On January 7, Beijing time, the Grizzlies won seven consecutive wins with a 118-88 home victory over the Pistons, and the seven consecutive wins are also the second longest consecutive wins in the league at present, second only to the Bulls in an 8-game winning streak. This game is a one-sided game, the Grizzlies led by 14 points in the first quarter, pulled out to 16 points after halftime, quickly entered the garbage time difference to more than 20 points in the second half, the last quarter was directly all garbage time, Morant and Adams directly did not even play the last quarter.
Before the game, Jenkins said that all the Grizzlies players were exposed to health and safety protocols, Dillon Brooks entered the starting lineup, the strongest Grizzlies finally returned, and the result was that the third quarter was not finished to seal the victory, Dillon 24 minutes 18 points and 5 assists, Jalen Jr. 26 minutes 11 points and 6 rebounds, Williams 25 minutes 14 points, the bench used a 9-man rotation with 8 points to score two doubles.
Core Morant three quarters clocked out, 25 minutes, 10 of 19, 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, shooting 52.6%, the fly in the ointment is three three-pointers did not score, Morant's three-pointer stability is a mystery, playing the Lakers can be 7 of 6, playing pistons and Cavaliers can be 4 of 0. But that didn't bother him anymore.
Before this game, the NBA announced the latest All-Star fan voting results, Morant 669033 ranked third in the Western Conference backcourt after Curry and Doncic, Morant and Doncic is about 12,000 votes apart, he still has the hope of rushing to the Western Conference All-Star starting backcourt, Curry is the western 2584623, Morant super he has no possibility.
American media The Ringer commented on Morant, Morant is now too elusive, he looks like derrick Rose of the MVP season. Bill Simmons also sees Morant as an MVP-era Rose.
Morant's seven-game winning streak against weak teams like the Pistons, Spurs, and Kings has led teams to beat the Nets, Suns, Lakers, and Cavaliers in a row. Reading the second to kill the Suns, bombarding 41+10 to defeat the Lakers, bombing 36+8+8 to defeat the Nets, key steals + two layups to defeat the Cavaliers, Morant's talent has been revealed.
At present, he has averaged 25 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.39 steals and 0.39 blocks per game, shooting 49.1%, 39% from three-point range, only 30% from three-point range last season, and has improved to 39% this season, averaging 1.6 shots per game, the stability is not good but the total is good. Morant is going to hit the MVP in his third season as a rookie?
Text/Yan Xiaobai