Ja Morant didn’t save the best for last…
I Morant allowed Memphis to win face au Magic thanks to 24 points and 13 assists. And this Wednesday, against Atlanta, the leader was again in the oven and in the mill. He really starts to show after getting a technical foul during a quick fight with Mohamed Gueye in the second quarter. Immediately after that, Ja Morant drives inside Atlanta and gets two free throws back.
When I received the ball and saw who was defending me, I think the whole room realized that I was going to play isolation. underlines Ja Morant. ” My teammates moved out of the way, allowing me to attack. It should have been ‘and one’, but I’m glad I got two free throws and made them. »
From free throws, Ja Morant shoots eight in this first half and succeeds in all of them. The two-time All-Star also let his athleticism speak for itself, like this dunk Jalen Johnson in the first period and these two counters from behind, each time further Dyson Daniels.
In the second half, with Memphis trailing by seven points, Ja Morant found Jaylen Wells to 3 points and sends Cedric Coward close the alley to bring his team back by two lengths.
Still, despite these 23 points and 12 rebounds, Ja Morant has his share of responsibility for Memphis’ loss (122-124). He lost two possessions in quick succession late in the third quarter, allowing Atlanta to tie the game. If the Murray State alum corrects these mistakes with a mid-range basket just before the start of the final act, he won’t have this chance at the end of the match.
Unlucky on the buzzer
With the Grizzlies trailing by two points with seven seconds left, Tuomas Iisalo allows the game to continue without calling a timeout. Ja Morant tries to force a decision by taking a complicated 3-point shot against Nickeil Alexander-Walkerwhich is missing.
I don’t think this last action was the reason for our defeat because I lost a lot of balls that put us in this situation. admits Ja Morant. “If you want to talk about that possession, I could have let Jalen Wells go down the court, I could have passed the ball or found a better shot, and we could have taken a timeout.
after the meeting, Tuomas Iisalo explained why he didn’t take a timeout during the last possession: “We scored the last five or six points by speeding up the game and, in general, we’re better in this situation. The guys are trained for this. Jalen Wells did what was expected and Ja was able to find the shot even though the ball slipped out of his hands.”
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| I Morant | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | MEM | 67 | 30:57 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 63 | 10:35 p.m | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 57 | 33:08 | 49.3 | 34.4 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 27.4 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 61 | 31:56 | 46.6 | 30.7 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 26.2 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 9 | 35:20 | 47.1 | 27.5 | 81.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 25.1 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 50 | 30:23 | 45.4 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 23.2 |
| 2025-26 | MEM | 19 | 28:22 | 40.7 | 23.5 | 89.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 19.3 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-01-22 07:57:00
