Grizzlies lose in Ja Morant’s unimpressive return

Ja Morant returned from his one-game suspension but his shooting woes continued Monday. He had plenty of company with his teammates in that area. The Memphis Grizzlies shot 40.2% from the field in a 114-106 loss to the Detroit Pistons, with Morant going 5-for-16 (31.3%) from the field and missing all four of his three-point shots. It’s the fifth time in seven games that Morant hasn’t made a three, and he’s now shooting 5-for-36 on the season. Morant is a 13.9% three-point shooter and a 39.3% shooter overall. The Grizzlies are shooting only 44.6% as a team, a bottom-10 mark, so it isn’t just the team’s ostensible superstar. Jaylen Wells, Morant’s backcourt mate, shot 2-for-14 on Monday. He’s shooting 31.8% on the season. Offseason acquisition Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, nominally a three-and-D wing, is at 31.4% on threes and 32.4% overall. The lone bright spot is rookie Cedric Coward, who scored 17 points against the Pistons and is shooting 58.3% overall and 48.3% on three-pointers. The Grizzlies are missing soRead More