Beijing time on December 21, in today's NBA game only two games upset, clippers upset lost to the Spurs, Grizzlies upset lost to the Thunder, Clippers upset because the Spurs' enthusiasm is too good they grabbed 23 frontcourt rebounds, the Clippers only 4, and the Grizzlies have previously won the Thunder by 78 points, and the team's boss Morant has not yet returned, today Morant came back Why did they lose to the opponent 99-102?
During the game, there were Grizzlies home fans shouting to let Morante go, to be honest, this sentence is hurtful enough for the boss of a team, after the game Morant also talked about this issue, he said: "I am very disappointed in this, usually you have seen it before, when the outside world has a negative evaluation of me, I think it is motivating me, but today's home fans' remarks really hurt me." After the game, Morant updated Twitter and said he would shut down social media for a while.
It can be seen that the impact on him this time is not small, this campaign Morant played 28 minutes 12 shots 6, three points 1 of 1 to win 16 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block data, his efficiency is still good, and his plus-minus of +2 also shows that he is on the field for the team is a positive help, but may have played too well recently, and they have previously won the opponent by 78 points, so today did not play too good an advantage led to fans' doubts.
In Morant's absence, Jaren Jackson and Dillon both had a good performance, they relied on excellent defense to drive the offense, the team in Morant's absence period of a total of 10 wins and 2 losses, the win rate of up to 83%, during which they defeated teams like the Lakers, Heat and 76ers, and Morant played in the game team a total of 11 wins and 7 losses, a win rate of 61.1%, although it is not bad, but compared to 10 wins and 2 losses is indeed a lot worse.
And today after Morant's comeback Dillon and Jalen Jackson's performance is also far less outstanding than before, Dillon shot only 9 of 23 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers to get 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Jarren Jackson shot 5 of 15, 3 of 3 of 3 points and 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, perhaps the reason for playing without the ball makes the two people struggle or adapt, maybe Morant affected their play, but this team wants to go far must rely on Morant.
Morant's pool of balls in the game also allows other players to play without the ball to his side, resulting in many players not being able to play their full strength, but a team wants to succeed, which is also acceptable, after all, the winning team even if they are talented is not a mess but the cohesion and chemistry generated by everyone's sacrifice, Dillon and Jalan Jackson may bring the Grizzlies out of a good regular season record, but the playoffs decide the height of players with undifferentiated singles ability.
Last season's playoff Morant averaged 30.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, shooting 48.7% from the field and 32.3% from three-point range, a playoff rookie playing such a performance is very rare, and from here you can also see Morant's ability, just like the Bucks, no alphabet brother, only rely on Middleton and Holliday Their regular season records will not be bad, but it is impossible to win the championship without letters.
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