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NEW ORLEANS — Ja Morant scored 31 points and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 116-115 in overtime to improve to 4-0 since Morant made his season debut in New Orleans a week earlier. Desmond Bane scored 27, including a 3 in the final minute of regulation that helped Memphis erase a 15-point, second-half deficit. Bane also made what turned out to be a clinching free throw to give the Grizzlies a 4-point lead with 4 seconds left in overtime. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 19 points. Zion Williamson had 23 points and 11 rebounds for New Orleans.
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