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NBA: Grizzlies stave off T-Wolves behind Ja Morant's 37

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/05/06/mem.jpg"/><figcaption>Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives to the basket as Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) plays defense in the second half at Target Center. <em>Jesse Johnson, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Ja Morant scored 37 points, Desmond Bane hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final minute and the Memphis Grizzlies weathered 42 points from Anthony Edwards to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves, 139-135, Wednesday in Minneapolis.</p><p>Memphis (33-32) scored 73 first-half points and took a 10-point lead into halftime, but Minnesota battled back on the strength of 8-of-10 shooting from 3-point range in the third quarter.</p><p>Edwards paced the Timberwolves&#x27; 19-of-39 shooting from behind the arc, going 8-of-9 -- his only miss coming on a buzzer-beater attempt at the end of the third period. His 42 points matched a career-high.</p><p>The raucous Minnesota rally set up a back-and-forth fourth quarter that Memphis played short-handed. Grayson Allen left the game in the first half with an abdominal strain, while both Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks fouled out in the final period.</p><p>Brooks finished with 16 points while Valanciunas exited with only nine points and five rebounds.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N6exIRM0vMs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In their place, Memphis got key contributions off the bench from Brandon Clarke, who recorded a double-double with 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.</p><p>Xavier Tillman scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds, including a critical offensive board with a minute to go. He kicked the ball out to the wing to an open Bane, who sank the first of his two 3-pointers down the stretch.</p><p>Bane matched the career-high of 22 points he set in the Grizzlies&#x27; last game, seven of which he scored in the final minute Wednesday.</p><p>Minnesota (20-46) pulled ahead when Karl-Anthony Towns scored the last of his 22 points on an and-one.</p><p>Despite scoring his most since hitting for 44 points in the season opener, Morant made just one 3-pointer, but it came after Towns&#x27; three-point play and gave Memphis the lead the rest of the way.</p><p>D&#x27;Angelo Russell finished with 22 points and 14 assists for Minnesota.</p><p>Kyle Anderson scored 20 points for the Grizzlies.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1640673" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Memphis Grizzlies weathered 42 points from Anthony Edwards to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves, 139-135, Wednesday in Minneapolis.<br /> </p>

The Memphis Grizzlies weathered 42 points from Anthony Edwards to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves, 139-135, Wednesday in Minneapolis.