Memphis' Ja Morant is the runaway winner of the NBA rookie of the year award for 2019-20, the first Grizzlies player to win the award since Pau Gasol in 2001-02
A team is going to reach the Western Conference playoffs with a losing record for the first time in 23 years, which ordinarily would not be exciting news.
Brandon Clarke matched his career high with 27 points, Ja Morant had 20 points as the Grizzlies head to the All-Star break with a 111-104 win over the Trail Blazers.
Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll that had no major changes at the top. The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga,
Shakur Juiston had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Oregon overcame the lapses to hold off the 13th-ranked Tigers 82-74 in the inaugural Phil Knight Invitational.
Even with Damian Lillard leading the Blazers with 24 points. But, It was Portland's reserves scoring 44-14 were key in the team's 99-92 win over the Grizzlies.
MarShon Brooks scored 21 points in his first game with Memphis, helping the last-place Grizzlies beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-103 on Wednesday night.