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.

A catastrophic season has finally come to an end for the Dallas Mavericks. A year full of heightened expectations resulted in a disappointing conclusion and failure to reach the playoffs after Dallas was eliminated from postseason contention Friday night when they fell 120-106 to the Memphis Grizzlies.