Morant leads Grizzlies past Wizards in 4th Quarter

Ja Morant had 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double to help the Memphis Grizzlies overcome poor 3-point shooting in a 106-99 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.

Morant scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter for Memphis, which closed the game on a 22-8 run after trailing for most of the second half.

Morant's 3-pointer from the right elbow with made it 105-96 with 44 seconds remaining, sending much of the Washington crowd to the exits.

Kyle Anderson added 16 points and Jonas Jackson Jr. had 14 for the Grizzlies, who won despite shooting 5 of 32 from beyond the arc. Jonas Valanciunas had 18 rebounds.

Bradley Beal scored 26 points for Washington, which led by as many as 12 points early but shot 4 of 26 in the fourth quarter.

Rui Hachimura had 12 points and 11 assists in the Wizards' third loss in their last 10 games at home. Moritz Wagner had 19 points off the bench, while Davis Bertans added 15.

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