Ja Morant’s sensational Year 3 continued on Saturday night with another captivating performance in the Grizzlies’ 116–110 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
With a jam-packed United Center providing the perfect backdrop, the first-time All-Star served up a number of highlight-reel plays against the best team in the Eastern conference, finishing the night with a career-high 46 points on 15-of-28 shooting (3-of-4 from three) to go along with four rebounds and three assists.
Morant’s stellar effort set the Grizzlies record for most points in a regular-season game, and gave the star point guard his 16th consecutive outing with 20-plus points, also a new franchise record.
Despite leading by double digits for much of the contest, Memphis was unable to prevent a Chicago comeback as MVP candidate DeMar DeRozan helped his squad close a 101–91 gap with a 8–0 run in the fourth quarter.
With his team leading by only two points late in the matchup, Morant scored nine of the Grizzlies’ last 12 points to help stave off a near-collapse and bring the Bulls' six-game winning streak to a halt in the Windy City.
The burgeoning Grizzlies (42–20) now sit in the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference while the Bulls (39–22) slid below the Heat (40–21) for the No. 2 spot in the East.
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