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Ja Morant makes Memphis Grizzlies history against Orlando Magic
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Ja Morant makes Memphis Grizzlies history against Orlando Magic

The Memphis Grizzlies improved their NBA season to 2-1 with their win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. Star point guard Ja Morant was listed as questionable on the injury report early in that game with right thigh soreness, but ended up playing 25 minutes in the win.

While Morant only converted four of his twelve field goal attempts and missed all six of his three-pointers, he scored 16 points and ten assists in the win. This performance from Morant made Grizzlies history as he recorded his 60th career point assist double-double.

Via Grizzlies PR: “Ja Morant (16 points, 10 assists) recorded his 60th career point-assist double-double tonight in a win over Orlando. This ties the @memgrizz franchise record also held by Mike Conley.”

Conley is a Grizzlies legend. The 37-year-old point guard spent 12 years in Memphis and appeared in 788 games. In his 12 seasons with the Grizzlies, Conley averaged 14.9 points and 5.7 assists.

It only took Morant 260 games into his career to place Conley on this exclusive list, making the accomplishment even more impressive.

The Grizzlies host the Chicago Bulls, who look to move to 3-1 this season, in their next game on Monday night. After an injury-plagued season a year ago, Memphis has its sights set on getting back into the Western Conference playoffs.

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