another furious dunk<\/a>The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers 130-112 on Saturday night, extending the NBA’s current longest winning streak to nine games.<\/p>\nDesmond Bain led the Grizzlies with 25 points and tied Denver with a Western Conference record of 29-13.<\/p>\n
Neither Bain nor Morant was needed in the 4th quarter. Morant’s ferocious slam on Jalen Smith made it a 20-point game with 4:20 left in the third, and Memphis took a lead of as much as 34 in the fourth.<\/p>\n
The game was tied in the second quarter before Memphis outscored the Pacers 27-11 to take a 68-52 lead at halftime. Morant recorded 5 points and 4 assists in that span.<\/p>\n
For the Grizzlies, Santi Aldama scored 17 points and Ziaire Williams scored 13.<\/p>\n
Reserve guard Chris Duarte scored 25 points for the Pacers. Rookie Benedict Maturin had 16 and TJ McConnell had 13.<\/p>\n
Losing two starters, the Pacers are on a three-game losing streak. Indiana’s leading scorer and his NBA assists leader, Points-hit guard Tyrese Halliburton, is expected to miss two weeks after suffering a strained left elbow and a bruised left knee on Wednesday. . Center Myles Turner is averaging 17 points and is out with a back spasm.<\/p>\n
tip in<\/p>\n
Grizzlies: Morant averaged 28.7 points during his streak. … in away games he won four in a row and in away games he improved to 11-10.<\/p>\n
Pacers: Duarte left angrily in the second quarter with a sore left hand and used his right hand to knock over a chair. He returned midway through the third. <\/p>\n
next<\/p>\n
Grizzlies: Host Phoenix on Monday.<\/p>\n
Pacers: Visit Milwaukee on Monday.<\/p>\n
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