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Ja Morant caps 34-point effort with game-winning buzzer-beater vs. Pelicans in sizzling return from 25-game ban

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After a 25-game suspension, Ja Morant is back in sensational form.

The star Grizzlies guard rallied Memphis from a 19-point halftime deficit then hit a game-winning floater at the buzzer to beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 115-113 on Tuesday.

JA MORANT WINS IT AT THE BUZZER ud83eudd2f pic.twitter.com/Tu2MAComDY

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 20, 2023

The bucket capped a 34-point, eight-assist, five-rebound effort from Morant in his first game of the season following an NBA-issued ban following multiple gun-related incidents.