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 Dallas Mavericks are one victory away from clinching a spot in the NBA Playoffs. The only thing that stands in their path is a feisty Memphis Grizzlies team. If the Mavericks are able to take down the Grizzlies on the road,

The Grizzlies will get one more chance to clinch a playoff spot. They nearly mounted a 20-point comeback in a play-in tournament loss to the Golden State Warriors for the seventh seed. Ja Morant must battle through an ankle injury as they shift their focus to the eighth seed.