Ja Morant shrugged off a sprained right ankle to score 22 points and add nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-106 on Friday night to advance to the NBA playoffs. Memphis secured the Western Conference’s eighth seed and will open against top-seeded Oklahoma City in a best-of-seven series beginning Sunday on the Thunder’s home court.

The Memphis Grizzlies are hosting the Dallas Mavericks at the FedEx Forum this Friday night in the battle for the final playoff spot, the eighth seed. The winner takes on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Grizzlies bested the Mavericks three out of four times this regular season and hope to carry that momentum into this high-stakes game.

The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are a win away from the 2025 NBA Playoffs as they tip-off Friday night in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament for the No. 8 playoff seed.