The Memphis Grizzlies sustained a 123-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers despite a season-high 44-point effort from Ja Morant on Wednesday at FedExForum.
Jusuf Nurkic led the Trail Blazers with a season-high 32 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to go with eight rebounds and four assists. Anfernee Simons had 31 points and six assists while Josh Hart added 22 points with seven rebounds and six assists.
Morant’s ninth double-double came with 44 points, 11 assists and five rebounds while Desmond Bane tallied 30 points with five rebounds on 7-for-12 shooting from the 3-point line.