Ja Morant

Ja Morant is adding some hardware to his trophy case. The NBA announced Monday that the Memphis Grizzlies guar...

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, but he surprised a teammate with the trophy. Watch the awesome gesture here.

The 2020 second-round pick upped his points per game average from 9.2 as a rookie last year to 18.2 this year, one of the largest leaps in the entire league. Regardless, it's still an awesome gesture from the face of the Grizzlies franchise. Bane has continued his impressive sophomore campaign in the first round of the playoffs, leading the Grizz in points per game (23.3) while shooting 48.4% from the field and 48.7% from 3.

Morant found out the news from Grizzlies Head Coach Taylor Jenkins gets and the whole team during Monday's practice.

The icing on the cake? He averaged 27.4 points during the regular season and earned his first All-Star nomination as a starter. Morant is must-watch TV during the regular season, producing Highlight Reel Plays almost every night. “What is he doing? Morant earned 221 points, including 38-first place votes, to win the prestigious honor. He came home to the award sitting inside a box on his kitchen counter.

Ja Morant was rookie of the year in 2020, vowing he would get better from there. And he's done exactly that. The Memphis Grizzlies guard picked up his ...

“It allowed me to take a big leap in my game, as you can see from my scoring.” Morant, an All-Star this season for the first time, was hardly a runaway winner. In all, 12 players got votes. The Grizzlies had three players get votes for MIP — besides Morant, Desmond Bane was fifth and Jaren Jackson Jr. was 10th. Murray appeared on 63 ballots, more than anyone else. We all want to be better.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, but he surprised a teammate with the trophy. Watch the awesome gesture here.

The 2020 second-round pick upped his points per game average from 9.2 as a rookie last year to 18.2 this year, one of the largest leaps in the entire league. Regardless, it's still an awesome gesture from the face of the Grizzlies franchise. Bane has continued his impressive sophomore campaign in the first round of the playoffs, leading the Grizz in points per game (23.3) while shooting 48.4% from the field and 48.7% from 3.

Ja Morant won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, but San Antonio Spurs guard ...

To put that in perspective, Kawhi Leonard only recorded more steals than Dejounte did this year once, and it was when he won Defensive Player of the Year in 2015. He was also the first Spurs player to have at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists in a season in franchise history. Being relied on as the top scorer and playmaker is a lot of weight for a player to carry over the course of a full season. This season, Dejounte Murray became the only player in NBA history to average 20 points, eight rebounds, nine assists, and two steals while playing in at least 40 games. He was playing with a team full of veterans and it was unclear if he'd ever carve out a truly meaningful role in the NBA. And this was the expected result for a talent like Morant from the beginning.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, but he surprised a teammate with the trophy. Watch the awesome gesture here.

The 2020 second-round pick upped his points per game average from 9.2 as a rookie last year to 18.2 this year, one of the largest leaps in the entire league. Regardless, it's still an awesome gesture from the face of the Grizzlies franchise. Bane has continued his impressive sophomore campaign in the first round of the playoffs, leading the Grizz in points per game (23.3) while shooting 48.4% from the field and 48.7% from 3.

Morant is the first former Rookie of the Year (2020) and the first Memphis Grizzlies player to win MIP. Given this historic win for the high-flyer, we decided ...

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Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, but he surprised a teammate with the trophy. Watch the awesome gesture here.

The 2020 second-round pick upped his points per game average from 9.2 as a rookie last year to 18.2 this year, one of the largest leaps in the entire league. Regardless, it's still an awesome gesture from the face of the Grizzlies franchise. Bane has continued his impressive sophomore campaign in the first round of the playoffs, leading the Grizz in points per game (23.3) while shooting 48.4% from the field and 48.7% from 3.

Ja Morant provided some juice via a filthy one-handed dunk thrown down on top of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley.

Morant tried a similar dunk to start the fourth quarter, but clanged it off the rim. At a time where the Memphis Grizzlies needed some juice, Ja Morant provided it via a filthy one-handed dunk thrown down on top of the Timberwolves' guard late in the third quarter of Game 5 on Tuesday at FedExForum. It was a very needed basket for the Grizzlies, who had been down by 13 in the final minute of the third quarter.

Much to the crowd and the internet's amusement, Usher and Tee Morant were shown on the Grizzlies' "Look-Alike" cam during a timeout break.

Ja Morant's father, Tee, made waves earlier in the series for his wager with Karl-Anthony Towns' father. Read More: Fathers of Morant and Towns trade friendly trash talk during Game 2 However, the attention from the bet had fans talking about more than what happened on the hardwood.

The Grizzlies guard showed why he's one of the most entertaining players in the league.

This was a nice boost in momentum for the Grizzlies, who have struggled to contain the Timberwolves through three quarters. Taurean Prince and Malik Beasley both looked ready to step into the line of fire, but the former clearly made a business decision and decided to let Beasley take the hit. Beasley did attempt to make it look like a charge, but Morant basically jumped over him on this dunk.

Malik Beasley is a brave man. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard didn't need to try to take a charge with Ja Morant barreling down the lane and loading up for ...

This play gave Memphis hope not only that they could come back in Game 5, but that Morant could be the superstar they need to advance in the playoffs. Play for the catch, keep the ball in front. The reality is that Morant badly needed that play to get both himself and his team going: after suffering a thigh contusion in Game 2, Morant had performed below his typical superstar standards, and had been having a quiet scoring night against a locked in Grizzlies defense. What an acrobatic finish for the win. Instead, Morant soared for a huge tomahawk slam that worked the FedEx Forum into a frenzy. If Beasley drew the charge, Morant would have his fourth foul, and Minnesota would get one more possession at the end of the third quarter.

Ja Morant gave NBA fans the dunk of the playoffs with this brutal full-extension dunk over Malik Beasley in the first round.

And here it is from multiple angles, just because. Looking to spark his team, Morant made one of the most absolutely brutal full-extension dunks we’ve ever seen. Tuesday night’s first round matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies was quite the chaotic affair.

Memphis' standout guard has struggled to score consistently in the playoffs as the Grizzlies seek to gain playoff momentum.

But Morant wouldn’t even be on the list of Grizzlies’ concerns if he and his teammates were playing at the level that got them the 56-26 record, second in the league only to Phoenix’s 64-18. Oh, that’s a factor too at the moment: Morant still has some pain in his left knee after missing 11 of the final 13 regular-season games. No one imagined Minnesota’s frenetic Patrick Beverley to hold any edge in the point-guard matchup in this series, other than maybe fouls and technicals. But he also led the playoffs after four games with 20 fouls, the management of which has had Jackson spending more time on the bench than on the floor (23.8 mpg). Said Morant: “It’s three-game series now, and we got an opportunity with two of them at home. I know a lot of people don’t like that, that I don’t have 30 every night.” in free throws but for how “poorly” the “arrogant” crew of game officials did its job. Jackson finished fifth for Kia Defensive Player of the Year after leading the NBA in blocked shots (2.3), and he’s doing fine there (3.0) in the series. “Only thing I can do after that is just make the right play. In these four games against Minnesota, he is at 20.5 ppg on 40% shooting (27.3% on 3-poitners). But the Wolves have managed to turn that smiley face upside down through four games, with Game 5 Tuesday ( 7:30 ET, TNT). Yeah, I’m not playing above the rim.

Ja Morant has been a walking highlight reel this season and he added to his collection with the poster dunk of the playoffs so far against the Timberwolves.

Despite a slow first three quarters, Morant shifted his game into another gear after that dunk, erupting for 18 points in the fourth quarter. Morant had struggled to this point in the game but in an effort to wake himself up, the All-Star guard detonated on Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley to end the third quarter. The 22-year-old has been a walking highlight reel all season and he added to his collection of internet-breaking moments with the poster dunk of the playoffs so far in Game 5 against the Timberwolves.

Morant finished with 30 and had 13 rebounds and nine assists. Desmond Bane added 25 points, and Brandon Clarke had 21 off the bench for Memphis, and Jaren ...

That led to 23 second-chance points for the Grizzlies. Bane got a technical in the second quarter for shoving Timberwolves coach Chris Finch. Bane also opened the game with his 20th 3-point in this series. ... Beverley had their first four-point play in the postseason at 8:14 of the first quarter. Pau Gasol and Zach Randolph were former Grizzlies in attendance along with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Kentucky coach John Calipari sat near the Timberwolves' bench. Then Jackson got his second foul on Patrick Beverley’s 3 and went to the bench. Minnesota was up 55-53 at halftime, then outscored Memphis 30-21 in the third. The Timberwolves led 99-88 with 6:58 left after three free throws by Towns, and Jackson fouling out for a second straight game. Edwards tied it up at 109 for Minnesota with a 3 with 3.7 seconds left. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 28 points and 12 rebounds. “You feel like you got it after all the mistakes made and everything like that. That left him an open lane into the paint he’s so rarely had in this series, beating Jarred Vanderbilt with his left hand on an underhanded layup. Desmond Bane added 25 points, and Brandon Clarke had 21 off the bench for Memphis, and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 12 before fouling out. But he turned it on in the fourth quarter, scoring 18 points — including 9 of 10 at the free-throw line.

Morant led the Grizzlies with 30 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in Tuesday's 111-109 win.

Morant, who was named the NBA's most improved player on Monday, hit his layup with one second remaining to seal Memphis' comeback. Down by 11 early in the quarter, Morant led the rally by scoring 18 points in the final period. With the win, Memphis takes a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.

Morant's celebration began as Karl-Anthony Towns' final heave fell short, with the third-year guard holding his hand up like a phone, as if he had called game.

Memphis, up 3-2, can win the series on Friday in Minnesota. Morant admitted after Saturday's Game 4 loss that his right knee, for which he sat out nine games late in the regular season, was not 100%. Dillon Brooks' bouncing inbounds pass found Morant, who drove left and finished a layup over Jarred Vanderbilt with a second left.

Ja Morant scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth and hit the winning layup in the final second as the Grizzlies prevailed in another thriller.

Morant missed his first three free throws of the game and had a relieved look on his face when making the fourth. Memphis left a lot of points at the free-throw line, though Morant made his final eight free throws in the fourth quarter. Minnesota's Patrick Beverley was dribbling near the Grizzlies bench when Morant reached and was called for a foul. Morant then answered by scoring a short floater over D'Angelo Russell on the next possession before doing the same gesture. Before the winning layup, Morant had been searching for a 3-pointer. The Grizzlies can clinch the first playoff series victory since 2015 in Game 6 on Friday in Minneapolis.

The Grizzlies and Timberwolves delivered a highlight-packed, thrilling Game 5 that came all the way down to the final shot.

The Timberwolves weren't going to give it away that easily, though. Morant stepped up in a huge way in the fourth quarter, going for 18 points in the final frame to carry the higher-seeded Grizzlies to a 3-2 lead in the series. The superstar elevated his play to another level in the final frame, bringing the Grizzlies all the way back with a chance to win the game.

Joueur s'étant le plus amélioré dans la NBA cette année, Morant a obtenu 30 points pour les Grizzlies, qui ont comblé un retard de 11 points au dernier quart.

Karl-Anthony Towns a mené les Timberwolves avec 28 points, six de plus qu’Edwards. Joueur s’étant le plus amélioré dans la NBA cette année, Morant a obtenu 30 points pour les Grizzlies, qui ont comblé un retard de 11 points au dernier quart. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ja Morant a réussi un tir en foulée avec une seconde au cadran, mardi, permettant aux Grizzlies de battre les T-Wolves 111-109 et de prendre les devants 3-2 dans la série Memphis-Minnesota, au premier tour.

Sous tous les angles, l'action, le geste et la conclusion sont magnifiques à voir. Mercredi soir, Ja Morant a fait soulever la foule après un dunk...

Tout frais élu joueur ayant le plus progressé cette saison, le «Spider-Man» a justifié ce statut: à lui tout seul, il a renversé une situation mal embarquée, car son équipe était menée de 12 unités à l'entame du dernier quart-temps. Au cours du «mega-money-time», soit les deux dernières minutes de la rencontre, il a inscrit les 11 points des Grizzlies, pour boucler le quart-temps avec 18 et finir la rencontre avec 30 au total, frôlant le triple-double (13 rbds, 9 passes, 3 interceptions). Un récital. Sous tous les angles, l'action, le geste et la conclusion sont magnifiques à voir.

Dans le sillage du duo Desmond Bane – Jaren Jackson Jr, les Grizzlies entament le match sur un 13-2 mais les Wolves répondent par un 17-4 et un 7 sur 11 de loin ...

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On l'appelé pour qu'il se bouge, il a répondu avec panache ! Ja Morant a sorti le grand jeu dans le Game 5 pour permettre à Memphis d'arracher la win.

107-106 pour Memphis, le comeback est complété mais encore faut-il mettre le couvercle. Et à une minute de la fin, alors que le score est de 106-104 pour Minnesota, c’est bien Ja Morant qui plante le 3-points qui tue suite à un rebond offensif de l’immense Brandon Clarke. — TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr)April 27, 2022 Pas vraiment plus tranchant qu’à Minnesota et enchaînant notamment les briquasses sur la ligne des lancers-francs, Ja n’était toujours pas Ja et les Wolves en ont profité pour se mettre en excellente position afin de revenir chez eux avec la possibilité de mettre un terme à la série. Mais la superstar des Grizzlies ne pouvait tout simplement pas accepter un tel scénario. Sous les yeux d’Usher assis à côté de son papa Tee Morant, Ja a véritablement lâché les chevaux dans les douze dernières minutes. — TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr)April 27, 2022 La suite, elle ne se raconte pas avec des mots, elle se regarde avec les yeux grands ouverts et la ceinture bien attachée.

Karl-Anthony Towns a mené les Timberwolves avec 28 points, six de plus qu'Edwards. Le sixième match aura lieu vendredi soir, au Minnesota. Dans la foule se ...

Karl-Anthony Towns a mené les Timberwolves avec 28 points, six de plus qu’Edwards. Joueur s’étant le plus amélioré dans la NBA cette année, Morant a obtenu 30 points pour les Grizzlies, qui ont comblé un retard de 11 points au dernier quart. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ja Morant a réussi un tir en foulée avec une seconde au cadran, mardi, permettant aux Grizzlies de battre les T-Wolves 111-109 et de prendre les devants 3-2 dans la série Memphis-Minnesota, au premier tour.

Ja Morant set the tone for the final quarter late in the third quarter, then shut the door on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Tuesday's Game 5 win.

Memphis trailed by 13 at the time of the dunk. Karl-Anthony Towns' heave missed the mark, and FedExForum let out a deafening roar. Watch Ja Morant game-winning layup for Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 vs.

Ja Morant drove for the game-winner with 1 second left in Game 5 Tuesday, giving the Grizzlies a 111-109 victory and 3-2 series lead over the Timberwolves.

Seemingly trying to clear room for an inbound pass, Bane got a technical foul for pushing Timberwolves coach Chris Finch along the sideline: But Minnesota committed 22 turnovers and ceded offensive rebounds on about a third of its misses. Prior to Morant’s game-winner, Timberwolves wing Anthony Edwards (22 points) tied the game on a 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds left:

The Memphis star, with a ridiculous poster that could go down as the dunk of the postseason and a last-second layup, led the Grizzlies to a 111-109 win in Game ...

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NBA - Auteur du dunk de l'année et du panier de la gagne, Ja Morant compile 30 points, 13 rebonds et 9 passes dans le Game 5.

0.9 0.9 A l’arrivée, la ligne de stats est superbe : 30 points, 13 rebonds et 9 passes ! On peut lui reprocher ses 5 balles perdues ou son 1 sur 4 à 3-points, mais il termine à 9 sur 22 aux tirs, 11 sur 17 aux lancers-francs avec aussi 3 interceptions. Il faut qu’on change d’état d’esprit, et qu’on soit dans le match dès l’entre-deux. Dans le Game 6, il ne faudra pas leur laisser trop d’espoir. Il faudra se donner à fond, dès le début. Mais dans le même temps, on n’a pas joué du bon basket ces trois derniers matches. Mais clairement, ça a chauffé la salle, et ça nous a donné de l’énergie. Personnellement, je suis resté très agressif, mais je ne peux pas dire que cela a servi d’étincelle pour moi. Il y a quelques années, Morant avait essayé le même dunk sur Kevin Love et il avait tapé le fond de l’arceau. Cette fois, ça passe, et ce dunk va tout changer. Il reste moins de quatre secondes, et c’est Morant qui aura le dernier mot avec ce lay-up compliqué, après avoir semé un Edwards bien trop naïf sur cette dernière possession. Il inscrit 18 points dans le dernier quart-temps (record de franchise au passage), et il est doublement décisif. D’abord, c’est lui, à 3-points, qui donne l’avantage aux Grizzlies pour la première fois depuis le premier quart-temps. C’est lui, sur un dunk exceptionnel, qui a changé le cours de la rencontre alors que les Grizzlies ronronnaient. Il le fait sur un monstrueux « poster dunk » sur Malik Beasley qui avait choisi de jouer le passage en force. Le chrono s’égraine, et Morant décide de se réveiller, mais aussi de réveiller ses coéquipiers et le public. « C’était au-dessus d’un arrière, et c’est plus facile pour moi.

Ja Morant a lâché le dunk de l'année, ainsi que le panier de la gagne. Sur Twitter, LeBron James, Nicolas Batum ont réagi...

Damn— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) https://t.co/CyHTiy5AVb April 27, 2022 Pas question pour Morant de laisser tomber, puisqu’il est venu fracasser le cercle, ainsi qu’un défenseur dans le même temps. C’est bien Memphis qui a fait le job, avec un succès sur le score de 111-109, devant son public.

Dunks spectaculaires, remontée en fin de match, et panier gagnant, Ja Morant a offert une performance qui justifie son titre de « joueur le plus amélioré ...

Les Pelicans tenteront de forcer la tenue d'un match ultime jeudi soir devant leurs partisans. Quelques secondes avant le panier vainqueur de Morant, Anthony Edwards a créé l'égalité avec un long tir des trois points. Brendan Ingram a été le meilleur marqueur des siens avec 22 points.

Au bord du précipice, malmenés par les Wolves, les Grizzlies semblaient se diriger vers une nouvelle défaite dans ce Game 5, puis Ja Morant a réveillé tout ...

» » Notre état d’esprit n’a jamais vacillé. » C’est exactement ce qui s’est passé. Avant ce shoot le meneur de jeu était en difficulté, limité à 10 points à 4/12 au shoot, mais déjà 11 rebonds et 9 passes. J’aime bien Beasley » « J’ai toujours la meilleure vue sur ses dunks, » a déclaré Brandon Clarke. « J’étais juste là aux premières loges.

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant threw down the dunk of the year in Game 5 against the Timberwolves on Wednesday night. As the seconds ticked down in the third ...

Behind 30 points from Morant, which included a game-winning, circus layup on the final possession, Memphis took a 3–2 advantage over Minnesota in the opening round playoff series. Grizzlies guard Ja Morant threw down the dunk of the year in Game 5 against the Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Morant’s individual efforts translated to increased team success as Memphis won 18 more games this season compared to last year.

The Memphis guard defying gravity in the NBA playoffs got us thinking.

The dunk was the latest sign that Morant is a sneaker marketer’s dream. Is it solely on the name? Is it the shoes?