Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Credit Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Ja Morant had 25 points and seven assists, Desmond Bane scored 24 points and the host Memphis Grizzlies completed a season sweep of the Orlando Magic with a 124-96 victory on Saturday night.

Player of the Game
Desmond  Bane
EFF
27
Desmond Bane
Points 24
Accuracy 10-15
Rebounds 6
Assists 2

Memphis shot 50 percent in the first half, highlighted by an 11-for-20 effort from 3-point range as Morant and reserve guard Tyus Jones each had three triples, en route to a commanding 68-45 halftime lead. The Grizzlies pulled ahead by 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Magic lost in Memphis for the 17th time in 21 overall meetings.

Morant played 28 minutes and went 9-for-17, including 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. Jones finished with 14 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. converted 9 of 11 free throws and scored 13 points for Memphis, which also defeated Orlando 135-115 on Feb. 5.

Saturday's rematch saw the Grizzlies shoot 50 percent from the floor and 14 for 34 (41 percent) from long range. Brandon Clarke contributed 11 points, eight rebounds, and two steals, and Kyle Anderson, who was questionable because of left foot soreness, scored seven of his nine points in the first quarter.

The Magic, who fell to 2-12 playing the second game of a back-to-back, were led by Cole Anthony's 19 points and Franz Wagner's 15 points, six assists, and five rebounds. Mo Wagner totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench after missing nine consecutive games with a left rib contusion.

Ignas Brazdeikis scored 12 points, Mo Bamba had 10 points and Markelle Fultz came off the bench for six points and three assists in his third game of the season.

Orlando was without starters Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr. Suggs did not play after spraining his right ankle late in the fourth quarter of Orlando's 103-97 win at Toronto on Friday, while Carter was out for the second straight game due to a non-COVID illness.

Franz Wagner, Chuma Okeke, R.J. Hampton, Anthony, and Bamba made up Orlando's starting unit for the second time this season. The Magic trailed 31-29 after the first quarter, but Memphis outscored Orlando 37-16 in the second stanza highlighted by a Ziaire Williams one-handed dunk in transition off Morant's alley-oop pass.

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Memphis Grizzlies
Orlando Magic
50%
46/92
Field goals
43%
37/86
63
Rebounds
46
25
Assists
25
7
Steals
7
146
Efficiency
93
4
Blocks
5

Best players

Ja  Morant
25 PTS
9/17 FG
4/7 FT
Cole  Anthony
19 PTS
7/16 FG
1/1 FT
John  Konchar
11 REB
10 DREB
1 OREB
Moritz  Wagner
11 REB
11 DREB
0 OREB
Ja  Morant
7 As
3 TO
28 MIN
Franz  Wagner
6 As
3 TO
24 MIN
Desmond  Bane
27 EFF
78% 2P%
50% 3P%
Franz  Wagner
19 EFF
60% 2P%
75% 3P%