NBA Roundup: Ja Morant (49) Guides Grizzlies Over Rockets

NBA Roundup: Ja Morant (49) Guides Grizzlies Over Rockets
Ja Morant (12) of the Memphis Grizzlies drives past Alperen Sengun (28) of the Houston Rockets during the second quarter at Toyota Center in Houston, on Oct. 21, 2022. Bob Levey/Getty Images
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a Morant scored a game-high 49 points and steered the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 129–122 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday.

Morant hit 17 of 26 shots from the floor. He finished 5-for-6 on 3-point attempts, his lone miss coming late in the fourth quarter on a heave against an expiring shot clock.