Morant, Jackson help Grizzlies break decade-long losing streak in Boston
Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant guards Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Boston. (Mark Stockwell/AP)
Marcus Smart’s return to Boston and his first game played against his former team the Celtics was the pre-game storyline on Saturday night.
After 48 minutes of basketball, Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. were the story.
Two nights after his worst game of the season, which ended in an ejection at home against the Sacramento Kings, Morant was in peak form against the Celtics, with 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
Morant got it started early. Jackson carried the Grizzlies down the stretch, with 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. Together, they led the Grizzlies to the franchise’s first win at Boston in more than a decade.
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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