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Grizzlies star Ja Morant throws down wild left-handed dunk against Celtics

Ja Morant’s incredible run just won’t stop.

The Memphis Grizzlies star is a walking highlight.

Morant, just before halftime of their 120-107 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, threw down an absurd left-handed slam on Marcus Smart off a lob from Kyle Anderson.

The play is one of many he’s had in recent days and weeks.

Morant went off for a career-high 52 points against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, which set a franchise record and marked the second-straight game where he scored a career high.

During that game, Morant not only threw down a wild dunk over Spurs big man Jakob Poeltl, but he also hit a ridiculous fade-away buzzer-beater at halftime.

That buzzer-beater quickly became the most-watched video in the history of the NBA’s Instagram account. It reportedly picked up more than 42 million views almost overnight, and accumulated more than 80 million views from that game in general.

As of Tuesday, he had 385 million views so far this season, the third-most among any player in the league.

Morant entered Wednesday’s game averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds this season, his third in the league. He’s helped lift the Grizzlies into third place in the Western Conference while earning his first All-Star nod.

Morant finished the night with 38 points and seven assists. Jaren Jackson added 20 points while shooting 9-of-18 from the field. Those two just weren't enough to get the Grizzlies past the Celtics and Jayson Tatum, who dropped 37 points in the win — which marked Boston's fourth in its last fifth.

Though he fell short of earning Player of the Month honors in February — that went to Luka Doncic in the Western Conference — Morant certainly isn’t easing off the gas pedal. These last several games more than prove that.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant throws down a dunk on Marcus Smart on Wednesday night in Boston. (Winslow Townson/USA Today)