Ja Morant Drops 45 Points In Game 3 vs Lakers! 👀 | April 22, 2023

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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[Jordan-ux]

when ja was saying that they're "fine in the west" he was talking about himself💀💀

[PulledFLFGBANDFLFSV]

That 35-9 in the first quarter is wild 💀

[mhonalynn]

JAmazing!! Even he had pain in his hand, he gave a huge score in 2nd half. But again, he can't win this game alone. Hope in game 4, they play well and win. Game 4: 2-2

[sam]

Ja is starting to cook and score a lot better🔥in the playoffs

[Unknownpagee]

this can happened every game it’s still not enough when you only got 1 player scoring all the points and the rest ain’t doing nothing.

[jenniferchung]

Wow I’m just now hearing about Ja Morant. Insane numbers for this game. 🏀

[paidwaymg]

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

[CWJ]

Ja was locked and loaded in this game, gun blazing his way to a 45 pt scoring performance. Too bad his teammates were short on ammo.

[nossenkanter]

"He played like a young man with nothing held back. Admirable... But Mistaken." - Desmond Bane

[FaithfulFumoFan]

Grizzlies probably would have lost by 45 if not for his effort. Nobody else could put the ball in the hoop.

[ColdJelly]

Lakers don’t mind going 12v1 against Ja😂😂 let him score🤷🏾‍♂️

[iamstupidlylockedin]

45 point near triple double in a double digit loss shows all you need to know about this series atp

[agrey]

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....😬🙆🏾‍♂️

[Dave....]

That must of been all their points the whole game. Because them boys were getting smacked lol

[Deano]

If ja plays like ⭐️JA⭐️ these next few games lakers are gona be in trouble ngl. What a fun series!

[ImBabySr]

Morant was on straight fire tonight I hope grizzlies take the victory

[darrenlobban]

Idc if he loses this series or not, I'm copping me a jersey.

[survivortheoneincharge]

If Ja acknowledges himself as the best player from both sides he could lead Grizzlies to a come back series victory

[micsqua]

Issa parade inside mah city YEAHHHH 💯💯💯🔥🔥

[khentjordanasia]

Really Ja fine in the West. Smoke them young King