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NBA: Ja Morant's 26 points fuel Grizzlies' win over Nuggets

NBA: Ja Morant's 26 points fuel Grizzlies' win over Nuggets

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Memphis Grizzles guard Ja Morant (12) shoots for three as Denver Nuggets guard Bones Hyland (3) defends during the second half at FedExForum. Petre Thomas, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
Memphis Grizzles guard Ja Morant (12) shoots for three as Denver Nuggets guard Bones Hyland (3) defends during the second half at FedExForum. Petre Thomas, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

Ja Morant had 26 points and eight assists, Tyus Jones scored 17, and the host Memphis Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets 106-97 on Monday night.

Xavier Tillman scored 12 points and Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 11 apiece for the Grizzlies.

Nikola Jokic scored 23 points and Aaron Gordon had 15 points and 10 rebounds despite being hampered by an eye injury he suffered early in the third quarter.

Monte Morris scored 11 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets.

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Denver scored the first basket of the fourth quarter to get within seven, but Jones hit a 3-pointer, Tillman scored on a finger roll and De'Anthony Melton made two free throws to make it 89-75.

The Nuggets later got within nine on a 3-pointer by Bones Hyland, but Kyle Anderson hit a layup and a jumper in the lane to make it 100-87 with 4:32 left.

Hyland and Morris hit layups to get the deficit under 10, but Morant hit two straight baskets to make it 104-91 and Memphis closed it out from there.

The teams traded buckets at the start of the third quarter, with each team taking the lead. Jokic hit a 3-pointer to give Denver a 70-69 lead before Morant hit two short jumpers and then P.J. Dozier made another one from deep to tie it at 73 with 4:08 left in the third.

The Nuggets didn't score the rest of the period as the Grizzlies hit a trio of 3-pointers to go ahead 82-73 heading into the fourth.

Memphis led by eight when Tillman hit a floater in the lane midway through the second quarter, but the Nuggets clawed back into it.

Jokic scored four points and then Gordon scored three to pull Denver within one, and then Gordon's dunk with 27 seconds left in the first half gave the Nuggets a one-point lead. Morant drained a long-range 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies a 60-58 lead at the break.

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Marcos orders creation of task force for PH hosting of FIVB Worlds

Marcos orders creation of task force for PH hosting of FIVB Worlds

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Feb 13, 2025 08:27 PM PHT

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MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has ordered the creation of an inter-agency task force that would coordinate for the country's hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.

The Administrative Order 30, which was released on Tuesday and was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin for Marcos, directs several government agencies chaired by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to help prepare and organize the 32-nation championship event hosted through the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) set for September 12 to 28.

The PSC will be the task force secretariat, and 17 different government bodies — Departments of Tourism, Budget and Management, Education, Trade and Industry, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Health, Information and Communication Technology, Interior and Local Government, Public Works and Highways and Transportation, as well as the Commission on Higher Education, Metro Manila Development Authority, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, Bureaus of Immigration and Customs and the Presidential Communications Office — would complete the task force.

The funding for the order's implementation “shall be charged against the existing appropriations of the respective agencies, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations,” according to the AO.

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Meanwhile, the PNVF lauded Malacañang's directive through its chief, PNVF president Ramon Suzara. Presidential son Vinny Marcos is also the co-chair of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of this prestigious event.

Alas Pilipinas Men, participating in the world championship by virtue of hosting, are grouped in Pool A together with Iran, Egypt and Tunisia.

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