“You’ve got to be kidding me?! This was going Overtime for sure”: Ja Morant even left Miami Heat coach in disbelief with his game-winner against the Timberwolves

Akash Murty | 27/04/2022
"You've got to be kidding me?! I thought this was going Overtime for sure": Ja Morant even left Miami Heat coach in disbelief with his game-winner against the Timberwolves

Grizzlies star stole the game away from Timberwolves, the last-second play by Ja Morant left everyone who was expecting overtime in surprise.

The Tuesday night action in FedExForum might just be the game of the 2022 Playoffs. The game started with Ja Morant and the taking an 11-point lead early in the first quarter, but Wolves fought back and took a 3-point lead to end the quarter.

Not a lot, but the game went back and forth with 8 lead changes and 4 tied games, but Wolves took a commanding 13-point lead just 2 minutes into the final quarter, and it looked like they’ll snatch the home advantage from Memphis and go 3-2 up in the series.

But then Ja from the Grizzlies woke up and had a game that tells why the 22-year-old is already a superstar in the league. He was having a cold night with just 6-points at half-time, and 4 more points in the third with just under 6 seconds to go when he had his typical moment on the rim which started things both for him and his team.

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Ja Morant has Erik Spoelstra in disbelief

The first time All-Star took over in the final quarter and scored 18 points to take his team into a situation that had them tied at 109-109 with just over 3 seconds in the game clock. And nobody but maybe Ja thought of not leaving for overtime.

The Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who himself had his team’s Game 5 victory that advanced them to the 2nd round and was in the post-game presser, had seemingly left the Grizzlies-Wolves game at a tie game. With 3 seconds remaining, he must have thought that he’ll have OT to watch when he gets done with his post-game duties. But little de he knew that the game will be over in seconds.

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This year’s first round has already given us some moments and rivalries, which generally develop deep into the Playoffs.

Everything must go only up from here, otherwise, such a great start as this could mean some disappointment in future series because of higher expectations.

 

 

 

Post Edited By: Akash Murty
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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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