The Memphis Grizzlies secured the dominant 120-106 in a play-in game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Despite Anthony Davis’s 40-point performance, the Dallas Mavericks did not appear to cause trouble for the Memphis Grizzlies at night.
The entire starting lineup scored with double figures. This proved essential to sealing your place for the first round matchup with the OKC Thunder.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was fantastic from the 3-point range with 24 points, shooting 4-5 over the arc to lead the Grizzlies score.
Desmond Bain also played a big game as he scored 22 points and nine assists against the Mavericks.
Starguard Ja Morant packed his stat sheet when he scored 22 points, and also contributed to seven rebounds and nine assists.
He also had a huge dunk in the game. It particularly touched interim director Tuomas Isalo.
Reports have been revealed with Morant, suffering from an ankle injury heading into the play-in tournament, and that he received an injection to help with the pain.
However, this seemed no problem as Morant was everywhere in the court against the Mavericks, who were contributing to both ends of the floor.
Speaking about the dunks of the All-Star Guard in the first quarter, Isaro said: “I learned not to doubt him too much. He doesn’t know if other humans can make a plant.”
Morant’s Electric Dunk had 4:29 seconds left in the first quarter, a putback slam after Santi Aldama missed the floater.
Morant has recently received much criticism from many people about his gun celebration, where he was fined $75,000 by the league.
He found a new celebration, which is also controversial, but there is much more to talk about in his game.
The two-time All-Star is one of the league’s most athletic guards and already has one of the best highlights for any player in the league.
Although injuries and controversy have been a major issue for him throughout his career, Morant is great to watch when available.
He heads to a series with many lightning to prove a lot, with MVP frontrunner Shy Gilgauss Alexander.
The Thunderguard has taken the league by storm and is one of the league’s best young players.
However, the suspension and injury hurt many of the early names he acquired in his career.
The talent is still visible to everyone, but Morant has to remind people how he can promote his game in the postseason.
Thunder will be a favorite to win the series, but Morant tries to make it difficult for them with his electric performance.