Ja Morant just put the Memphis Grizzlies on his back. With the score knotted up at 109 with seconds left on the clock, the All-Star point guard made the game-winning drive and finish to win Game 5.
Check out Ja Morant ice the game for the Grizzlies:
JA MORANT FOR THE WIN! GRIZZLIES TAKE GAME 5!pic.twitter.com/SjT6XzW0A4
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 27, 2022
The Timberwolves led for most of the second half but Ja Morant made big-time plays to close out the win and put Memphis one game away from advancing.
Ja Morant absolutely stepped up to close out the game. He entered the final quarter with just 12 points, then proceeded to score 18 in fourth while accounting for the Grizzlies' last 13. None were bigger than the last two points he put on the board.
Ja Morant scored 18 points in the 4th quarter, the most by any Grizzlies player in the 4th quarter of a playoff game.
Morant scored Memphis' final 13 points, including the game winner with 1 second remaining. pic.twitter.com/fcONJ5lcOK
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 27, 2022
Ja Morant finished with 30 points, 13 rebounds, and was one assist shy of making it a triple-double with nine dimes in the contest.
The Timberwolves held a 13-point lead after Karl-Anthony Towns drilled a three-pointer with 9:38 left in the game. The Grizzlies then outscored their opponents 32-17 the rest of the way with Morant spearheading the offensive onslaught.
Memphis has now come back from two huge deficits to steal wins from the Timberwolves. But at the end of the day, all these wins count the same.
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