On April 27, Beijing time, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 111-109 and won the Battle of the Kings! Ja Morant blasted down 30 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, scored 18 points in the final quarter, he broke through the layup to contribute to the quasi-kill, and there was a crazy dunk in the game, which made the whole field boil!
ESPN data shows that Morant scored 18 points in the final quarter, setting a new record for the Grizzlies' playoff team's final-quarter scoring. He handled the Grizzlies' last 13 points, including the quasi-kill. Morant's performance has conquered too many people, including Lakers star James. Seeing Morant stage a quasi-kill, James tweeted "Jia !!!! ”。
Previously, James's Tweet was ridiculed as "poisonous milk", cheering for which side, which side is going to lose. This time, James only tweeted after the killing was staged, and he was finally not afraid of poisoned milk. However, some fans joked that James has tweeted in support of Morant, and the Grizzlies will definitely lose the next game.
Many fans talked about Morant in the social media. Seeing the old Zhan Ting Morant, many fans wrote: "When James retires, I will powder Morant, he is my favorite player!" ”
Morant is known as the "waist king" of the alliance, because of his extremely strong ability to stay in the air. He can often stage incredible pulls and dunks, and the dunks in this game have made many fans shout to lock in the top ten balls in this year's playoffs!
After the game, Morant's domineering phone call to celebrate the gesture also caused heated discussion in the social media. StatMuse, a data website, immediately replaced his avatar with Morant and wrote: "Morant scored more in the last 4 minutes (13 points) than Trae Young scored in the entire game (11 points). ”