Ja Morant, Grizzlies spoil Dejounte Murray's record, top Spurs

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Ja Morant matched a season high with 41 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame Dejounte Murray’s 14th career triple-double — which tied a Spurs franchise record — by beating San Antonio 118-110 on Wednesday night.

"We’ve got probably the most clutch performer in the game at our point guard position," Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. said of Morant "That does help, a little bit. At the end of the day, we all know collectively when it’s time to really flip that switch and turn it on and get that 50-50 ball and gets loose balls and make those big-time shots."

Murray tied the game at 106 with a step-back 12-foot jumper that trickled into the basket with 4:52 remaining. The Grizzlies responded as they had all night, getting an offensive rebound that led to a 3-pointer by Jackson Jr. Memphis held the lead from there.

Murray had 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to match David Robinson’s team mark. It was the 10th triple-double of the season for the Spurs’ fifth-year point guard.

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl (25) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

"We’ve said it before, he’s having a great season and really sets a tone for us," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "But we’ve got to have four, five, six guys playing well every night. We can’t just depend on one or two guys."

Jackson finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots in the Grizzlies’ fourth straight victory over the Spurs. Desmond Bane added 20 points in his