Grizzlies
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Ja Morant
Jordan Poole
Jaren Jackson Jr.
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the Golden State Warriors
Memphis
Morant
Game 5
Game 3
They believe he suffered the bone bruise on a fourth-quarter play in Game 3 when Jordan Poole trapped Morant and went for the basketball but instead grabbed Morant's knee.The NBA did not see any reason for disciplinary action on the play, but the Grizzlies believe that was the play that "triggered" Morant's series-altering injury for Memphis.The Grizzlies went 20-5 without Morant this season, and they desperately missed his scoring down the stretch in a 101-98 loss in Game 4 as Memphis missed six of its final eight shots after leading by three with 2:32 remaining.Morant -- who leads the NBA in clutch-time scoring with 42 points this postseason, according to ESPN Stats & Information -- averaged 38.3 points, 8.3 assists and 6.7 rebounds in this second-round series."You know how Ja is in the fourth quarters," Jaren Jackson Jr. said of the team missing Morant in the clutch.
As said here by Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer