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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Michael Pina If and when the Grizzlies star returns, Golden State’s strategy on how to defend him could decide the series. View the original article to see embedded media. One of the most important and anticipated questions heading into the 2022 playoffs was how Ja Morant would be defended in a seven-game series. His game (blistering, paint-reliant) and status as the lone All-Star on a team with young talent that—Desmond Bane aside—isn’t known for spacing the floor, created a mix of skepticism and wonder. Through nine pick-and-shovel games, Morant has mostly vindicated himself against myria…