Original title: Morant tastes the bitterness of isolation and helplessness 34 points + LOGO three points is still difficult to savior
On May 8, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs will continue. The Golden State Warriors are at home in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies. After the whole game, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 142-112, leading the series with a total score of 2-1.
On the Grizzlies side, Ja Morant scored 34 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
In the second game of the series, Morant made a big show. He scored a career-high 47 points in the playoffs. He swept the team’s last 15 points. He successfully defeated the Warriors defense line, especially when Payton II was unable to play. , Xiao Jia has become more difficult to defend.
Coming to today’s game, due to being too afraid of Morant’s offense, the Warriors tightened their defenses tightly after the opening. But this blind contraction gave the Grizzlies a chance to shoot. At the beginning, the Grizzlies made six consecutive three-pointers, and Morant also made two of them.
During a round, Morant was holding the ball on the outside, and his defender had automatically retreated to the inside. But Morant suddenly stopped, and then calmly adjusted to shoot a three-pointer. On the Warriors side, Dream Chasing-Green discovered Morant’s intentions, but it was too late to pounce with all his strength.
The game only played for more than 4 minutes, and the difference was widened to double digits.
After that, Morant’s individual play did not have much to criticize. However, as the war progressed, he gradually fell into a circle of isolation and helplessness.
In the second quarter, as the Warriors blossomed more, they gradually took the advantage of the field. On the other hand, on the Grizzlies side, except Morant, the status of others was basically not online.
In the last 30 seconds before halftime, after Wiggins scored 2+1 with a domineering breakthrough dunk, the Warriors have achieved a double-digit lead.
Passive, Morant can only continue to carry the offensive banner, he first made a sharp breakthrough to stop the bleeding for the team. In the last attack of the half, a wonderful moment was staged. Morant received the ball in the backcourt and just advanced to the center line. Seeing that the time was about to come, he suddenly jumped at the LOGO with a high arc and made a three-point shot. , but the ballistics after the shot is very positive. With a three-pointer at the buzzer, Morant helped the Grizzlies recover the difference to single digits at halftime.
After changing sides and fighting again, Morant is still leading the team hard. After a dunk and a layup, he has scored a full 30 points. However, looking up at the scoreboard, the Grizzlies are behind by more than 20 points. When the Warriors bloom more, his efforts alone are really pale… (Poirot)Return to Sohu, see more
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