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Ja Morant (31 PTS) & Desmond Bane (33 PTS) Lead Grizzlies To Game 5 W! | April 26, 2023

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April 26, 2023

Ja Morant and Desmond Bane are now the 6th pair of teammates in NBA history to each record 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in a Playoff game, joining:
Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry & Kevin Durant on 06/04/2017
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook on 05/07/2014
Los Angeles Lakers: Elgin Baylor & Jerry West on 04/28/1968
Philadelphia 76ers: Hal Greer & Wali Jones on 04/14/1967
Philadelphia Warriors: Paul Arizin & Wilt Chamberlain on 03/16/1962

Ja Morant and Desmond Bane become the first pair of teammates in Grizzlies franchise history to record 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in either a regular season or playoff game.

Led by Desmond Bane’s 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies defeat the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers, 116-99. Ja Morant added 31 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the victory, while Anthony Davis tallied 31 points and 19 rebounds for the Lakers. The Lakers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, with Game 6 taking place Friday, April 28th (10:30 p.m., ET, ESPN).

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The Day Steph Changed the Rules

Before the MVPs, before the four championships, there was this night at the Garden. In this episode of “Anatomy of the Game,” Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball revisits Steph Curry’s 54-point eruption against the Knicks in February 2013—a glimpse of the superstar who would change how basketball is played and defended. Ben breaks down how…

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Before the MVPs, before the four championships, there was this night at the Garden.
In this episode of “Anatomy of the Game,” Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball revisits Steph Curry’s 54-point eruption against the Knicks in February 2013—a glimpse of the superstar who would change how basketball is played and defended.

Ben breaks down how Curry punished New York’s drop coverage and the space defenders gave him beyond the arc, revealing why defensive approaches that once seemed reasonable at the time would soon become impossible to use going forward.

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