LeBron James’ decisive steal and breakaway windmill slam to end the game against the outmatched Memphis Grizzlies on Friday was followed by taunting from LA Lakers standout Ja Morant. The latter was one of the 13 players that did not start for the Grizzlies in the game.
He was out for the season. James made the play, landed in front of Morant, and flexed his facial muscles.
James rushed backward to the Lakers bench, and immediately after, Morant shoved the four-time MVP. Memphis then called a timeout. After Morant’s response, the video went popular on the internet. This is the video:
With seven seconds remaining, the Grizzlies had the ball and the Lakers were ahead 121-118. Nevertheless, the ball was removed from the agony by a GG Jackson miss. James followed it throughout. Though one of the players for the Grizzlies.
James was the first to reach the ball, so he positioned himself in a passing lane to easily steal the ball and end the game with a windmill slam.
In a game the Memphis Grizzlies must win, LeBron James and Co. sweat.
and for the last two weeks, the LA Lakers have been in a must-win scenario. In the play-in tournament, they are fighting for a good seeding. It seemed like the Lakers were getting better. Nevertheless, their hopes of finishing in the top six were dashed after consecutive losses to the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Lakers needed to win their final two games in order to have any chance of finishing as the eighth seed. The kids gave James and Co. a serious game, and their hopes of defeating the inexperienced Grizzlies were all but gone. Although a blowout in favor of Los Angeles was anticipated, the Grizzlies maintained a close game for the entire forty-eight minutes.
With 31 points and seven three-pointers, GG Jackson put forth another strong performance
Jake LaRavia and former Laker Scotty Pippen Jr. each scored 28 points. By the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies had a nine-point lead. But from that point on, LeBron James willed the Lakers to victory.
Twelve of his thirty-seven points came in the fourth quarter. With five seconds remaining, James finished the game with four more free throws, a steal, and a windmill slam to give the Lakers a five-point lead.
With a 46-35 record, the Lakers briefly took over as the eighth seed. If the Warriors lose to the Pelicans and the Kings lose to the Kings on Friday, they might be able to hold onto it.
