'Ja Breaker': Watch Ja Morant hammer home a thunderous dunk over Malik Beasley in Game 5

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) dunks the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley (5) in the second half during Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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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.

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