On April 27, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In a key game in the West today, the Grizzlies hosted a battle with the Timberwolves at Home at King's Mountain, and in the first four games, the two sides were 2-2!
In the first quarter, Morant's two shots were all offside, but he actively teamed up with his teammates, delivering four assists in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies trailed the Timberwolves 28-31. After moving into The Second Quarter, Morant returned to his touch, scoring twice at the basket. In just eight minutes, Morant handed over a comprehensive statistic of five points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal, and the Grizzlies trailed the Timberwolves 53-55 in the first half.
After entering the third quarter, the Grizzlies were in trouble, and they were pulled apart by the Timberwolves in the single quarter, trailing by as many as 13 points at most. In this case, Morant stepped forward, although the two shots from the outside were all deflected, but Morant continued to hit the basket, and had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter.
Before the end of the quarter, Morant contributed the best goal of the game. At that time, Morant ignored the defense and entered the box, directly jumped from a long distance, and completed a four-seater one-armed dunk, a ball that also plunged the Grizzlies into madness at home. As can be seen in slow motion, Morant's ball is both stretched and violent.
In the final quarter of the showdown, Morant first hit from mid-range, then basketed again, and caused consecutive kills to help the Grizzlies chase points. 1:03 before the finale, Morant hit a key counter-pointer from the outside, giving the Grizzlies a one-point lead over the Timberwolves. In the final eight seconds of the game, Morant stood on the free throw line and hit two key free throws, and the Grizzlies struggled to win as the Timberwolves failed on offense.
In the end, the Grizzlies led the Timberwolves 111-109 in a series 3-2. Throughout the game, Morant played 44 minutes and shot 9-of-22, including 1-of-4 from three-point range and 11-of-17 from the free throw line, for a total of 30 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. In today's game, Morant has both the dunk of the century, and the key overtaking three points, as well as two key free throws and the final kill, and the 18 points in the last quarter can be described as the biggest contributor to the team's victory!
According to the schedule, the two teams will play game 6 of the series on April 30, and if the Grizzlies win again, they will advance to the division semifinals.