LOS ANGELES — Memphis star Ja Morant scored the game-winner with 18.6 seconds left on Saturday (Monday in Manila), lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tension-packed NBA shootout.
Morant, playing his second game back from a shoulder injury, scored a modest 12 points and missed all four of his three-point attempts.