Heat Check | Ja Morant Did It AGAIN... @HeatCheck | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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When Ja Morant got the ball with a head of steam in the final seconds, the entire arena had a deja vu flashback to the game winner from a week ago. However this time it was only the beginning of the drama.
Morant drives and now the Pels put 2 guys in front, but he still splits the double and goes up for the game winning layup annnd misses it. But wait, there’s a foul called.
The New Orleans commentators obviously disagreed with the call, and after a 4 minute review the refs finally had a definitive decision:
All of a sudden everything is great for the Pelicans. They’ll jump it up at half court, time would expire and they’ll get the win.
Umm OK the Grizzlies secure it but there’s only .4 on the clock. This is gonna be a tough shot so just play solid defense and whatever you do, don’t foul.
So now the real drama begins as Jackson Jr goes to the foul line, knocks down the first one, and has a chance to win the game for the Grizzlies.
The shot is up, the bounce, bounce and out, and we go to overtime.
With both teams playing tight, the beginning of overtime was mostly a free throw shootout, broken up by a Ja Morant floater and a tough contested fadeaway by Ingram.
This is where Jaren Jackson Jr took matters into his own hands. He bullied his way inside on 2 consecutive possessions in the clutch to give Memphis a 4 point lead down the stretch.
The Pelicans probably would have won by now if they shot better than the horrific 63% from the free throw line and that was the case in OT as well as C.J Mccollum inexplicably misses both free throws.
Which sets up the exclamation point by Ja Morant.
I’m not sure that this celebration was a good idea but
the Grizzlies are 4-0 ever since he came back, and they’re doing the damage on the defensive end of the floor.
In this 4 game stretch, Memphis has the 3rd best defense.
The hustle and the will to win is back for this team, and while they’re still behind in the play-in race, the deficit is down to 4 and a half games.
So with more than 50 games to go in the season, Memphis has a lot of time to come back.
Unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said about Detroit who lost their 27th game in a row, and broke the record for most consecutive losses. Cade Cunningham is holding back tears on the court and things are very ugly for the Pistons. I made a video explaining everything about it. Check it out right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
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When Ja Morant got the ball with a head of steam in the final seconds, the entire arena had a deja vu flashback to the game winner from a week ago. However this time it was only the beginning of the drama.
Morant drives and now the Pels put 2 guys in front, but he still splits the double and goes up for the game winning layup annnd misses it. But wait, there’s a foul called.
The New Orleans commentators obviously disagreed with the call, and after a 4 minute review the refs finally had a definitive decision:
All of a sudden everything is great for the Pelicans. They’ll jump it up at half court, time would expire and they’ll get the win.
Umm OK the Grizzlies secure it but there’s only .4 on the clock. This is gonna be a tough shot so just play solid defense and whatever you do, don’t foul.
So now the real drama begins as Jackson Jr goes to the foul line, knocks down the first one, and has a chance to win the game for the Grizzlies.
The shot is up, the bounce, bounce and out, and we go to overtime.
With both teams playing tight, the beginning of overtime was mostly a free throw shootout, broken up by a Ja Morant floater and a tough contested fadeaway by Ingram.
This is where Jaren Jackson Jr took matters into his own hands. He bullied his way inside on 2 consecutive possessions in the clutch to give Memphis a 4 point lead down the stretch.
The Pelicans probably would have won by now if they shot better than the horrific 63% from the free throw line and that was the case in OT as well as C.J Mccollum inexplicably misses both free throws.
Which sets up the exclamation point by Ja Morant.
I’m not sure that this celebration was a good idea but
the Grizzlies are 4-0 ever since he came back, and they’re doing the damage on the defensive end of the floor.
In this 4 game stretch, Memphis has the 3rd best defense.
The hustle and the will to win is back for this team, and while they’re still behind in the play-in race, the deficit is down to 4 and a half games.
So with more than 50 games to go in the season, Memphis has a lot of time to come back.
Unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said about Detroit who lost their 27th game in a row, and broke the record for most consecutive losses. Cade Cunningham is holding back tears on the court and things are very ugly for the Pistons. I made a video explaining everything about it. Check it out right here. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
