Following an impressive win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the San Antonio Spurs have now lost three games in a row. Their latest loss came against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, as they fell 106-98. Ever since Ja Morant returned from his suspension, the Grizzlies have been much better, and the Spurs learned that the hard way.
Getting Morant back has given them a major boost, and the Spurs just weren’t able to hang with the fully healthy Grizzlies. Morant even went for a monster dunk over Victor Wembanyama, who is currently leading the entire league in blocks per game.
After the game, Wembanyama showed Morant some love.
“Good player. Very small, so it’s hard to catch up with him,” Wembanyama said via ESPN. “Very fast. Just another great player that I see every night in the NBA.”
Morant finished the game 26 points, five rebounds, and 10 assists while shooting 7-of-15 from the field and 3-of-9 from behind the three-point line.
As for Wembanyama, he put up 20 points, seven rebounds, one assist, and four blocks while shooting 8-of-16 from the floor and 2-of-5 from beyond the three-point arc.
San Antonio was leading in the early stages of the third quarter after overcoming a 10-point deficit, but after that, the Grizzlies stormed ahead. Memphis was up by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter, closing out the Spurs and Wembanyama.
The Spurs have a tough stretch coming up, too, with games against the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers coming up next.
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