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Ja Morant scores the basket that ends Grizzlies’ three-game losing streak

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 17, 2021 11:48 PM CT | Published: March 17, 2021 10:58 PM CT
<strong>Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) fouls Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) fouls Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots in front of Miami Heat forward Precious Achiuwa (5)&nbsp;on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots in front of Miami Heat forward Precious Achiuwa (5) on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (1) shoots ahead of Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk (9)&nbsp;on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (1) shoots ahead of Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk (9) on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Memphis Grizzlies guard Grayson Allen shoots between Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and center Bam Adebayo&nbsp;on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Grayson Allen shoots between Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and center Bam Adebayo on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks shoots against Miami Heat forwards Kelly Olynyk (9) and Precious Achiuwa (5)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks shoots against Miami Heat forwards Kelly Olynyk (9) and Precious Achiuwa (5) on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) struggles to control the ball ahead of Miami Heat guards Max Strus (31) and Kendrick Nunn (25)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) struggles to control the ball ahead of Miami Heat guards Max Strus (31) and Kendrick Nunn (25) on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Memphis Grizzlies guard Grayson Allen shoots against Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn as Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) and Heat guard Max Strus (31) move for position&nbsp;on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Grayson Allen shoots against Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn as Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) and Heat guard Max Strus (31) move for position on March 17, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

<strong>Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) shoots against Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson (55) and forward KZ Okpala (4) on March 17 at FedExForum.</strong> (Brandon Dill/AP)

Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) shoots against Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson (55) and forward KZ Okpala (4) on March 17 at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)

Grizzlies didn’t fall into the fourth-quarter trap, using 10 3-pointers and clutch rebounding to beat the Heat.

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Box score: Grizzlies 89, Heat 85

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NBA Memphis Grizzlies Miami Heat 2020-21 NBA season Grizzlies Ja Morant
Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.

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