How many points did Ja Morant score tonight against Minnesota Timberwolves? (April 10)

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Ja Morant's Memphis Grizzlies 141-125 on Thursday at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Morant led the Grizzlies with 36 points on 13-for-27 shooting, including 5-for-13 from beyond the arc. He went 5-for-7 from the free-throw line. He also contributed six assists, one rebound and one steal in nearly 36 minutes.

The Grizzlies' three-game winning streak was snapped, while the Timberwolves avoided a second straight loss. Minnesota improved to 47-33 and tied Memphis and the idle Golden State Warriors. The teams are one game behind the No. 4 Denver Nuggets and No. 5 LA Clippers (48-32).

Before Thursday's games, the NBA posted the possible playoff seedings on X. Pending the results of the other games, the Grizzlies could end up between No. 3 and No. 8.

Through 48 games this season, Morant is averaging 23.0 points, 7.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals. In 30.2 minutes per game, he shoots 45.5%, including 30.7% from the 3-point line.

On Thursday, Morant scored 12 points in the opening quarter on 5-for-7 shooting (2-for-3 on 3-pointers). He also had an assist and a turnover in 8:44 minutes.

Morant added six points and four assists in the second quarter. In the first half, he had 18 points, five assists and a steal in 17 minutes. He shot 7-for-11 (2-for-5 from downtown). He also made his two free throws and had three turnovers. Memphis led 72-67 heading into the break.

Morant played nine minutes in the third quarter and scored nine points. However, Minnesota had a huge period, outscoring Memphis 52-25 to take a 119-97 lead into the final frame.

Morant had nine points, a rebound and an assist in the fourth quarter. He shot 3-for-9 (2-for-5 on triples). He played 35:39 minutes on the first night of a back-to-back. They will visit the Nuggets on Friday.

Ja Morant's stats tonight

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Ja Morant	36	1	6	1	0	5	13-27	5-13	5-7	-3

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Ja Morant shares his reaction to being fined by the league

On April 4, the NBA announced that it had fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 for making multiple gun gestures during the 110-108 win against the Miami Heat on April 3. The league had warned the two-time All-Star about making the gestures two days earlier in a 134-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Before the crucial game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, Grizzlies reporter Damichael Cole asked Morant about the fine:

"You really want to know?," Morant said. "I wasn’t surprised. Just was showing people what’s been evident pretty much for the last two years."

In 2023, the league suspended Morant for 33 games for showing off a firearm during a couple of Instagram live streams.

Ja Morant has since changed his 3-point celebrations to playfully throwing grenades at the crowd. It remains to be seen if the league will also scrutinize the new gestures.