Author of 52 points (personal and franchise best) against San Antonio last night, Ja Morant guided the Memphis Grizzlies to victory (118-105), piling up exceptional actions, including a buzzer shot at halftime .
Ja Morant has continued to impress since the start of the NBA regular season. Last night, the Memphis Grizzlies point guard made a new masterclass during his team’s victory against the San Antonio Spurs (118-105). Author of 52 points (personal and franchise record), the 22-year-old martyred the defense of Gregg Popovich’s team, starting with Jakob Poeltl (2.13m), victim of a monstrous dunk from the one who is 22 centimeters shorter at the end of the second quarter.
But the action of the match is definitely Morant’s buzzer shot. With only four tenths left to play before halftime, the native of Dalzell (South Carolina) managed to score the basket, out of balance and without an angle, to reach the locker room with a whopping 29 points.
40.5 points on average over the last four games
With an impressive new line of stats (22 of 30 in shots, 4 of 4 in three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), the Grizz’ point guard has put everyone at his feet, including Gregg Popovich, the coach who has just passed the bar of 1,500 victories in the NBA. “He’s a beautiful player. What more can you say? He’s not just athletic. Everyone says that. Some say ‘it’s an anomaly of nature’ because he’s so quick. .. But he makes decisions. He knows what he’s doing on the pitch. So you combine that cerebral aspect of his game with his athletic side and you get a special kid,” the Spurs manager said in a conference call. hurry.
For his part, the main interested party admits retaining “the 50 points scored” rather than the highlights. In exceptional form for his third season in the NBA (first selection to the All-Star Game a few days ago), Ja Morant remains on an astonishing average of 40.5 points per game over his last four outings. With the exception of an exit to 20 units only, in recovery after the All-Star Game, the leader has systematically exceeded 40 points inscribed.
In the wake of its phenomenon, Memphis won its 43rd victory of the season (20 losses), as many as the Golden State Warriors, second in the Western Conference, who have two fewer games (18 losses). Ja Morant is now expected Thursday evening, on the floor of Boston.
