“I thought it was crazy. I don't even know why he tried that! » Scotty Pippen Jr. still can't believe it. While on the floor, surrounded by three Bucks near the 3-point line, Ja Morant multiplies the feints to finally send Santi Aldama to the alley-oop!
A sleight of hand of which the leader of the Grizzlies has the secret, and against the Bucks, he signed his best game in a long time last night with 26 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. It's his 12th career triple-double, and it allows the Grizzlies to win 122-99 against the Bucks!
“There is a first for everything” laughs Ja Morant about his pass. “I played in a liberated way. With me, you have to accept the fact that there will be lost balls, but I always try to do the right thing. The coach asks me to be aggressive, but that doesn't just mean scoring points. I take what the defense gives me. » Still limited in his playing time, Ja Morant signs a +/- of +29 in 29 minutes, and his legs are back to set a hellish pace.
Everything is going too fast for the Bucks
“He has prepared for this and it is part of our plan”explains Taylor Jenkins about managing his leader's playing time. “He missed a match two days ago. That’s six matches in nine days, and he reacted with a very good rhythm.”
A pace that Damian Lillard failed to keep up. The Bucks' All-Star point guard had one of his worst nights in his career, limited to 4 points on 1 of 12 shots!
“It's difficult, because throughout my career I've always been someone who can take over. I can take control of a match” reacts Damian Lillard, who has been repeating the same refrain for a year. “I joined a new team and my situation is different. I realize that and I have to try to find a way not to go back to what I’ve always done.”
Ja Morant laughing, Damian Lillard lamenting. This is the perfect summary of this big victory for the Grizzlies, which inflicts a fourth defeat in a row on the Bucks!
| 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. | 4 | 26 | 42.1 | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 19.0 |
| Total | 261 | 32 | 47.1 | 31.6 | 75.6 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 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.
