'Ja Breaker': Watch Ja Morant hammer home a thunderous dunk over Malik Beasley in Game 5
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TNT play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle called it a "Ja Breaker!"
Mailk Beasley may not want to remember it.
At a time where the Memphis Grizzlies needed some juice, Ja Morant provided it via a filthy one-handed dunk thrown down on top of the Timberwolves' guard late in the third quarter of Game 5 on Tuesday at FedExForum.
Take a look or 10.
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So good we needed another look 👀 pic.twitter.com/sye0TO8wzy
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It was a very needed basket for the Grizzlies, who had been down by 13 in the final minute of the third quarter.
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Morant has been a slump dating back to Game 3 scoring the ball, and that continued thru three quarters on Tuesday. Morant was 4-of-12 with 10 points before the dunk.
But the dunk helped the FedExForum crowd onto its feet after a quiet third quarter in which the Grizzlies struggled to shoot, especially from 3.
Morant tried a similar dunk to start the fourth quarter, but clanged it off the rim. It deflected to Desmond Bane, who hit a 3-pointer to further cut into the Timberwolves' lead.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Watch: Ja Morant hammers home a thunderous dunk over Malik Beasley