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2/1/23
By: Kalynn Cross
Here goes Ja Morant! OHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYY GOODNESS! Ja Morant dunks on Jalen Smith! Wowza, that was one of the nastiest dunks of the year by Ja.
Ja Morant warming up his free throws.
The Memphis Grizzlies and the Indiana Pacers went against each other on Saturday January 14th 2023. The Memphis Grizzlies have had a really good year with good blocks, dunks, assists, and some buzzer beaters. The Pacers have also had a good year, but did the Pacers just get wasted by Ja Morant's insane dunk? Is their whole year ruined?
The Memphis Grizzlies have lost 13 games and have won 29. The Indiana Pacers have lost 21 games and have won 23. They have almost lost as many as they won.I was so happy I got to go see one of my favorite basketball players. That was also my first NBA game so I was really excited for that too. My predictions on the game were that I thought the Grizzlies were going to win and Ja Morant was going to dunk a lot. He kind of did, though he had two really good dunks plus the big one, and a really good block. The Pacers are good with some really good shots. That's good but not good enough to beat one of the best dunkers in the NBA.
Ja Morant about to shoot his first free throw.
Ja Morant laughing on defence.
Standing at 6ft 2 inches with a wingspan of 6’ 7” weighing 174 pounds. JAAAAAAA MORANTTTTTTTTT.Ja Morant dunks on Jalen Smith, a 6ft 9 center or also a power forward. Ja Morant is really known for his dunks, But mostly his really crazy dunks that he has done.
During warmups Ja Morant and Steven Adams don’t come out until later like 10 minutes before the game starts. Ja Morant was hitting some three’s in warmups and warming up his dunks and so was Steven Adams. Then the game finally started. It was off to a really good start. Ja Morant’s stats from the Pacers game were really good. Ja Morant with “23 points, 10 assists, and one ferocious dunk.” We can’t forget about that big block too. Steven Adams with “10 points, 2 assists, and 9 rebounds”
Ja Morant and Steven Adams on defence.
Ja Morant driving in through Stephen Curry
Here’s Ja Morant with the ball going in deep OHH MYY WORD, over Jalen Smith. Now Ja Morant’s dunk wasn't just a normal dunk, alright? He was driving in, jumping as high as he could, whole arm extended all the way back with the ball in one hand gripping the ball so tight so he didn't lose it from his hands. Then BOOM! Slammed into the net with a ferocious face almost falling over but his friends caught him just in time. Ja Morant standing right up walking down the court looking like “Yea No one can stop me I’m him” type of look.
The game ended with a score of 130-112 Grizzlies winning the whole game. The game was really crazy. To end the game Ja Morant was hitting layups, but they also put him on the bench because the most famous players needed a rest from the game. So they put him out for a little bit during the second period. Then they finally put him back in, and then took him back out again for some rest. Other than that the Grizzlies did really well.(No offense to the Pacers)
The final score of the Grizzlies and the Pacers.
Ja Morant doing dunk of the year dunk.
People are saying that Ja Morant’s dunk might be the dunk of the year. Ja Morant even got asked if that amazing dunk was his best, and he responded with, “Yeah, easy” Ja Morant also said, “It’s what everybody has been waiting for. I finally made it.” So you can see Ja Morant wanted to do a big dunk on the Indiana Pacers. Bane even said, “I ain’t seen nothing like that one. That’s probably going to go as the dunk of the year.” You can even see Bane saying that it might be the dunk of the year because he has never seen anything like that before.
The Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle also said, “That very well may be the best team on the planet right now” he also put out there, “They’re very hard to play.”
Rick Carlisle watches his players on the court.
The Indiana Pacer coach says to himself they are very hard to beat, and that they are the best basketball team in the world. That's crazy to hear about the Grizzlies. I don’t think anyone has ever heard that from a coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Ja Morant going in for the famous dunk.
Ja Morant might be known as the next GOAT in the NBA. Will anyone ever come close to beating the best basketball team on the planet? I don’t know but Ja Morant Might be the best basketball player in the NBA.
IMG_4952.MOVIMG_4955.MOVHere are some videos of Ja Morant one of them is his really big dunk. The other one is just him going in for a layup.
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CONTRIBUTOR BIO
Kalynn is an 11 year old 6th grader that loves sports but mostly basketball. Her two favorite current NBA basketball players are LaMelo Ball and Ja Morant.
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