Ja Morant is a gamely highlight machine for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Morant scored a very efficient 31 points (on 14-of-21 shooting from the field, 4-of-4 shooting from the line), dished out seven assists, and pulled down five rebounds in a 135-115 drubbing of the Orlando Magic.
The box score was impressive enough, but a couple of the plays Morant made to boost those numbers were incredible.
In the third quarter, Morant made a nasty no-look pass in which he went with an around-the-back Globetrotters-esque move before making slinging it with his left hand to Ziaire Williams.
Williams then threw an alley-oop pass to De’Anthony Melton, who threw down a jam to cap off an unbelievable fastbreak for Memphis:
Ja Morant with a WILD behind the back pass 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1eT9ESkwsn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 5, 2022
Later in the quarter, Morant showed off his otherworldly explosiveness with this posterizing dunk on Robin Lopez:
YOU KNOW 12 OUT HERE.
WATCH YOUR HEAD. pic.twitter.com/IAQdCEN71u
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) February 5, 2022
12's playground 🥷 pic.twitter.com/SRqXIVAjU8
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) February 6, 2022
Morant has led Memphis to an excellent 37-18 record (.673 winning percentage), behind only the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference.