Jazz spoil Ja Morant’s historic night in Game 2
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, right, guards Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas, left, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) drives around Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) during Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) goes to the basket as Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (1) defends during Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) goes to the basket as Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic, rear, defends during Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots as Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) battles with Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) lays the ball up as Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) defends during Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Morant scored a career-high and franchise single-game record 47 points, but Utah’s 3-point shooting stopped Memphis, evening the series at 1.
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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.