Ja Morant lifts Grizz with 34 points, buzzer-beater in return

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NEW ORLEANS -- With 9.6 seconds remaining in his delayed season debut, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant fought fatigue after carrying his team back from a 24-point deficit to tie the score against the New Orleans Pelicans. As he used a massage gun on his calves, which he said he felt starting to cramp during the timeout, Morant suggested a playcall: a post-up for power forward Jaren Jackson Jr.

Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane, sensing the moment and having seen Morant take over down the stretch, immediately rejected that plan.

"He told me, 'F--- no, you get the ball,'" Morant said after the Grizzlies' 115-113 win Tuesday night. "So at that…