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Watch: Ja Morant beats buzzer with halfcourt three-pointer
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Grizzlies star Ja Morant beats buzzer with halfcourt three-pointer

When Naji Marshall hit free throws with 2.8 seconds left, the New Orleans Pelicans thought they'd go into the second quarter tied. They were wrong.

Ja Morant hit a 44-footer at the buzzer to give the Memphis Grizzlies a 35-32 lead going into the second quarter. He's now shooting 41 percent from three-point range this season, so it shouldn't have been a surprise.
Morant kept up the theatrics in the second quarter when he and Jose Alvarado took turns scoring on each other and giving the "too small" signal.

And Morant was also generous, throwing this no-look lob to Brandon Clarke for a monster dunk.

Finally, he made a wildly athletic steal and finished in transition. 

After providing a month's worth of spectacular highlights in two quarters, Morant finished the first half with 24 points, three steals two assists and zero turnovers, as Memphis leads New Orleans, 60-59.

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