“So, you combine that cerebral part of his game with his athleticism and you’ve got a special kid.” Everybody says, ‘He’s athletic.’ Somebody says, ‘He’s a freak of nature,’ because he’s so fast. “What else can you say about him? It’s not just that he’s athletic. “He’s a beautiful player,” Popovich said of Morant. The Spurs loss left coach Gregg Popovich one game short of tying Don Nelson for the most regular-season wins by an NBA coach. Poeltl finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Lonnie Walker IV led the Spurs with 22 points, and Dejounte Murray added 21 points and eight assists before being ejected late in the fourth quarter. It was just special to be out there and watch that.” “He got whatever he wanted, and it looked easy out there. “He’s at the rim every night, but the way he put it together tonight, he was just in attack mode from the jump,” Melton said. He said teammates began feeding him the ball in the fourth quarter when the 50-point target was in sight. Morant’s performance was the first 50-point game in Grizzlies franchise history. He hit all four 3-point tries as Memphis won its second straight.ĭe’Anthony Melton added 15 points for Memphis, while Tyus Jones scored 13. Morant added 13 consecutive points during the fourth quarter to break the game open, following up a career-best 46 points in a win Saturday at Chicago by connecting on 22 of 30 from the field.
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