Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. steals the ball from the Minnesota Timberwolves and heads up court in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA: Morant Helps Grizzlies Beat Timberwolves
Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a game that was tight from start to finish. Morant finished with just 12 points, but he had the tying basket with 54 seconds to go before his 11-footer for the lead. Desmond Bane had 21 points for Memphis, going 4 for 8 from 3-point range. Anthony Edwards missed two 3-pointers in the final 7.3 seconds of a game in which neither team led by more than six and featured 25 lead changes.
NBA 2024-25: Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni gets in the way of guard Anthony Edwards
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Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni, left, gets in the way of guard Anthony Edwards after Edwards received a technical foul in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in Minneapolis.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) looks to pass the ball past the defense of Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) looks to pass the ball
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) looks to pass the ball past the defense of Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Timberwolves center Naz Reid goes to the basket against Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr.
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, left, goes to the basket against Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (1) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards goes to the basket against the Grizzlies
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards goes to the basket against the Memphis Grizzlies in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) drives around Grizzlies center Brandon Clarke
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) drives around Memphis Grizzlies center Brandon Clarke, left, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane comes away with the ball atop Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane, top, comes away with the ball atop Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo, bottom, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., left, works to the basket
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., left, works to the basket as Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle defends him in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) works against Grizzlies center Brandon Clarke
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) works against Memphis Grizzlies center Brandon Clarke, left, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
NBA 2024-25: Grizzlies center Zach Edey grabs a rebound as Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert defends
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Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey, right, grabs a rebound as Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert defends him in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Minneapolis.
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