A season earlier, he shot only 31% from 3-point range for the Clippers in 19 regular-season contests.īut Morris had struggled with his shot earlier in the series against the Mavericks. There was no better 3-point shooter in the Western Conference this season than Morris, who made a career-high 47.3% of his attempts as well as 2.5 per game. worked hard on his 3-point shooting during the offseason and it showed. Next up for Morris and the Western Conference’s fourth-seeded Clippers is a second-round matchup against the top seed Utah Jazz. “So we knew he was going to make shots and we just didn’t know when, but what a great time to make 20 3s in Game 7.” “Marcus is the second-leading 3-point shooter in the league this year,” Lue said. (Stephen Curry has accomplished that feat twice.)Ĭlippers head coach Tyronn Lue said Morris’ shooting meant a lot in saving their season. He became only the second player in NBA history to hit seven 3s in a Game 7. scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds during the Clippers’ 126-111 Game 7 victory against the Dallas Mavericks.
He’s going to always come out and support me as I do for him.” “Win, lose or draw, either team, family’s first. “I felt sick out there,” Markieff Morris told The Undefeated.
But with brotherly love stronger than pride, he was on hand to see his twin brother, Marcus Morris Sr., nail seven 3-pointers on Sunday and play a key role in keeping the LA Clippers’ season alive. LOS ANGELES – It wasn’t easy for Markieff Morris to watch an NBA game at Staples Center just days removed from his Los Angeles Lakers’ repeat title hopes coming to an end.
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