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Bulls vs. Grizzlies takeaways: Ja Morant drops season-high 46 points, outduels DeMar DeRozan in winning effort

Bulls vs. Grizzlies takeaways: Ja Morant drops season-high 46 points, out-duels DeMar DeRozan down the stretch

The Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Chicago Bulls in a 116-110 thriller that came down to the wire Saturday night. Ja Morant finished with a season-high 46-points, shooting an impressive 53.6 percent from the field, and going 3 of 4 from deep. The Bulls tried to mount a comeback late in the fourth quarter, getting to within one point of Memphis several times, but the effort was too little, too late from the Bulls as DeMar DeRozan put up 30-plus points for the 10th straight game (31 points).

The loss put the Bulls one game back of the No. 1-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference with a 39-22 record, while the Grizzlies improved to 42-20 and pulled to within two games of the Golden State Warriors for the No. 2 spot in the West. Here’s three takeaways from the electrifying finish that saw Morant and DeRozan going shot for shot down the final stretch of the game.

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