George’s Career Night Lifts Jazz Over Grizzlies in Morant’s Return
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Interstat) — Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points, including the final six for Utah, and the Jazz edged the Memphis Grizzlies 130-126 on Friday night in Ja Morant’s return to the lineup. The game was tied at 126 with under a minute left when George hit a 22-foot jumper to put Utah ahead for good. He added two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining. Lauri Markkanen added 26 points for the Jazz, who snapped a two-game skid. Morant, playing his first game of the season, finished with 21 points and 10 assists for Memphis. The Grizzlies lost despite making 19 3-pointers. A crowd of 15,502 at FedExForum saw the high-scoring affair where neither team led by more than 10 points.