MEMPHIS, Tennessee. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points, Ja Morant had 17 points and 10 assists, returning from a four-game absence and Memphis Grizzlies win Milwaukee Bucks 125-104 on Friday night.
Cam Spencer finished with 19 points for Memphis. Jackson added nine rebounds and five blocks as Memphis beat Milwaukee for the eighth straight time, all by double figures. Morant was sidelined with a left ankle sprain.
AJ Green matched his season high for Milwaukee with 20 points, going 7 of 13 overall and 6 of 11 from 3-point range. Kevin Porter Jr. had 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Bobby Portis Jr., Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins each scored 15 points as Milwaukee lost for the fourth time in five games.
Milwaukee continues to play without leading scorer Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has missed the last eight games with a right calf sprain. That's 28.9 points and 10 rebounds out of the lineup.
Milwaukee extended Memphis' lead to double digits and pulled within 92–85 early in the fourth, but Memphis scored the next seven points to push the margin back to 14 points.
Both teams held 10-point leads in the first half before Memphis used Jackson's 17 points to take a 60-50 lead at the break. Morant's 10 points in the second helped the Grizzlies outscore Milwaukee 35-15 in the period.
Green had 11 points for the Bucks at halftime.
Memphis extended the lead to 15 midway through the third frame, but the Bucks cut it to 92-83 heading into the final frame. At that point, Memphis was still above 50 percent accurate.
Bucks: Travel to Chicago to face the Bulls on Saturday.
Grizzlies: At Washington on Sunday.
