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Ja Morant and his Memphis Grizzlies continued their recent brilliance by beating the Host Cleveland Cavaliers 110-106.

In the first game at The Smothe King Center in front of 15,158 spectators, the Phoenix Suns recorded their second straight victory after losing to the Boston Celtics, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 123-110 with 33 points and nine rebounds for the Devin Booker.

Mikael Bridges, Cameron Johnson and substitute Bismak Biyombo contributed to Phoenix’s 29th win, scoring 23 points, adding 18 points and 16 assists, while Chris Paul had 11 points and 15 assists.

The Suns played in the absence of coach Monty Williams, key players DeAndre Eaton, Jay Crowder and substitutes Javel McGree and Egyptian Abdelrahman Nader due to the Covid-19 protocol.
Devonte Graham, on the other hand, was the loser with 28 points, and Lithuanian Jonas Valacionash added 25 points with 16 rebounds.

The Suns consolidated their position in second place in the League and The Western Region (29 wins and 8 defeats) behind the Golden State Warriors (29 wins and 7 defeats), while the Pelicans have lost their third straight and 25th in 38 games so far this season.

In the second at Krypto.com Arena in front of 17,919 spectators, the Lakers followed the Suns’ lead and continued their awakening with their third straight victory by beating the Sacramento Kings 122-114.

As usual, “King” LeBron James established himself as the star of the game by scoring 31 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter with five rebounds and assists, malik Monk added 24 points and Russell Westbrook had 19.

Sixth consecutive victory for the Grizzlies

In the third, the Memphis Grizzlies continued their uprising and won their sixth straight after three straight defeats when they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-106 at Rocket Mortage Fieldhouse in front of 18,100 spectators.

The Grizzlies owe their victory to their star star Ja Morant with 26 points, including six in the last minute, to beat his team.

Morant scored a basket to give his team a 106-104 lead, then stole the ball from Brandon Goodwin to add another 22 seconds before the end of the game, before scoring two free throws to lead his team to their 10th victory in their last 11 games off the bases.

“I’m not afraid of anyone,” Morant said. If you’re 2.31 m tall, I don’t care, I’m coming right to you.”

The Grizzlies entered their game against Cleveland with a precious 118-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, cementing their fourth-place finish in the Western Region.

“We came here knowing we were going to play two games in a row,” Morant said. We just had to play well defensively and find a way to attack. We scored some crucial points at the end of the game and we won.”

Fred Van Fleet led the Toronto Raptors to a 129-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs with 33 points and seven assists, including 24 in the first half, which the Canadian team finished with 15 points (68-53).

Van Flit has scored at least 30 points in the last three games, with his team sealing 17 wins and defeats so far.

Van Flett became the first Toronto player to score 30 or more points in three consecutive games since his former star and current Los Angeles Clippers player Kawhi Leonard scored in four consecutive games in 2019 when he won his only league title so far.

The New York Knicks regained their balance after two consecutive losses when they beat the Indiana Pacers 104-94 thanks to r.J. Barrett and Julius Randle’s 32-30 rebounds with 16 rebounds.