Albuquerque Journal

Ja Morant-less Grizzlies rout Curry, Warriors 131-110

Durant injures ankle in pregame warmup

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tyus Jones had 22 points and 11 assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 131-110 on Thursday night.

The Grizzlies played their third game without Ja Morant, the star guard who is away from the team after posting a video last weekend in which he appeared to be displaying a gun at a Denver-area strip club.

The Grizzlies have announced Morant will miss at least the next three games.

Demond Bane also had 21 points for Memphis.

Stephen Curry had 29 points and seven rebounds for Golden State.

Jordan Poole had 22 points, Draymond Green added 16 points and seven assists and Klay Thompson had 14 points.

The teams met in Memphis for the first time since their heated Western Conference postseason that Golden State won 4-2.

PACERS 134, ROCKETS 125, OT: In Indianapol­is, Tyrese Haliburton had 28 points and a career-high 19 assists, Buddy Hield hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and Indiana beat Houston.

Hield broke a 117-all tie with his fifth 3-pointer and Haliburton scored 12 points after that as the Pacers outscored the Rockets 19-10 in overtime.

Houston rookie forward Jabari Smith Jr. made a 3-pointer with four seconds left to force overtime.

Smith scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half and had 12 rebounds.

JAZZ 131, MAGIC 124: In Orlando, Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points, Talen Horton-Tucker had 23 and Utah beat Orlando to snap a four-game losing streak.

Simone Fontecchio added 17 points for Utah, and rookie Walker Kessler’s 13 points and 10 rebounds included a big threepoint play with 35 seconds left after the Magic cut the deficit to a point.

Paolo Banchero scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando. Markelle Fultz had 25 points and six assists.

HORNETS 113, PISTONS 103: In Detroit, Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 27 points, Terry Rozier had 21 points and nine assists and Charlotte extended Detroit’s losing streak to 10 games.

P.J. Washington added 20 points and Nick Richards had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets. Cory Joseph scored 17 points for Detroit.

BUCKS 118, NETS 113: In Milwaukee, Brook Lopez had 24 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocks and Milwaukee outlasted short-handed Brooklyn.

The Bucks were missing twotime MVP Giannis Antetokoun­mpo for a second straight game. Antetokoun­mpo didn’t play due to a sore right hand after sitting out a 134-123 victory at Orlando on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness.

Patty Mills scored 23 points for Brooklyn.

KINGS 122, KNICKS 117: In Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth triple-double of the season, helping the Kings hold off New York.

RJ Barrett scored 25 points for New York. The Knicks dropped to 39-29 with their second straight loss after a nine-game winning streak.

DURANT INJURY: The Phoenix Suns say Kevin Durant has a sprained left ankle after slipping on the floor during pregame warmups Wednesday night and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.

The hope was the 34-year-old star wouldn’t miss much time because of the unlucky mishap, but now it appears he’ll be out until April.

KEMP ARREST: Former NBA star Shawn Kemp acted in selfdefens­e when he exchanged gunfire in a Tacoma, Washington parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items, his attorneys said Thursday. Kemp, 53, was arrested Wednesday for investigat­ion of a drive-by shooting but was released from jail Thursday.

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