If he had been rather good in the defeat against the Rockets, with 27 points, Ja Morant failed to follow up in Minnesota. The playmaker suffered with his shooting, finishing with an ugly 5/19, and also in the game with five lost balls, some of which were quite stupid.
“He had good shots and managed to create good things for us on offense”, estimated yet Taylor Jenkins, who also highlighted his efforts in defense throughout the match.
In “money time”, Ja Morant will manage to make the difference, with the right moves at the right time. After equalizing at 125 a few seconds earlier, he found himself with the ball in his hands and facing a 24-second clock that was ending.
Faced with Anthony Edwards, he still manages to send “a shot that he usually scores, a floater”he said, less than twenty seconds before the end of the meeting. It falls in, the All-Star finishes with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Grizzlies narrowly win.
“We know it was made for these moments”comments his coach. “We have the utmost confidence in him to take charge at the end of a match. »
| Ja Morant | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | M.E.M. | 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 | M.E.M. | 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 | M.E.M. | 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 | M.E.M. | 61 | 32 | 46.6 | 30.7 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 26.2 |
| 2023-24 | M.E.M. | 9 | 35 | 47.1 | 27.5 | 81.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 25.1 |
| 2024-25 | M.E.M. | 21 | 28 | 45.1 | 31.7 | 83.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 21.5 |
| Total | 278 | 32 | 47.1 | 31.8 | 76.1 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 22.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
