The crazy Morant was unstoppable, he slammed into the basket, he threw in a three-pointer, he hit a jumper, stood on the free throw line to score. On May 4, Beijing time, the Grizzlies beat the Warriors 106-101, and Morant blasted down 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, covering the last 15 points of the Grizzlies, and one person played a 15-6 offensive wave, thus helping the Grizzlies win the game. Morant of this battle performed a number of miracles.
First, Morant's 47 points equaled his playoff career scoring record. In last season's playoffs against the Jazz, he also scored 47 points in a single game.
Second, Morant's 47 points are the highest single-game score in the playoff league this year.
Third, Morant scored 45+ twice before he was 23, making him the only player after Kobe Bryant and James to cut 45+ multiple times in the playoffs before the age of 23.
Fourth, Morant also became the fifth player in NBA playoff history after Jordan, Westbrook, James and Durant to cut at least 45 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in a single game.
In this battle, Morant showed a fiery state from the first quarter, leading the Grizzlies to take the lead, in the final quarter the Warriors overtook the score, at the critical moment Morant ushered in a big outbreak, the last 4 minutes and 16 seconds, Morant scored 15 points, helping the Grizzlies complete the reversal when they were 5 points behind. He was a one-man single-handed Warrior giant who laughed to the end.
In an interview after the game, Morant explained why he exploded: "I shot three points early today, which gave me the confidence to shoot, the loss of the last game has always bothered me, we desperately wanted a win today, and we did it. From these words, it can be seen that Morant, who was stimulated by the defeat in the first battle, in addition, he felt very good in the first quarter, allowing him to find confidence and laying the foundation for the outbreak at a critical moment.
Morant's fiery performance has sparked a heated discussion. Skip Velez praised: "Morant, baby! "Another famous mouth, Steven Spielberg, A. Smith also praised: "Ja Morant rules!!! This guy is really so special. ”
Lakers magician Johnson said: "47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, 18 points in the fourth quarter, Morant, my goodness, we just saw the NBA's most exciting player!! He scored 47 points to lead the team to a 1-1 draw with the Warriors. ”