Yes Morant played 22 points, nine assists, seven returns and three steals while playing on his destroyed right ankle and Memphis Grizzlies received no.
Jaren Jackson JR had a team high 24 points to go with seven returns and Desmond Bane contributed 22 points and nine assists for Grizzlies, who will meet the top -seeded thunderstorm in the first round. The best-by-seven series starts Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Dallas star Anthony Davis compiled 40 points and nine returns. He hobted through the second half due to left groin and lower back injuries before he went out for good with 5:22 left and the result no longer in doubt.
Kyy Thompson added 18 points for Mavericks, who saw their turbulent season over. The campaign will remember for the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Kyrie Irving then suffered a seasonal anterior cross -band injury.
Morant was injured Tuesday in Memphi’s play-in loss to the Golden State Warriors, and he was cleaned to play about 30 minutes before Tipoff on Friday.
Zach Edey produced 15 points and 11 returns and Scotty Pippen Jr. Got 13 points for grizzlies.
Memphis shot 47 percent from the field, including 13 out of 31 (41.9 percent) from 3-point intervals.
Brandon Williams had 16 points and seven assists for Dallas, who joined 47.1 percent of his shots and was 12 out of 38 (31.6 percent) behind the bow.
Dallas, who never led, dragged with as many as 25 points during the second quarter but moved within seven during the third quarter. But when Davis went out with 8:12 in the fourth, Bane got five straight points to make it 108-88.
Davis returned with 6:13 left and met a jumper to pull Dallas within 15. However, he could not go on defense, and Edey and Jackson beat both homemakers and he went out in good 51 seconds later with Maverick’s trailer with 19.
Morant’s presence ignited Grizzlies to 37 points in the first 10 minutes. Memphis led by 21 before Mavericks crawled within 39-24 at the end of the period.
Grizzlies scored the first 10 points in the second quarter with a basket of Pippen which increased the margin to 25 by 9:10 left in half.
Dallas later scored the last eight points to Trail 66-49.
Morant had 16 points and Bane got 15 at half for grizzlies. Davis poured 22 for Mavericks.
Dallas moved within 75-68 on a Davis dunk with 6:20 left in the third. Memphis responded with a 10-2 driving and took a lead of 85-70 at Jackson’s 3-pointer with 4:10 left.
Grizzlies led 96-78 into the final sentence.
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