The Memphis Grizzlies knew they needed some big plays on Friday night if they wished to beat the Dallas Mavericks and enter ...

Two-time All-Star Ja Morant ... was Morant driving through the lane and up into the air to put back a miss by teammate Santi Aldama with that right arm high to throw down the thunderous dunk.

Ja Morant reminded fans on Friday ... to play with no minutes restrictions. Morant had 12 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a Dunk of the Year contender in the first quarter.

(AP) — Two-time All-Star Ja ... was Morant driving through the lane and up into the air to put back a miss by teammate Santi Aldama with that right arm high to throw down the thunderous dunk.