Indianapolis (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 21 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 19 points, and Memphis Grizzlies beat Indiana Pacers 135-102 on Tuesday despite the absence of star Ja Morant.
De'Anthony Melton added 18 points in the duel, from which Morant was absent due to back disease.Grizzlies decided to leave him after participating in a pre-match warm-up.
It was Grizzlies's fourth consecutive victory.Pacers lost five of the last six in a row, twice in a row.
Stephen Adams had 13 points and 13 rebounds on Grizzlies.
Jalen Smith scored 15 points in Indiana.Buddy Hild and Terry Taylor added 14 each.
Memphis scored 51% of field shots and Grizzlies allowed Indiana to score only 42%. Pacers scored only 6 points out of 3 points in 30, and Grizzlies scored 15 out of 40.
Grizzlies dominated the entire game and took the 104-70 point lead in the third quarter before finishing the 37-third quarter.