Golden State Warriors played without leading scorer Stephen Curry, who has missed six games with a left foot sprain.
Memphis hasn't lost at home since Feb. 16 and is riding a six-game home winning streak after its 133-103 rout of the Indiana Pacers.
Ja Morant suffered the injury in Memphis' recent meeting with the Atlanta Hawks, and he has missed the team's last two games as a result.
For the Nets, Kyrie Irving scored 43 points and Durant scored 35 points with 11 rebounds and 8 assists.
Durant helped red hot Nets to a 114-108 win over the visiting Utah Jazz when he scored 15 of his 37 points in the third quarter.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 30 points, Delon Wright had 18 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-105.
The Nets talisman also picked others for the top prize but finally stuck with Embiid.
Ja Morant took 30 shots on Monday. He made 22 of them. His 52 points accounted for 74 percent of the Grizzlies' points.
Memphis Grizzlies beat Chicago Bulls thanks to a franchise-record 46 points from Ja Morant.
Ja Morant quickly allowed us all to forget about Saturday night's disappointment with his two highlight dunks in the first half.