Ja Morant circled only one date on his calendar: December 25. Not just because it’s Christmas and he’s going to spoil his daughter, but because he’s going to meet the Warriors at Chase Center. Injured in the playoffs, he had watched helplessly as the Grizzlies were eliminated. Eight months later, he is revengeful and he does not hide it.
“It’s the team that took us out of the playoffs, and we want to give them back their coin” explains the leader. “Everyone knows what Golden State has meant to basketball over the past few years. They are the defending champions. Regardless of their record, they remain one of the best teams in this league and can get going pretty quickly. I wish everyone to recover quickly and then have a good season. »
Nice, Ja Morant has a thought for Stephen Curry, but also Andrew Wiggins. Moreover, the Grizzlies also have their share of injuries, but like last year, their collective allows them to maintain a very good level, to the point of being at the top of the Western Conference, tied with the Nuggets (19v -11d).
While Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. have only played 12 and 14 games respectively, Memphis is ideally placed, and may even seem the strongest team to go all the way in the West.
This is what Ja Morant thinks when asked the name of his main opponent. “The Celtics” he answers. “In the West, that suits me…”
| Ja Morant | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | SAME | 67 | 31 | 47.7 | 33.5 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2020-21 | SAME | 63 | 33 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | SAME | 57 | 33 | 49.3 | 34.4 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 27.4 |
| 2022-23 | SAME | 25 | 32 | 45.4 | 34.6 | 73.7 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 27.0 |
| Total | 212 | 32 | 47.1 | 33.0 | 75.2 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 21.9 | |
