Ja Morant's rash of injuries this season has groomed Desmond Bane for another role with the Memphis Grizzlies. Bane, a shooting guard, has filled in admirably at point guard in place of Morant, who missed his 18th game of the season Friday at San Antonio with a sore right foot.

Every homegrown core developed through the NBA Draft needs time to marinate before being mentioned in NBA Finals conversations. Many organizations find that things turn sour when just one ingredient is missing.

The Memphis Grizzlies triumphed with a 127-125 victory as the Minnesota Timberwolves let down their home crowd at Target Center.

With the score tied, Grizzlies guard Ja Morant dribbled to his left with Timberwolves star Anthony ... with 33 points. Desmond Bane chipped in 21 points and five assists. Edwards came into ...

The Grizzlies have gone 14-12 against Western Conference teams. Memphis ranks sixth in the NBA averaging 14.2 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 37.3% from deep. Desmond Bane leads the team averaging 2.

Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni, left, gets in the way of guard Anthony Edwards after ... Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane, top, comes away with the ball atop Minnesota ...

Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a game that was tight from start to finish.

Zach Edey and the Memphis Grizzlies crossed swords against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a game that was tight from start to finish.

Nikola Jokic posted his league-leading 17th triple-double of the season, bundling 24 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets' 133-113 road win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.

Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 136-123 on Friday night to open a two-game set.

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