After Ja Morant dunked in an alley-oop, he gestured with pistols with both hands, but quickly retracted his fingers and made fists instead. (Dazhi Image)
After returning from suspension, Ja Morant was selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week in the first week. Today (27th), he scored 31 points and 7 assists, helping the Memphis Grizzlies win 116-116 after an extension on the road. 115 thrilling victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, winning all 4 games after Morant returned to the team.
Morant’s celebration at the end of the game also sparked discussion among fans after the game. With 13 seconds left in the extended first quarter, Morant performed an alley-oop dunk, giving the Grizzlies a 6-point lead. After landing, he originally made a pistol-fire celebration with both hands while dancing, but soon retracted his fingers and changed to fists. , and finally changed to putting his hands on his right shoulder to make a gesture of holding a rocket launcher.
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$iframe_tmp_use_0 But some people pointed out that this is actually a traditional celebration of Louisville State University. Morant will celebrate with this movement when he plays in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it has the effect of talking trash to each other.
In addition to Morant’s 31 points and 7 assists, Desmond Bane also contributed 27 points and 7 assists for the Grizzlies. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Smart, who missed 17 games due to injury, returned to the team with 13 points and 5 interceptions.
The Grizzlies trailed by up to 15 points in the game and were still 14 points behind one minute into the fourth quarter. However, they forced an overtime with an 8-2 offensive in the last 1 minute and 44 seconds of the fourth quarter, and won the victory with a 6-0 offensive in the last 1 minute and 18 seconds of the first quarter of the overtime. Talking about going from being behind by double digits to winning, Morant said: “We know what we are capable of. We tell ourselves that this is a situation we have encountered before, and we are very confident.”
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Pelicans Brandon Ingram had 24 points, 7 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks, Zion Williamson had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 13 rebounds. However, in the end they lost 2 consecutive games and lost 3 of the last 4 games.
CJ McCullum, who scored 16 points for the Pelicans, pointed out after the game, “I think this must be the weirdest game I have ever played.” Including the referee watching the replay three times with 1.5 seconds left in the 4th quarter, the Grizzlies relied on 0.4 seconds. The free throw forced overtime. “The way it was replayed and ended with two replays in less than a second, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that in my life,” McCullum said.
2023-12-27 07:52:02
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