Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant makes a bold claim after a disappointing loss against Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of playoffs

Key Highlights

• Addressing the press after an ignominious defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder , the Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant made a bold claim
  

• He displayed an assured side while discussing the team’s strategy for future games
  

• The team’s manager and shooting guard seconded his thoughts and shared how they plan to move ahead in the playoffs
  

Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant set the tone for the upcoming playoff games by making a bold claim about the team’s ensuing performances. He assured better performance going forward. The Grizzlies’ guard got the support from the team’s interim coach and the shooting guard, who displayed an optimistic viewpoint on the team’s position and seemed determined to improve things.



Ja Morant took a tough pledge after an ignominious defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder


The Memphis Grizzlies had a terrible day playing Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. They scored only 80 points against the Thunder’s 131, becoming the sixth team in the NBA playoffs history to have lost by more than 50 points. The team needs hope and courage, and Ja Morant precisely provided that by displaying a determined mindset at the post-game presser. He said:


“We will never play that bad again,” instilling hopes among the Grizzlies squad and fans.









When asked about his ankle injury, he kept his response straightforward and short, saying:


“It felt better. I was available,” the Grizzlies' primary leader said, avoiding discussing it much.


Memphis Grizzlies’ interim coach and shooting guard also made assuring comments about team’s game plan


The Memphis Grizzlies are managing with an interim coach, Tuomas Iisalo, who has a big responsibility on his shoulders to boost the team's morale after back-to-back defeats. And, he performed the task brilliantly by taking an optimistic stance while addressing the press. He said:


“And I've always thought in these situations, uh learned this as a as a younger player that there's nothing we can do to change this result anymore.”


He further said, “So all we can do is.. is try to learn from this and then apply it to the.. to the game um two days from now that's all we can do.”









The Grizzlies’ shooting guard, Desmond Bane, refused to get bogged down by the glaring point difference. He tried to tone down the hoopla around the defeat.



“You got to turn the page fast,” said Bane. He elaborated on the team’s approach, saying:


“Definitely take the rest of this afternoon and kind of see what we could have done better, but at the end of the day, it's one game. If we lose by 50 or lose on a buzzer-beater, the series is still 1-0. Not the result that we wanted for sure, but still got a good opportunity to get on the road here in two days.”



Ja Morant and the boys struggled throughout the game as the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated them in all departments. Ja and the team have a mammoth task of keeping the momentum high and utilizing every opportunity to emerge stronger from disappointing Game 1 against the Thunder.



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