Ja Morant scores 47 points, Grizzlies tie Warriors at 1 apiece

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Ja Morant struggled to see out of his left eye after being punched going for a rebound late in the third quarter.

Determined to make up for missing a would-be winning layup at the end of Game 1, the All-Star guard proved he could still find the basket.

Morant scored 47 points to match his postseason high and carry the Memphis Grizzlies into a tie in the Western Conference semifinals with a 106-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

He scored the last 15 points for Memphis, starting with 4:16 left. He drove and turned around a defender before hitting a 7-foot jumper with 1:42 left to put Memphis ahead to stay at 100-99. He finished with 18 in the fourth quarter all while unable to see well out of one eye.

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant reacts after scoring during the second half of Game 2 of the team's second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. The Grizzlies won 106-101. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

"That loss was on my mind a lot, obviously missing that layup late," Morant said of his miss at the end of Game 1. "But coming into today, I told myself we needed a win, and we were going to get a win. I just took it upon myself to go out there and do that for us."

The NBA's Most Improved Player, who also had 47 in Game 2 against Utah last year, became only the third player in league history to have multiple 45-point games in the postseason before turning 23. The other two? LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

"It's not just the plays," Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. "It’s just the force that he plays