CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Ja Morant had 28 points, five rebounds and eight assists as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-100 on Tuesday night.

Memphis guard Jaylen Wells broke his right wrist on a hard fall on his arm and head and was taken from the court on a stretcher and transported to a hospital after he made a fast-break dunk and had a midair collision with Charlotte’s K.J. Simpson. Wells, who was starting his 74th game, was inadvertently undercut by Simpson from behind. Wells was down for eight minutes before being lifted onto the stretcher with his head strapped in to restrict motion. Officials called a Flagrant 2 foul on Simpson, who was automatically ejected.

Desmond Bane scored 19 points, Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. 14 points for Memphis (47-32), which kept pace in the Western Conference race. Teams from third to eighth place were separated by two games in the standings heading into Tuesday.

Miles Bridges scored 14 points for Charlotte (19-60).

Takeaways

Grizzlies: After missing Saturday’s win at Detroit due to food poisoning, Morant made the most of his “homecoming” visit to Charlotte, which is 107 miles north of his native Dalzell, South Carolina. He had a crowd-pleasing alley-oop dunk late in the first quarter and many cheered his baskets throughout the game.

Hornets: Charlotte’s 16-year veteran Taj Gibson played in his 999th career regular-season game. Gibson is in his first season with the Hornets after previously playing for Chicago, Oklahoma City, Minnesota, New York, Washington and Detroit.

Key moment

Bane scored five of the game’s first seven points as Memphis raced to a 7-0 lead. Charlotte never led in the game.

Key stat

Charlotte converted 15 of 32 3-pointers, with Ball going 5 fof 10. Jeffries was 3 for 5, Jusuf Nurkic hit two, Smith went 2 for 4 and Bridges 2 for 5.

Up next

The Grizzlies host Minnesota on Thursday. The Hornets visit Toronto on Wednesday.

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Zach Edey vs. Mark Williams (Jaren Jackson Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Ja Morant makes driving layup	0	2
11:26	Mark Williams bad pass (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	0	2
11:11	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:08	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	0	2
10:57	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
10:53	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	0	2
10:48	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	0	2
10:45	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	0	2
10:37	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	0	2
10:35	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	0	2
10:27	Zach Edey misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:25	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	2
10:13	DaQuan Jeffries misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:11	Zach Edey defensive rebound	0	2
10:01	Desmond Bane makes driving layup	0	4
9:50	Josh Okogie misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	4
9:47	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	0	4
9:38	Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot	0	4
9:36	Ja Morant offensive rebound	0	4
9:34	Miles Bridges personal foul	0	4
9:20	Jaylen Wells misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	4
9:18	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	4
9:07	Josh Okogie out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	4
8:56	Desmond Bane makes 30-foot three point jumper (Ja Morant assists)	0	7
8:32	Josh Okogie makes driving layup	2	7
8:25	Mark Williams blocks Desmond Bane 's 4-foot driving layup	2	7
8:25	Hornets defensive team rebound	2	7
8:17	KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	7
8:14	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	2	7
8:11	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	2	7
8:11	Jaylen Wells makes free throw 1 of 2	2	8
8:11	Jaylen Wells misses free throw 2 of 2	2	8
8:07	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	2	8
8:00	Mark Williams makes 3-foot two point shot (KJ Simpson assists)	4	8
7:43	Ja Morant makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	4	11
7:27	Mark Williams lost ball turnover (Zach Edey steals)	4	11
7:23	Ja Morant makes two point shot	4	13
7:23	Hornets Full timeout	4	13
7:23	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Okogie	4	13
7:23	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	4	13
7:09	Mark Williams makes alley oop layup (Miles Bridges assists)	6	13
6:57	Desmond Bane makes layup (Jaylen Wells assists)	6	15
6:45	Miles Bridges bad pass (Zach Edey steals)	6	15
6:42	Desmond Bane makes two point shot (Ja Morant assists)	6	17
6:42	KJ Simpson shooting foul	6	17
6:42	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Wells	6	17
6:42	Vince Williams Jr. enters the game for Ja Morant	6	17
6:42	Desmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 1	6	18
6:24	Mark Williams misses 5-foot two point shot	6	18
6:23	Zach Edey defensive rebound	6	18
6:13	Vince Williams Jr. palming turnover	6	18
5:51	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	6	18
5:50	Zach Edey defensive rebound	6	18
5:42	Santi Aldama makes 26-foot three point shot (Desmond Bane assists)	6	21
5:25	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	6	21
5:23	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	6	21
5:17	Vince Williams Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Santi Aldama assists)	6	24
5:02	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	6	24
5:00	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	6	24
4:55	Vince Williams Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	6	24
4:52	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	6	24
4:43	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	24
4:39	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	6	24
4:36	Scotty Pippen Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	24
4:36	Taj Gibson enters the game for Miles Bridges	6	24
4:36	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	6	24
4:36	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Mark Williams	6	24
4:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Zach Edey	6	24
4:24	KJ Simpson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	24
4:20	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	6	24
4:10	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving layup	6	24
4:08	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	6	24
4:03	Nick Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Santi Aldama steals)	6	24
3:52	Scotty Pippen Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	24
3:48	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	6	24
3:33	Taj Gibson makes layup (KJ Simpson assists)	8	24
3:19	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	24
3:17	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	8	24
3:12	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	8	24
3:12	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 1 of 2	8	24
3:12	Hornets offensive team rebound	8	24
3:12	Josh Okogie enters the game for KJ Simpson	8	24
3:12	Luke Kennard enters the game for Desmond Bane	8	24
3:12	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 2 of 2	8	24
3:05	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	8	24
2:46	Santi Aldama makes 20-foot two point shot	8	26
2:25	Josh Okogie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Taj Gibson assists)	11	26
2:16	Santi Aldama misses 28-foot three point jumper	11	26
2:13	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	11	26
2:08	Taj Gibson makes two point shot	13	26
2:08	Grizzlies Full timeout	13	26
2:08	Ja Morant enters the game for Vince Williams Jr.	13	26
1:47	Ja Morant misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	26
1:44	Ja Morant offensive rebound	13	26
1:40	Santi Aldama misses 22-foot three point jumper	13	26
1:38	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	13	26
1:32	Taj Gibson lost ball turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	13	26
1:28	Ja Morant makes 2-foot dunk (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	13	28
1:02	Tidjane Salaun lost ball turnover (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)	13	28
59.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point shot (Ja Morant assists)	13	30
59.1	Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul	13	30
59.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	13	31
35.1	Tidjane Salaun makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	31
25.1	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup	16	33
3.0	Nick Smith Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	18	33
0.0	Ja Morant misses 37-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	33
0.0	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	18	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	33

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, April 8, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,125

Referees

Karl Lane, Jenna Schroeder, John Butler

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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