Officially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday. The Pacers know better.
Desmond Bane shared what makes the Grizzlies work without Ja Morant and why fans saw some surprise dunks in a win over the Spurs.
Santi Aldama scored a career-high 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 140-112 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, handing the Spurs their largest losing margin of the season even with Ja Morant sidelined by a foot injury.
Ja Morant, Desmond Bane,, Santi Aldama and Jaren Jackson Jr. 19 all scored 19 or more for Memphis, while neutralizing Spurs center Victor Wembanayma’s impact.
Zach Edey drops the hammer, with the Grizzlies center throwing down a monster jam over Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.
It took less than a second. Victor Wembanyama, lined up at center court across from the only player in the NBA taller than him per official measur
But neither Morant nor Wembanyama stopped. Morant kept charging right for the rim, where he ran into the 7-foot-3 star. Expertly, Morant rose up and threw down a wild one-handed dunk over an outstretched Wembanyama, which sent the Grizzlies bench into a tailspin.
The Memphis Grizzlies squared off against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in a crucial Western Conference showdown at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Ja Morant had 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Santi Aldama ...
Victor Wembanyama, who ... For the Memphis Grizzlies, a triad of Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Santi Aldama led the way, combining for 62 points on the evening. Memphis shot 50 percent fromt ...
Jaylen Wells' running one-legged 3-point shot in the fourth quarter against the Spurs took his Memphis Grizzlies teammates by surprise.
Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant didn't care that he dunked on Victor Wembanyama after being asked about it postgame.