Ja Morant had 28 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies won their fourth straight game on Friday, defeating the visiting Brooklyn Nets 135-119.

Desmond Bane added 21 points and eight assists. Santi Aldama made five 3-pointers and had 20 points off the bench for the Grizzlies, who won for the 10th time in their last 11 games. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points, Brandon Clarke 14 and Jaylen Wells 12.

Memphis never trailed after taking a 21-18 lead midway through the first quarter. The Grizzlies avenged two early-season losses to Brooklyn by shooting 52.5 percent from the field and 17 of 36 (47.2 percent) from 3-point range.

Jackson added seven rebounds and five steals for the Grizzlies, who have scored at least 115 points in 11 straight games.

Dorian Finney-Smith led Brooklyn with 19 points. Dennis Schroder and Jalen Wilson each scored 15 points and Noah Clowney, Shake Milton, Day’Ron Sharpe, Cameron Johnson and Keon Johnson each scored 12 points.

Brooklyn committed 18 turnovers and lost for the fifth time in its last six games.

The Grizzlies entered the contest as the league’s top-scoring team with 122.1 points per game and led 39-36 at the end of a fast-paced first quarter. The teams combined for 13 points and scored 3 points in the opening period.

Morant scored 16 points in the second quarter to help the Grizzlies extend their lead to 69-56 at halftime.

After Brooklyn got within 74-72 early in the third quarter on consecutive 3-pointers from Johnson, Finney-Smith and Schroder, Memphis responded with a 13-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Jaylen Wells became.

Memphis had a 107-95 lead early in the fourth quarter and scored seven straight points to lead 121-106 after a layup by Clarke with 7:34 left.

Ben Simmons scored with 5:38 left to cut the Nets’ deficit to 123-113, but the Grizzlies held off the comeback attempt and scored the next 10 points of the game.

Both teams played for four days after failing to qualify for the NBA Cup finals.

–Field level media