On January 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Grizzlies made a 110-106 narrow victory over the Cavaliers, winning 6 consecutive wins and ranking in the top four in the West. In this game, league supernova Morant once again plays the role of savior! He scored 6 points in the last 20 seconds to kill the suspense of the game! The 22-year-old star, who was named an All-Star this season, has no suspense. I don't know how I will feel when I see the Pelicans behaving like this?
Straight back to the final moments of the game, the two sides clenched the score, came to a 104 draw, and the game entered the final 40 seconds. At this point, Morant first broke into the inside line, faced the defender with super ability to stay behind the opponent, scored a layup, and helped the Grizzlies lead by 2 points again. Then the Cavaliers arced the ball to attack, Morant took an arrow step, directly completed the steal and then pushed the ball up against the defender! The Grizzlies led by four points. Morant roared in celebration, while the Cavaliers' home stadium was momentarily silent and the fans held their heads in despair.
Due to lack of time, the Cavaliers had to resort to foul tactics, and Morant made two free throws to seal the victory. In the final 20 seconds or so, Morant scored 6 points to kill the game. Alliance superstars, nothing more. After this campaign, Morant has led the Grizzlies to six consecutive wins, and if there is no big surprise, the Grizzlies will retain the top four position in the West before the All-Star Game.
Earlier, 5 NBA official website reporters posted that they would cast the Western Conference All-Star starter, 1 person selected the young Morant into the starting lineup. To be sure, Morant is having a hard time getting into the starting lineup because Paul and Curry are basically locking up places. But entering the All-Star bench, Morant can be said to be nailed down, and there will be no accidents. In his third season, Morant will use his strength to win respect.
I wonder how Pelicans management will feel about witnessing Morant's continued upward momentum? Zion, who is the first-time champion of Morant, is currently in the process of endless injury recovery, and the weight is even more headache- I don't know if the Pelicans management regrets the choice they made?