“Ja Morant took game 1 personally!”: Memphis Grizzlies superstar’s inner Michael Jordan comes to the fore as they pummel the Timberwolves

Jeet Pukhrambam | 20/04/2022
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Ja Morant posted an iconic video of Michael Jordan from the Last Dance, just a few days ago and it looks like it has worked for him. 

The Timberwolves love trash-talking and they were running their mouths after their game 1 win, however, the Memphis Grizzlies, and especially Ja Morant had other plans!

In today’s game, the home-court advantage was at stake and the Grizzlies all-star decided to take matters into his own hands. He put up 23-10-9, he is the only player from Memphis to put up 20-10 in a playoff game, thrice.

Today’s resounding 28-point win means that this series is far from over and we are in for a ride. Incidentally, the win was the largest margin of victory in Grizzlies history.

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Ja Morant exacts revenge against the Timberwolves!

Today was the day Ja would live up to the expectation of every NBA analyst and media personality.

His performance was nothing short of scintillating, he was one rebound away from notching up the first triple-double in Memphis Grizzlies franchise history.

Safe to say, he took game 1 personally! That Michael Jordan video was a warning shot to the Wolves and now they head back to Minnesota after awakening the lion.

Grizzlies fans tonight will be in a great mood and as we get to see two young superstars matchup, we may just get a thrilling seven-game series. Fingers crossed.

Every pundit from Skip Bayless and Kendrick Perkins is already celebrating this win and we think this series might just be the best first-round matchup in this playoffs.

Also read: “Ja Morant needs to show the Timberwolves, not TONIGHT, not in MY HOUSE”: Skip Bayless believes the Grizzlies star is ready for the daunting task ahead of him

 

Post Edited By: Jeet Pukhrambam
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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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