Atlanta Hawks guard Caris LeVert (3) handles the ball forward of Memphis Grizzlies ahead Brandon Clarke (15) and guard Desmond Bane (22) within the first half of an NBA basketball recreation Monday, March 3, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Picture/Brandon Dill)
Caris LeVert’s reverse layup on the buzzer lifted the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 132-130 victory Monday evening over the Memphis Grizzlies, spoiling the primary profession triple-double by Desmond Bane.
LeVert’s basket adopted a turnover by Bane, who misplaced management close to Memphis’ free throw line with 4 seconds to go. Dyson Daniels scooped up the free ball and fed a streaking LeVert.
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Levert scored 21 of his 25 factors within the second half. Zaccharie Risacher led the Hawks with 27 factors, Onyeka Okongwu added 16 factors and 12 rebounds, Daniels contributed 14 factors and Trae Younger completed with 12 factors and 15 assists.
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Bane scored a season-high 35 factors — together with 18 within the third quarter – and added 10 factors and 10 assists. Luke Kennard had 17 factors and 7 assists, whereas Zach Edey and Vince Williams Jr. scored 15 every.
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The Grizzlies misplaced their third recreation in a row and have dropped six of their final eight.
Memphis performed with out beginning guard Ja Morant, who missed his second straight recreation with proper shoulder soreness, and with out beginning ahead Jaren Jackson Jr. for all however two minutes. Jackson injured his left ankle 1:39 into the sport and didn’t return. He scored 42 factors within the workforce’s last-second loss Saturday to the San Antonio Spurs.
Morant, fined $25,000 Sunday by the NBA for tossing a ball into the stands at halftime of the workforce’s Friday loss to the New York Knicks, has missed 24 of the Grizzlies’ 61 video games with quite a lot of accidents.
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Bane’s third-quarter scoring spree allowed the Grizzlies to show a five-point halftime deficit right into a 107-101 lead coming into the fourth quarter.
Memphis constructed a 120-107 lead early within the fourth following a 3-pointer by Jaylen Wells, however the Hawks battled again. LeVert scored 12 of the workforce’s closing 14 factors within the final 4:27.
Memphis, taking part in the fourth recreation of a season-high five-game homestand. allowed 42 second-quarter factors to erase a nine-point lead early within the interval.
Atlanta led 70-65 at halftime.
