Ja Morant had a performance for the ages during the Grizzlies game 2 win against the Warriors. In 41 minutes, he scored 47 points and matched his playoff high. By doing so, he became just the third player under the age of 23 to have multiple 45-point playoff games. And joined the elite company of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
Morant joining LeBron and Kobe has left the fans around the world in awe of the young star. And the fans are taking it to Twitter to show their disbelief.
Look at the company he with Bron and Kobe was nasty early. https://t.co/bnELVPaCqg
— Jamaican King ✝️ (@_karateChris) May 4, 2022
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Notably, Ja scored all the last 15 points for the Grizzlies and led them to a 106-101 win. Interestingly, he did all this while playing with blurred vision after he was poked in the left eye in the third quarter. This explosive game by Morant to will his team to the victory has sent quite a shock wave on social media.?
bron & bean 😱🙏🏽 https://t.co/8UCWv2GUU3
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) May 4, 2022
And Ja Morant himself shared the Tweet about him joining LeBron and Kobe. From the looks of it, he is rightfully proud of what he has achieved.
JA so damn tough!!!! There's no way Ja should even have been in MIP talks. This guy is a flat out ⭐️ and always have been!! Real basketball 🧠s know. Not the majority of dweebs who don't even watch basketball on those voting ballots.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 4, 2022
But it is not just him though, LeBron James shared his thoughts about Ja. He said that Morant shouldn?t have been in the MIP talks and had a dig at the voting ballots.?
Ja Morant vs. the Warriors
In game 1, Ja Morant scored 34 points with a FG% of 45.2 and 3P% of 41.7. While it was a decent game for him, the Grizzlies weren?t able to win. Even though he made some clutch shots during the course of the game, he missed two important looks in the dying seconds.
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And after he missed the final layup as the buzzer sounded, Stephen Curry had reportedly told him, “It is going to be a battle. We are going to have some fun.”.
But Ja has come back stronger than ever as he helped his team to the win. And after the game, Morant had some words for Curry he reportedly said, “We are going to have some fun.”.?
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Ja Morant scored 47 points with 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals in game 2. He was 15 of 31 from the field and 5 of 12 from the 3-point territory. He also made 12 of his 13 free throw attempts.?
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As the series is tied at 1-1, it will be interesting to see how Stephen Curry and the Warriors will handle the next game. Also, we will have to wait and see whether Ja Morant can keep up this level of play throughout the series.
Can Ja Morant help the Grizzlies win game 3?