Grizzlies snap Heat’s 6-game winning streak with a buzzer-beater 110-108

MIAMI AP Ja Morant made a -foot jumper in the lane as time expired lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a - win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night and giving interim coach Tuomas Iisalo his first mastery with the group Morant finished with points for Memphis which snapped a four-game slide Desmond Bane had points and rebounds Scotty Pippen Jr added while Jaylen Wells and Jaren Jackson Jr scored apiece for the Grizzlies Tyler Herro scored points for Miami which had its six-game winning streak snapped Bam Adebayo had points and Kel el Ware finished with points and rebounds for the Heat who were the third association in NBA history to lose at least in a row then instantly follow that with six straight wins The Heat became locked into the play-in tournament when Milwaukee beat Philadelphia earlier Thursday It s the third consecutive play-in berth for the Heat who went from there to the NBA Finals in and reached the playoffs before falling to Boston last year Takeaways Grizzlies Morant had of his in the fourth for Memphis which desperately needed a win to revive its hopes of a top-six seed Heat It was the fourth time this season that Adebayo and Herro combined to amount at least points in a championship Miami oddly is - in those contests Key moment The Grizzlies got caught in a mismatch with about seconds left with Morant caught in a switch and forced to guard Adebayo near the foul line But Adebayo s shot over Morant was short and Memphis kept a two-point lead Key stat Neither crew had a double-digit lead in the match Up next Both teams play Saturday with Memphis visiting Detroit and Miami hosting Milwaukee