the first quarter, thanks in part to Bane's nine early points, and led 36-15 at period's end. The Grizzlies pushed the lead to as many as 35 points in the second quarter and led 74-43 at halftime.