"Ja Morant went in the house Michael Jordan built, where DeMar DeRozan has been cooking and dropped 46!": Kendrick Perkins praises the Grizzlies' All-Star for his career-high performance against the Bulls
William Burgess Grizzlies’ Ja Morant drops a career-high 46 points against DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls, snaps their 6-game win streak
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For anyone who has been following the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant, this season has not come as a surprise. However, for the rest of the people, Ja Morant and co. have been a revelation this year. After barely holding on to the 10th spot last year, the Grizzlies have leveled up their play by a ton, and are #3 seeds in a tough Western Conference.
Tonight, they went to Chicago, to take on the red-hot Bulls. Memphis stole the win 116-110. It was a tough game, with Chicago clawing their way back after Memphis held a 17-point lead. DeMar DeRozan got ejected in the final minute of the game, with the Bulls down 3-points. Before getting ejected, Deebo had 31 points, 7 rebounds. 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block.
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Had it not been for DeRozan’s ejection, we might have seen a different result, or perhaps overtime.
“Ja Morant gave the Bulls a 46 piece wing dinner from Harold’s with extra mild sauce!”: Kendrick Perkins
Tonight, Ja Morant put forth a performance to remember. The 22-year-old Grizzlies guard scored a career-high 46 points against DeRozan and the Bulls. Morant finished the game with 46 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, on 15/28 shooting from the floor.
With this performance, he now also holds the Grizzlies’ franchise record for most points in a regular-season game.
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After the game, Kendrick Perkins took it to his Twitter to hype up Ja.
With this win, the Grizzlies improve to a 42-20 record for the season, and are just 2 games behind the 2nd seeded Warriors. Ja Morant and co. would like to use these final 20 games to close that gap and secure the higher seed.
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