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Ja Morant在昨日接受TNT電視台連線採訪時被問及會將自己排在聯盟控球後衛第幾位，Morant說：“前五，這是肯定的，就是這麼簡單。”O'Neal回復道：“我同意。”一旁的Dwayne Wade說：“我喜歡這個答案，他說'肯定的'。”
在今日結束的一場例行賽中，曼菲斯灰熊以139：135擊敗明尼蘇達灰狼。賽後，灰熊球員Ja Morant接受了媒體採訪。Morant表示：“在說出這句話後，今天這種表現才是正確的回應，這種表現幫助我證明了這一點。”本場比賽，Morant出場37分鐘，25投14中，得到37分4籃板10助攻。
"Top five, for sure." @JaMorant ranks himself among the league's best point guards. pic.twitter.com/oGOUim9bho
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 5, 2021
Ja Morant said it was only right he bounces back from last night after proclaiming himself a top five PG in the NBA.
— Evan Barnes〽️ (@evan_b) May 6, 2021
“Tonight helped me prove that” - Morant to @thefishnation
Morant談到自己本場比賽的狀態，Morant說：“保持專注。”談到說自己是聯盟前五控衛的言論，Morant說：“我說了我想說的，我相信自己的能力，當然，你也得用表現證明自己的言論。”談到球隊的表現，Morant說：“球隊今天充滿了能量，改善了需要改進的問題，希望我們能夠保持這種勢頭，打進季後賽。”目前曼菲斯灰熊排名西區第八。
Ja Morant on the zone that he was in tonight:
— Grizzly Bear Blues (@sbnGrizzlies) May 6, 2021
"Locked in."
He said what he said, and he believes in his abilities. Said too that you gotta back up those statements
Taylor Jenkins說：“在這個聯盟中生存，你必須要有信心。他對自己有很高的期望，並且付出努力實現目標。我們會繼續促進他每場比賽都達到這個標準。”
Coach Jenkins on Ja calling himself a top-5 PG then backing it up tonight:
— Grizzly Bear Blues (@sbnGrizzlies) May 6, 2021
"You got to be confident to stay in this league." Said he has high expectations and works to achieve those goals. They're gonna keep pushing for consistency to live up to that standard each night
Ja Morant’s hangtime is something special pic.twitter.com/tGN7OS4JTP
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 6, 2021
