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Eastern Conference Recaps, Jan. 14: Ja Morant Throws Down Monster Dunk In Memphis Grizzlies Win Against Pacers

Ja Morant set the Internet on fire with thunderous slam
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Eastern Conference Recaps, Jan. 14: Ja Morant Throws Down Monster Dunk In Memphis Grizzlies Win Against Pacers
Eastern Conference Recaps, Jan. 14: Ja Morant Throws Down Monster Dunk In Memphis Grizzlies Win Against Pacers

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At one moment, the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers became secondary. 

Everything else was a footnote once Grizzlies guard Ja Morant threw down a ferocious dunk over Pacers forward Jalen Smith. The dunk of the year candidate was the highlight of the Grizzlies 130-112 victory Saturday.

 Desmond Bane led the way for Memphis with 25 points while Morant had 23. The dunk was the second big slam of the week for Morant. He also posterized San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poetl on Thursday. 

INEXT PACERS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 8 in Miami

OTHER NOTES:

-Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, including 17 in the third quarter, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 122-106 victory against the Charlotte Hornets. It was the Celtics' sixth straight win. 

The Hornets trailed by four late in the second quarter before Tatum helped the Celtics to a 33-19 in the third. 

NEXT CELTICS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Jan 24 in Miami

NEXT HORNETS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Jan. 29 in Charlotte

-The Atlanta Hawks backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray combined for 58 points in a 114-103 victory against the Toronto Raptors. 

Scottie Barnes led the Ratpors with 27 points. 

NEXT HAWKS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Jan. 16 in Atlanta 

NEXT RAPTORS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: March 28 in Toronto 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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