JA Morant scored a franchise-record and career-high 46 points while outdueling DeMar DeRozan and leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a 116-110 victory over the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila).
Steven Adams contributed 12 points and a season-high 21 rebounds as Memphis snapped a two-game slide. Desmond Bane added 12 points and Tyus Jones scored 11 for the Grizzlies.
DeRozan scored 31 points to extend his streak of 30-point outings to 10, one shy of the franchise mark set by Michael Jordan during the 1986-87 season. Jordan also had a 10-game streak during the 1990-91 campaign.
Zach LaVine scored 28 points and Coby White added 15 for the Bulls, who had a six-game winning streak halted. Javonte Green tallied 12 points and Nikola Vucevic registered 11 points and 13 rebounds.
In other games, it was the Celtics 113, Pistons 104; Nuggets 115, Kings 110; Nets 126, Bucks 123; Hawks 127, Raptors 100; Cavs 92, Wizards 86; and Heat 133, Spurs 129.
Celtics 113, Pistons 104
Jaylen Brown had 27 points and Jayson Tatum contributed 26 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as Boston extended its road winning streak to seven games with a win over Detroit.
Payton Pritchard supplied 19 points and six assists off the bench for the Celtics, who have won 11 of their past 12 games. They avenged the lone defeat during that stretch – Detroit’s 112-111 win in Boston on Feb. 16.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Cory Joseph had 15 points, Marvin Bagley scored 14 and Saddiq Bey added 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
