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Riding all of the momentum, Ja Morant tried to put another exclamation mark. A fastbreak dunk attempt turned scary as he fell hard on his hip and was in agony the moment he slammed onto the court. A rocking FedExForum went from enjoying a 27-point lead to suddenly shushing in silence like it was a funeral.
Morant went for a dunk against Lu Dort as the Grizzlies had the two-on-one advantage with Scotty Pippen Jr. Instead, he leaped in the air and smacked into Dort to change his trajectory and fall hard.
Morant got up to take both of his free-throw attempts but missed. He checked out. The Grizzlies entered halftime with a 77-51 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder, but that became secondary to their franchise star's status. He was ruled out for the second half with a hip injury.
Like a dark cloud hanging over the arena, the Thunder slowly chipped away from their 29-point deficit. The Grizzlies were held to just 31 points in the second half a a lack of playmaker muddied up their offense. OKC eventually did the unthinkable and mounted a shocking Game 3 win to go up 3-0 in the Round 1 series.
Talk about a brutal way to see your season essentially end. The Grizzlies still have a game to play, but all of their momentum is gone. Morant being on crutches likely means he won't be available for Game 4. That puts the Thunder in a prime spot to sweep.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Ja Morant's injury hung over the Grizzlies in Thunder's Game 3 win
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