Ja Morant Tandai Comeback dengan Cetak Poin Kemenangan untuk Memphis Grizzlies

Doddy Wiratama

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Guard andalan Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant merugi Rp100 miliar lebih akibat skorsing 25 laga NBA musim depan. (Dede Mauladi/Skor.id)
Guard andalan Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant merugi Rp100 miliar lebih akibat skorsing 25 laga NBA musim depan. (Dede Mauladi/Skor.id)

SKOR.id - Usai menjalani hukuman larangan bertanding selama 25 laga, Ja Morant kembali beraksi di pentas NBA pada Rabu (20/12/2023) waktu Indonesia.

Momentum comeback Ja Morant terjadi di Smoothie King Center kala Memphis Grizzlies bertandang ke markas New Orleans Pelicans.

Walau sudah lama menepi dari pentas NBA, terakhir kali berlaga pada 28 April 2023 dalam laga playoff kontra LA Lakers, Ja Morant seperti tak kehilangan sentuhan terbaiknya.

Pemain 24 tahun itu mampu menunjukkan penampilan impresif dengan mencetak 34 poin, delapan assist, dan enam rebound.

Bahkan, Ja Morant jadi penentu kemenangan dramatis Memphis Grizzlies dengan skor 115-113 lewat aksi buzzer beater-nya di akhir kuarter keempat.

Kemenangan ini tentu sangat berharga bagi Memphis Grizzlies yang tampil terseok-seok pada NBA 2023–24.

Sebelumnya, Grizzles menelan 19 kekalahan dari 25 laga pertama musim ini sehingga terdampar di peringkat 13 klasemen Wilayah Barat.

Kembalinya Ja Morant diyakini bakal memperkuat Grizzlies sehingga memperbesar kans untuk menembus zona play-in maupun playoff.

Pada sisi lain, Ja Morant merasa senang bisa kembali beraksi di atas lapangan. Ia pun mengaku sudah merenungi kesalahan yang telah diperbuat.

Sebagai pengingat, rookie terbaik NBA musim 2019–20 itu dapat hukuman larangan bertanding selama 25 laga usai pamer senjata api dalam sebuah sesi live Instagram.

Hukuman itu seolah jadi "upgrade" dari skorsing sebelumnya kala Ja Morant melakukan kesalahan yang sama pada awal Maret 2023 dan terpaksa absen dua laga.

“Saya bekerja keras (untuk comeback), bung. Saya tak bermain (di NBA) selama delapan bulan, saya punya banyak waktu untuk mengenali diri sendiri,” tuturnya.

“Anda tahu, basket adalah hidup saya dan sesuatu yang saya cintai. Ini terapi bagi saya. Dan saya sangat bersemangat untuk kembali ke atas lapangan.”

Ja Morant sebenarnya menjalani comeback yang tak mudah, terlebih pendukung tuan rumah banyak mencemoohnya di awal laga.

Akan tetapi, pebasket berposisi point guard itu perlahan bisa keluar dari tekanan dan menunjukkan penampilan menawan.

Hal itu pula yang membuat pelatih Memphis Grizzlies, Pat Jenkins, mengatur possession terakhir dalam laga kontra New Orleans Pelicans untuk dieksekusi oleh Ja Morant

“Itu adalah pola permainan istimewa yang dilakukan oleh pemain istimewa... Salah satu harapan saya adalah membuatnya bermain dengan gembira,” ujar Pat Jenkins.

“Itulah cara main yang Anda inginkan dari seorang Ja Morant, bermain cepat dan bebas dengan kemampuan yang dinamis.”

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