On May 4, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Warriors 106-101 in the Western Conference Semifinals G2, Ja Morant "carried" the whole game again, got the super data of 47 + 8 + 8, and scored 15 consecutive points in the last moment of the game, which was the key to the Grizzlies in dillon Brooks only playing 2 minutes to be expelled, and Jalan Jackson only played 28 minutes before leaving the game with six fouls. After this game, One of Morant's stats became the fourth man in NBA history!
The Grizzlies lost home advantage by 1 point in the first meeting between the two sides, in this game the Grizzlies fell into passivity, brooks, who averaged the second-highest average in the team in the regular season this season, only played for 2 minutes before being sentenced to a second-degree malicious foul and was expelled, the Grizzlies' interior core Jackson was in foul trouble, and suddenly the Grizzlies' interior advantage became a disadvantage, Morant had to step forward, and he did it.
Morant played 40 minutes and 35 seconds in this game, hit 15 of 31 shots, and shot 48.4% from the field, including 5 three-pointers with a 41.7% three-point shooting rate, 12 shots in 13 free throw opportunities, 47 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers, equaling his record for the highest single-game score in the playoffs in the history of the Grizzlies. With the Warriors' Big Three playing more than 30 minutes and only scoring 45 points in total, Morant dominated the game, and the team's high +13 plus-minus also confirmed Morant's unstoppable.
In the long history of the NBA, only five players have scored 45+ points, 8 rebounds and 8+ assists in a single game in the playoffs, namely Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic. That said, in terms of this statistic alone, Morant became the sixth man in NBA history.
If you narrow the scope to non-first-round playoffs, the only players in NBA history who have scored 45+ points, 8+ rebounds and 8+ assists in a single game are James, Durant and Doncic, and even the "basketball gods" have never had such a performance! From this statistic alone, Morant has become the fourth person in NBA history!
Although the Grizzlies still lost home advantage, the Grizzlies still have the possibility of eliminating the Warriors from these two games. The Grizzlies have a tough defense, team basketball plays well, and there is "waist king" Morant at key moments, while the Warriors' Klay Thompson obviously does not have the stability of his peak, and Curry's ability to play hard battles still needs to be strengthened. Perhaps, the Warriors will become a stepping stone for Morant to "go further."