The Memphis Grizzlies got strong performances in their first preseason game, even as Ja Morant left with an apparent ankle injury.

The Mavericks didn’t have the luxury of playing with four of their five projected starters in Monday’s preseason opening 121-116 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, but the exhibition game served as an opportunity for others to get extended minutes.

Ja Morant slithered down the baseline with a defender attached to his right hip, took two dribbles and floated a left-handed pass high in the air over three Dallas Mavericks defenders. So high that the 7-foot-4 Zach Edey had to leave his feet to finish off a two-handed dunk on the alley-oop pass.