Ja Morant is one of the most exciting players in the NBA, and fans didn’t need any more evidence to support that claim.

After going through a difficult season, Morant turned things around and gave his team a boost with one of the greatest poster dunks in history. He then used that energy to lead his team to a dramatic comeback victory in game five against Minnesota, 111-109, taking a 3-2 series lead.

In the third quarter, Morant turned heads with a spectacular drive to the basket. He outmuscled Malik Beasley of the Wolves and stuffed the ball into the hoop with fury.

“The dunk went over a guard, so I wasn’t all that thrilled about it. After the game, Morant remarked, “That’s pretty easy.”

Even though Morant and the Grizzlies weren’t playing at their peak, they were still able to defeat the obstinate Minnesota club.

Memphis overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Timberwolves thanks to a layup by Morant with only a second remaining.

Despite having a difficult game for the majority of it, Morant was voted the NBA’s most improved player this week. But in the fourth quarter, he really got going, scoring 18 points, nine of which came from the free-throw line.

With 3.7 seconds remaining, Morant entered the game from the low post after the Grizzlies inbounded the ball and lost Anthony Edwards at the top of the key. With an unobstructed lane into the paint, which he hasn’t had much of in this series, he took advantage of it to beat Jarred Vanderbilt with an underhanded layup with his left hand.

Morant had nine assists, 13 rebounds, and 30 points in the game’s finale. Before fouling out, Desmond Bane contributed 25 points, Brandon Clarke scored 21 points off the bench for Memphis, and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 12 points.

~With 12 rebounds and 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves. D’Angelo Russell scored twelve, Taurean Prince ten, and Anthony Edwards twenty-two.

With 6:58 remaining, the Timberwolves were ahead 99-88 thanks to three free throws from Towns and Jackson’s second consecutive game-ending foul. After a dismal game marked by a lot of bad shooting, the Grizzlies struck back with a 10-0 run to set up an exciting finale.

With 3.7 seconds remaining, Edwards made a three to tie the score for Minnesota at 109. Morant’s last-second drive to the basket to win the game was made possible by it.

Following Minnesota’s 119-118 victory in game four, Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was fined $15,000 for his criticism of the refereeing. The Grizzlies were more likely than Minnesota to reach the free-throw line this time around, but they did not shoot effectively there, going only 26 of 39 to Minnesota’s 21 of 24.

Jackson then had to sit down after receiving his second foul on a three-pointer by Patrick Beverley. After going seven of eleven from beyond the arc and building a 31-28 lead at the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves, the NBA’s top three-point shooting team during the regular season, got hot.

In contrast, Minnesota shot just one of nine free throws in the second quarter and led 55-53 at the break.

In the third quarter, Minnesota outscored Memphis 30–21, but a windmill dunk by Ja Morant to close the quarter gave the Grizzlies much-needed momentum.