NBA roundup: Grizzlies set new franchise record, unstoppable Jokić keeps Nuggets winning

Memphis, Tennessee - The Memphis Grizzlies' achieved a franchise record 11th straight win in the NBA with Desmond Bane and Ja Morant starring in a thrilling 115-114 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clark celebrate as the Memphis Grizzlies achieve a franchise record 11th straight win.
Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clark celebrate as the Memphis Grizzlies achieve a franchise record 11th straight win.  © USA TODAY Sports

Darius Garland had a three-point shot at the buzzer blocked by Dillon Brooks, after Steven Adams tipped in with 16 seconds left after Morant's miss.

Bane top scored for the Grizzlies with 25 points, including five-of-eight three-point shooting. Morant added 24 points with eight assists for Memphis, who improved to 31-13, along with 20-3 at home.

Morant had spent time in the locker room in the first quarter after copping a knee to his neck, but re-entered the game in the second quarter.

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Game-winner Adams scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and four assists, while Jaren Jackson Jr had an excellent all-round game with 15 points, seven rebounds, two steals, and four blocks.

Memphis also managed an 11th consecutive game with 115 or more points.

The Cavs were missing Donovan Mitchell due to a groin strain, with Garland top scoring with 24 points on five-of-11 three-point shooting along with 14 assists.

Caris LeVert added 23 points with four rebounds and six assists, with power forward Evan Mobley scoring 18 points and bringing down 15 rebounds with two blocks. The Cavs are now 28-18.

Around the league: Hawks keep up momentum, Jokić passes another milestone

Nikola Jokić surpassed Alex English for the most assists in franchise history in the Denver Nuggets' 122-118 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Nikola Jokić surpassed Alex English for the most assists in franchise history in the Denver Nuggets' 122-118 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.  © USA TODAY Sports

The Atlanta Hawks continued their momentum with a fourth straight win in a 130-122 victory over Luka Dončić's Dallas Mavericks.

Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, making four-of-six three-pointers, while John Collins added 19 along with 18 points and 12 assists from Trae Young as the Hawks secured a season-best four-game winning streak to move above .500 at 23-22.

Dončić, who was traded as a top-five pick for Young at the 2018 NBA Draft, scored 30 points for the Mavs, but only 11 after quarter-time, while he gave up seven turnovers.

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Nikola Jokić fared even better, recording his 14th triple-double of the season as he surpassed Alex English for the most assists in franchise history in the Denver Nuggets' 122-118 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The MVP candidate, who has been racking up records on a weekly basis, finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists, going past English's 3,680-assist franchise record with a dime for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

Jamal Murray added 28 points for the Nuggets, who secured their eighth straight win and 15th successive victory at home to remain top in the west, at 32-13.

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