Bane scores 33 points on 12-for-21 shooting (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and Morant scores 31 points on 13-for-26 shooting (2 for 5 from behind the arc) as Memphis staves off eliminaton.
“With Ja, just contain him, especially in the open court,” said forward Jarred Vanderbilt, who has checked Morant more than anyone else in this series so far. “Just load up to him, throw different bodies at him. With Bane, just being physical and kind of directional as far as physicality. Not let them see easy ones.”
Morant and Bane simply had too much time and space, starting with their play with the ball in the open court. They are far more effective and productive players when running free and easy, capable of freelancing their way to game-changing flurries, such as the one that decided Game 5. They sparked a 26-2 run from the late minutes of the third quarter into the fourth that turned a tight game into a runaway for the Grizzlies. They did it with creative play, for the most part, rather than with structured, half-court possessions. The Lakers did well enough in half-court situations.
In fact, the Lakers did a credible job in defending the rest of the Grizzlies’ rotation. Jaren Jackson Jr. was the only other Memphis player beyond Morant and Bane to score in double figures. Jackson had 18 points on 5-for-11 shooting, going 2 for 5 from 3-point range. “We’ll go back to the drawing board, watch film and see what we can do, but Ja’s an MVP and Bane was really good for the whole year,” Reaves said of doing a better job of containing Morant and Bane in Game 6. “They’re really good players. Like I said, we go and figure out what we can do to contain them.”
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