Point guard Ja Morant scored 29 points that contributed to the second consecutive victory for the Memphis Grizzlies, who beat the Detroit Pistons 109-95 at home.
The Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas contributed a double-double of 17 points and 15 rebounds and the forward Kyle Anderson added 16 points that also helped Memphis always maintain the advantage on the scoreboard.
For the Pistons, power forward Jerami Grant and guard-forward Delon Wright each scored 16 points as líderIt is from the attack of the Detroit team, which dropped to 8-21, the worst in the Eastern Conference and the second in the league, only surpassed by the Minnesota Timberwolves (7-23).
Grant, coming off a 43-point performance in Wednesday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, made just one of his eight shots in the first half and 5 of 20 in the game, including 2 of 10 XNUMX-point attempts.
Backup guard Josh Jackson had 15 points and rookie forward Saddiq Bey added 14 for the Detroit team.
