Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 11, 2025 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jordan Johnson, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 11: Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 11, 2025 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jordan Johnson / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

Memphis Grizzlies v Minnesota Timberwolves

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736664476318AFP__20250112__2192887664__v1__Preview__MemphisGrizzliesVMinnesotaTimberwolves.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 11, 2025 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jordan Johnson, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 11, 2025 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. <em>Jordan Johnson, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP </em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout.</p><p>Morant, playing his second game back from a shoulder injury, scored a modest 12 points and missed all four of his three-point attempts.</p><p>But he came through when it mattered, driving for a layup that made it 125-125 with 54.1 seconds left and then, after a Grizzlies steal, driving again and lofting a floater over Minnesota center Rudy Gobert to complete the Grizzlies&#x27; fightback from six points down with less than five minutes to play.</p><p>Minnesota&#x27;s Anthony Edwards missed an awkward three-point attempt as time expired.</p><p>Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and Desmond Bane added 21 for the Grizzlies, who came out on top in an intense duel that featured 25 lead changes.</p><p>Donte DiVincenzo led the Timberwolves with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points, Naz Reid had 19 off the bench and Edwards chipped in 15.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DO3ZvIQbOvI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>It was close in Detroit, where Cade Cunningham&#x27;s 23-point triple-double propelled the Pistons to a bounce-back victory, 123-114 over the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>Cunningham added 10 rebounds and 17 assists for the Pistons, who returned to the win column -- and improved to 20-19 -- two days after their five-game winning streak was halted by the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 27 points for Detroit and the Pistons made 19 of their 33 three-point attempts to come out on top in a game in which they swapped the lead 16 times.</p><p>&quot;We just needed this win bad,&quot; Cunningham said. &quot;We got to .500 and we didn&#x27;t want to go back under. We wanted to keep rolling and get another streak going.&quot;</p><p>Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points to lead seven players in double figures for the Raptors, who gave league-leading Cleveland a scare before falling to the Cavaliers on Thursday but have now lost five straight and 16 of their last 17.</p><p>Quickley&#x27;s step-back basket tied it at 109-109 with 5:04 to play. Detroit regained the lead with a basket from Tobias Harris. Cunningham followed with a fadeaway jumper and Jalen Duren threw down a dunk and the Pistons pulled away.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mJgqr80FHSI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The Phoenix Suns, fueled by 34 points from Devin Booker, led wire-to-wire in a 114-106 home victory over the Utah Jazz.</p><p>Kevin Durant added 25 points for Phoenix, who led by as many as 16 on the way to their second straight victory.</p><div><strong>- Three games postponed -</strong></div><p>Booker came out hot, connecting on seven of eight shots, including four of five from three-point range. He put up 22 points in the first half and finished with six of the Suns&#x27; 13 three-pointers.</p><p>Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points to lead the Jazz, who pulled within three points early in the fourth quarter but were powerless when the Suns pulled away.</p><p>Three of Saturday&#x27;s scheduled games, two in Los Angeles and one in Atlanta, were postponed.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/1/11/lakers-clippers-games-postponed-due-to-fires-nba-1338">READ: Lakers, Clippers games postponed due to fires -- NBA</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/1/11/lakers-coach-redick-hopes-team-s-return-can-give-people-hope-1450">READ: Lakers coach Redick hopes team&#x27;s return can &#x27;give people hope&#x27;</a></div><p>The NBA had decided Friday to postpone the Lakers&#x27; home game against San Antonio and the Clippers&#x27; home game against Charlotte due to the deadly wildfires raging across Los Angeles.</p><p>Lakers coach JJ Redick, whose house was among those destroyed in the Palisades Fire, said Friday he hoped the team could return to action soon and &quot;give people hope.&quot;</p><p>But the NBA said it would reschedule the games to avoid diverting resources from the fire response efforts.</p><p>On Saturday morning the league postponed the Hawks&#x27; game against the Houston Rockets in Atlanta, where a winter storm brought snow and ice that made roads treacherous.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout.</p>

Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout.

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