Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr lead Grizzlies past Knicks

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Ja Morant had some of his usual high-flying highlight plays, trying to put on a show for a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden and a national TV audience.

He gave it poor reviews.

"I felt like I played terrible," Morant said. "If you asked me that was probably one of the worst games I played in my career."

No matter. These Memphis Grizzlies go well beyond their first-time All-Star.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Morant added 23 points and nine assists and the Grizzlies beat the New York Knicks 120-108 on Wednesday night.

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Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant, left, is fouled by New York Knicks' Mitchell Robinson, right, as he goes up for a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in New York. The Grizzlies defeated the Knicks 120-108. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Morant shot just 9 for 27 from the field and missed all six 3-point attempts.

But rookie Ziaire Williams scored a season-high 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting, while Jackson, Desmond Bane and De'Anthony Melton all hit four 3-pointers.

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau thought the Knicks defended well against Morant and Bane.

"So I thought our perimeter defense was pretty good, the help was good, but then Jackson got loose, Williams got loose, Melton got loose," Thibodeau said. "So we have to, like, finish our defense."

Morant had his streak of 30-point games stopped at seven, but the Grizzlies bounced back from an overtime loss in Philadelphia on Monday night to win for the fourth time in five games.

"That was resiliency right there," Jackson said.

Evan Fournier scored 30 points for the Knicks, who