Ja Morant scored a whopping 32 points along with 9 rebounds, and 9 assists to lead Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-121 victory over the Boston Celtics. The squad has not won in Boston since 2013. The victory ended Boston's six-game winning run over Memphis. In their last 17 encounters, including the last 10 in Boston, the Celtics have triumphed 16 times over the Grizzlies.
Memphis came from behind to beat Boston; the Celtics were leading by 103-99 with seven minutes left on the clock. Memphis went on a rampage, scoring the next 10 points without giving any away to Boston to maintain a six-point lead till the end. Jaren Jackson Jr. contributed twenty-seven points, nine rebounds and three steals, fourteen of his points came in the last quarter which helped the Grizzlies record a rare win. The Grizzlies only made 15 of their 33 3-point attempts but still had a better shooting accuracy than Boston who made 18 of 60 long-range shots.