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
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.
