Yesterday's regular season, the Grizzlies upset the 114-113 away sun in the league's second-place Sun, giving their opponents two consecutive losses.
Morant played well, shooting 14-of-25, 3-of-5 from three-point range, 2-of-4 from the free throw line, 33 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, it should be said that Morant only played 34 minutes, but the plus-minus was as high as +15 on the court, in other words, During Morant's absence, the Grizzlies lost 14 points to the Suns.
The highlight was the last two rounds, with the Grizzlies leading the Suns 112-110 with 8.0 seconds left in the fourth quarter, before Booker took a pass from Paul and scored a three-pointer to overtake the Grizzlies by one point.
At this time, there are only 5.0 seconds left, and after the timeout, Morant receives the ball, faces the four-man defense of Bridges, Paul, Ayton, and Booker, breaks through and scores a super difficult stagnant layup, and the Grizzlies take away the victory.
So, Morant is the absolute contributor to this victory, but the Grizzlies have one more young player to mention - Desmond Bain.
Throughout the game, Bain played a total of 36.5 minutes, shooting 12 of 22 from the field, 6 of 11 from three-point range, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, and had 32 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, second only to Morant in scoring.
In the first quarter, Bane scored 5 of 7 in a single quarter, scoring 12 points, and in the crucial fourth quarter, Bane played well again, scoring 11 points in 4 of 8 in a single quarter, and 3 minutes later in the fourth quarter, the Suns chased points madly, and it was Bane who threw two consecutive three-pointers to help the Grizzlies stabilize the lead.
It should be said that this is not the first time Bain has played so well this season, and in the past 7 games, he has repeatedly delivered amazing performances:
Against the Blazers, he was 8-of-13 and 5-of-8 from three-point range, with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
Against the Kings, he scored 9-of-16 and 4-of-5 from three-point range, scoring 24 points
Against the Thunder, he shot 10-of-20, 5-of-9 from three-point range, and had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
Against the Kings, he shot 11-of-19, 4-of-6 from three-point range, and had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
In the past seven games, Bain has averaged 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 51.3% from the field, 51.9% from three-point range, 100% from the free throw line, and 65.4% from the true shooting range.
So far this season, Bain's average is 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 47.2%/42.6%/93.5% of the three, and shooting 59.5% of the real shooting.
For comparison, Bain averaged 9.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game last season, shooting 46.9%/43.2%/81.6% from three fields and shooting 60.0% from the field.
You can see that Bain's efficiency has always been very good, especially three-pointers, this season, he can average 2.9 three-pointers per game, which is the 12th in the league, and in the past seven games, he has been able to average 4.0 three-pointers at more than 50% shooting rate - because of his strong body, accurate three-point accuracy and high efficiency, fans also callEd Bain "Meat Curry".
Such a huge amount of progress has also brought Bane into the discussion of the fastest improving players, just today, the US media NBA Central posted a question: "Who is the fastest improving player in your mind", Morant retweeted and wrote: "Desmond Bain".
At this point, many people probably want to ask, who is this Bane?
In the 2020 draft, Bane was selected with the 30th pick in the first round, he is 1 meter 98 tall, arm span 1 meter 94, is a relatively rare short player, before the draft did not receive much attention, and played in college for four years, belongs to the older rookie.
However, before the draft, Bane was considered one of the best players to shoot in this draft, he has a very high ball dealer, can complete any type of shooting, including receiving shots, holding the ball jump shot, dry pull, is a pure point guard.
Bain's performance today has also won the praise of his teammates and coaches:
Head coach Jenkins said: "He can always be in the right position on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and for a second-year rookie, he is the ultimate professional player. ”
Morant said: "He will tell you that he is a professional scorer, and I have always said to him, yes, dude, you are so good. ”
The Grizzlies' "low-pick Taobao" ability has been good, the previous Dillon Brooks (2017 second round 45th pick) is an example, and now, the Grizzlies have picked up the treasure again, hoping that the Grizzlies will cultivate with their hearts, and also hope that Bane will continue to play amazingly.