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 Grizzlies have beaten the Mavericks 120-106 in the final game of the NBA Play-In Tournament. Memphis advances to face the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, while the Mavericks' season is over.

The Memphis Grizzlies host the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Play-In game to decide the last team in the West Playoffs.