Ja Morant scored 26 points and reached a significant early-career milestone, while the bench played an integral role in the Memphis Grizzlies’ 106-97 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Morant reached 1,000 career assists with the first of his eight assists tonight, becoming the 25th-fastest player in NBA history to reach the mark and the sixth-fastest to do so while also scoring 2,500 career points. He scored Memphis’ final six points within the last 2:52 of the game to keep the Grizzlies comfortably ahead.
Tyus Jones led the supporting cast with 17 points, including a career-high tying five 3-pointers, to go with a career-high eight rebounds.