MINNEAPOLIS – Ja Morant made a game-winning jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a close game from start to finish.

Morant finished the game with just 12 points, but had the game-winning basket with 54 seconds left before taking the lead from 11 feet. Desmond Bane had 21 points for Memphis, 4 for 8 from 3-point range.

Anthony Edwards missed two 3-pointers in the final 7.3 seconds of a game in which neither team led by more than six points and there were 25 lead changes.

Donte DiVincenzo scored a season-high 27 points for Minnesota. Jaden McDaniels added 21 and Edwards scored 15 for the Wolves, whose three-game winning streak ended.

Takeaways

Grizzlies: Rookie Jaylen Wells was once again tasked with defending the opponent’s best player as he guarded Edwards for most of the game. Wells held his own against Edwards and added 13 points on offense.

Timberwolves: Saturday marked the fourth straight game with a revamped starting lineup that included DiVincenzo in the starting lineup and veteran Mike Conley coming off the bench. Minnesota is now 3-1 since coach Chris Finch made a lineup change.

Key moment

Minnesota had the ball, the game was tied at 125 and there was less than a minute to play, but Julius Randle turned the ball over. It was the Wolves’ 19th turnover of the game and perhaps the most costly.

Key statistics

Memphis took 108 shots to Minnesota’s 83, thanks in large part to its 21 offensive rebounds. Rookie center Zach Edey had seven offensive boards.

Next

The Grizzlies visit Houston on Monday while the Timberwolves play at Washington on Monday.

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