MORANT HAS GRIZZLIES ON A RUN

Ja Morant had 23 points, 10 assists and another ferocious dunk, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers 130-112 on Saturday night to extend the NBA’S longest current winning streak to nine games. sat out.

Hawks 114, Raptors 103: Trae Young scored 29 points, Dejounte Murray had 27 and Atlanta never trailed in a victory over host Toronto.

Onyeka Okongwu had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and AJ Griffin came off the bench to score 13 as the Hawks won for the third time in four games after losing five of their previous six. Atlanta won at Indiana on Friday on a last-second basket by John Collins.

Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Pascal Siakam scored 15 points before fouling out.

76ers 118, Jazz 117: Joel Embiid made a 13-foot jumper to give visiting Philadelphia the lead, and Jordan Clarkson missed a shot at the buzzer.

James Harden had 31 points and 11 assists for the Sixers while Embiid finished with 30 points.

Clarkson led the Jazz with 38 points.

Trail Blazers 136, Mavericks 119: Damian Lillard had 36 points and 10 assists, and Portland snapped a fivegame losing streak with a win over visiting Dallas.

Jusuf Nurkic added 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers.

Spencer Dinwiddie led Dallas with 25 points. Luka Doncic was held to a seasonlow 15 points before Mavericks coach Jason Kidd pulled him with seven minutes to go.

Notable

ESPN’S Dave Mcmenamin writes that the Los Angeles Lakers hosted a pair of free agent centers, Meyers Leonard and Demarcus Cousins, for a workout on Friday, according to coach Dar vin Ham.

AJ MAST AP Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12), who had 23 points and 10 assists, shoots around Pacers forward Jalen Smith (25) during the first half Saturday in Indianapolis.