Ja Morant had 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in his fifth career triple-double, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Knicks 127-123 on Sunday.
Brunson led New York's comeback and his two free throws gave the Knicks a 123-122 lead with 26 seconds remaining after Brooks fouled him after trying to swipe the ball away.
On the ensuing possession, Morant drove again into the lane and was met by two Knicks defenders, with Mitchell Robinson blocking his spinning layup attempt. But the ball came right back to Morant, who put it in to put Memphis back on top by one. Brunson missed a pullup jumper and Morant was fouled and hit one of his two free throws to increase the lead 125-123 with 7.1 seconds to go. Brunson was short on a runner that would have tied it and Jackson was then fouled and hit two free throws to seal it.: Memphis had an assist on each of the 11 shots it made in the first quarter and finished the game with 32.: Visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
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