Ja Morant was a problem all night long, whether it was passing out of double teams for one of his 12 assists on the night or hitting that can’t-miss floater in the lane that he has perfected for some of his 17 points, not to mention any number of the electrifying dunks that had even a partisan Raptors crowd “oohing” and “ahhing” in appreciation.Article content
He was at it again Thursday night, first making life miserable for Pascal Siakam in the early going as the Grizzlies built a double-digit lead and then with his scoring as he once again put up 17 in the win. On paper it was a bad matchup for the home side coming in and that was with everyone healthy. It played out pretty much that way in real time.