Ja Morant stats tonight: Grizzlies star records third-lowest scoring outing of the season in blowout vs Jazz (Jan. 25)

Ja Morant needed just 11 points as the Memphis Grizzlies cruised past the Utah Jazz 125-103 at FedExForum on Saturday, securing their sixth straight victory. It marked the guard's third-lowest scoring game of the season.

Morant had a slow start, scoring only four points in the first half, but the Grizzlies outscored the Jazz 65-57 by the break. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 20 points in the first half. The team shot an impressive 51.2% overall during that period.

The Grizzlies extended their lead with a dominant 36-17 third quarter and never looked back.

Here are Ja Morant’s full stats.

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Ja Morant	25:42	11	1	7	4	9	44.4	2	6	33.3	1	2	50.0	1	0	1	0	4	4	24

Jackson finished with 28 points, while Zach Edey recorded his third-highest scoring game of the season with 19 points. Desmond Bane and Jaylen Wells contributed 17 and 16 points respectively, while GG Jackson added 15 off the bench.

For the Jazz, Collin Sexton and Svi Mykhailiuk led with 20 and 16 points respectively. Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, Elijah Harkless and Kyle Filipowski all chipped in with 11 points each.

Brian Windhorst suggests Ja Morant’s team might pursue Jimmy Butler

Ja Morant's Memphis Grizzlies have been rumored to be interested in Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Insider Brian Windhorst mentioned that the Grizzlies could potentially tempt the Heat with a trade package involving salary fillers with short-term contracts and a collection of young talents.

“The Grizzlies are lurking in Butler trade talks, sources said, and have been in contact with the Heat during the process,” Windhorst wrote. “Rival league executives believe Memphis is trying to combine a talent influx with offloading some future salary so it can facilitate a contract extension for Jaren Jackson Jr. as early as this summer.

“Butler, meanwhile, has made it known that he could opt out of his contract this summer and seek free agency. Sources have theorized that if the Grizzlies can acquire him for a playoff run and also free cap space this summer, that’s where their interests might lie.”

Although Butler reportedly expressed reluctance about joining the Grizzlies, Windhorst noted that Memphis is one of the few teams able to offer him a contract extension.