Ja Morant is now tied with LeBron James with the most 45+ point Playoff games before the age of 24 after his third career Playoff game of 45 points tonight.
Ja Morant joins LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady as the only players in the last 25 years to score 20+ straight points for their teams in a playoff game.
Ja Morant – 22 straight points, MEM at LAL, 04/22/23
Kobe Bryant – 23 straight points, LAL at BOS, 06/13/10
LeBron James, 25 straight points, CLE at DET, 05/31/07
Tracy McGrady, 20 straight points, ORL at MIL, 04/25/01
Ja Morant (23y 256d) is the 3rd youngest player in NBA History to record 45 points and 10 assists in a game, trailing Luka Doncic (22y 98d) and Trae Young (22y 277d).
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3, 111-101. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 31 points and 17 rebounds as LeBron James added 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies by scoring 24 of his 45 overall points in the 4th quarter, including a run of 22 straight points, along with 13 assists and 9 rebounds. The Lakers lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Monday, April 24 (10:00 p.m., ET, TNT).
Ja Morant’s 24 points in the 4th quarter sets a new Grizzlies franchise Playoff record for points in any quarter, previously held by Morant with 18.
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28 comments
Morant was on straight fire tonight I hope grizzlies take the victory
😂😂😂 wasn't enough. But im glad he's back . Lakers in 6
this game is definitley dillion brooks fault and then he plays awful and gets ejected
Congrats Jaslynn
He’s unbelievable……. Too 5 player when he’s healthy.
Really Ja fine in the West. Smoke them young King
Garbage time points.
Only proves further they're better without him, overrated
Credit where it's due, sure, but i find it Insane that JA had to drop 45 just so the Grizzlies only lose by 10….😬🙆🏾♂️
20+ point in 4th quarter , but its too late …
Garbage time points is meaningless!
Bro the 45 he got was dead ass nothing to LA he didn’t get going until the 4th. And by that point the LA damage was done! He had like 15 in 4th i think. Bro that’s more than their entire first quarter as a team.🤣
Grizzlies probably would have lost by 45 if not for his effort. Nobody else could put the ball in the hoop.
Y’all are saying garbage points yet look at his teammates points 💀 if we would of played like this this in the first half he would of been tired in the fourth you see the lead for smaller when he took off
Half is all statpad being down 30 😂😂
who won tho???????????????????????????
so good
bro he just started statpadding at the end nothing special 💀
ja was him last night 🔥🔥
He dropped all 22 points in the 4th. Ja ate this game. Still lost though. #Lakeshow
Shooters shoot
Why is Brooks getting in Lebron's face thinking is all that when he can't even score when it matters…
idc if we lost, old ja is back
2-1.
2-1
40 points and they still didn’t win 😂😂😂
He's a savage
now that is a loss i'll take. refs were calling shit calls and grizzlies couldn't throw a peanut into the ocean in the first half. For the most part, besides Ja, plainly put the Grizzlies played terribly . Yet they still lost by only 10. Just gotta hit shots. whoop that trick