Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies came out with the victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They beat the Timberwolves 114-106 after blistering through in the last quarter. The Grizzlies led the 4th quarter by 18 points as they raced towards the victory. The Timberwolves lost the double-digit leads multiple times all throughout the series.
In one game the Timberwolves blew 20-point leads twice. Other than that also, Minnesota fans were left stunned after the team failed to finish off games even with big leads. The Grizzlies played as a team. 6 of their players scored in double digits in game 6 and 5 of those 6 scored over 15 points.
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Ja Morant averaged 21.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game in the series. Ja Morant was in the headlines with his ultimate jaw-dropping poster dunk in the last game.
But he was not in his best form in game 6. And none other than his father agreed. Moreover, he had one specific word about the whole series as well.
Ja Morant gets roasted by his father, Tee Morant on live TV
Ja Morant took everyone by storm with his playoffs series performance last year. It was his first playoffs and Ja took off. He averaged 30.2 points but the Grizzlies failed to qualify for the next round. This time around Ja played slightly worse than his first playoffs appearance and the Grizzlies have qualified. His father used one word to describe Ja’s playoff performance this year.
Tee Morant says Ja Morant played like “trash” in the first round
(🎥 @kelwright )
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 30, 2022
“Ja played like trash. — yeah, trash!” Ja Morant’s father said with a smile on his face. The NBA fans on Twitter were sent into a storm.
did u see his stats in the first round?
— KimoLBJ (@KimoLBJ_) April 30, 2022
Wow Usher speaking facts
— Jacob (@WolvesUpJacob) April 30, 2022
Good father telling it how it is
— Philly Sports Sufferer (PHILLY SPORTS DYNASTY SZN) (@mccrystal_alex) April 30, 2022
Yeah Tee been like that all Ja’s life. Tough love. Pushes Ja to get better.
— Seajay (@SeajayTakes) April 30, 2022
In 6 games.
— Treyvon Amaru Hastings (@TreyvonHastings) April 30, 2022
This is low-key very good , if he keeps his honesty with his son , very important to have relatives that keep it a 💯
— amber heard & ISO hate account (@4everAigri) April 30, 2022
7 of those 21 points are always 4th quarter FT's 💀
— jord and (@jord_and301) April 30, 2022
He look directly in the camera too😂😂. He’s making sure Ja gets the message
— ₁₂ (@JamesTrippinFr) April 30, 2022
Ja himself tweeted it.
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told y'all 😂💯 https://t.co/wIcfLEKEb6
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) April 30, 2022
Ja has shown the NBA world what he’s capable of. At only 22 years of age and only in his 3rd season, Ja Morant has shown glimpses of what could be a brilliant career ahead.
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Ja is special, and he seems destined for greatness. And if this is his father’s way of pushing to get even better, then it is an effective one for Ja Morant, because it has surely worked thus far.