On May 10, Beijing time, Jarren Jackson Jr. was called the Grizzlies' number one positive energy player, which can be regarded as a clear stream in the team. In this series, he supported Poole not to be dirty, G4 protected Curry in the last minute, and also clarified the manager's three-point foul doubts, and there was no excuse for losing.
In Morant's absence, the Grizzlies nearly overthrew the Warriors, leading most of the time before losing in the last minute.
The Grizzlies' ability to perform this way has a huge relationship with Jaren Jackson Jr. With 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game, there was a defensive statistic of Jarlan Jackson Jr., who defended a total of 6 Warriors players, and at that time, the 6 players he defended totaled 3 of 17, shooting only 17.6%.
Among them, Thompson 1 of 5, Poole 4 of 0, Porter Jr. 3 of 1, Wiggins 2 of 0, Curry of 2 of 1, Looney 1 of 0, this is the deterrent of Jalan Jackson Jr.'s defense, he sent 5 caps and 2 steals. Not only that, he also had 21 points and 5 rebounds.
But even more awe-inspiring was Jaren Jackson Jr.'s ball, and in the last game when almost the entire Grizzlies were questioning the injury to Morant caused by Pull," Jaren Jackson Jr. said, "No one on the court is dirty." No one wants that to happen. That's unfortunate. ”
After the game, Jalen Jackson Jr. talked about Green's three-point cap on himself in the final moments, "That three-pointer I lost? Yes, I lost it, I just lost it. It is worth mentioning that Grizzlies coach Jenkins is a different statement, he said that at that time, the players on both sides had physical contact and wondered how the referee's report would be written. Apparently, Jaren Jackson Jr. clarified the manager's three-point foul questions and did not excuse the loss.
Moreover, with 45.7 seconds left, Curry broke through to create a foul for Brooks, and Jalen Jackson Jr. hugged Curry to prevent him from falling, which was heartwarming. After the game, Warriors fans also affirmed Jarren Jackson Jr., praising his ball.