Ja Morant made his comeback as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Houston Rockets and clinched their place in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday.
Morant came off the bench for the first time in his career and scored 17 points to lead the Grizzlies to 130-125 victory against the Rockets, who sit bottom of the Western Conference. It was Morant’s first appearance since serving an eight-game suspension following an ill-advised video posted to social media.
The guard excelled as he added five assists and two steals while Jaren Jackson Jr. led the way with 37 points in the victory. The result secured Memphis’ progression to the postseason with the franchise second in the conference behind only Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.
