LOS ANGELES -- Ja Morant just keeps soaring to new heights. In Sunday's 127-119 win over the Lakers, the budding Memphis Grizzlies star's ascent was quite literal, as Morant's two-handed chase-down block on Lakers guard Avery Bradley left both teams marveling at the play.
"That's probably the best block I've ever seen live," said Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. "Probably the best block I've ever seen, period. That was crazy."
Near the midway point of the first quarter, with Memphis out to an early 12-9 lead, Bradley deflected a Morant pass and corralled the steal out past halfcourt, sparking a fastbreak opportunity for himself to finish on the other end.