On January 7, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a focus game today, the Grizzlies challenged the Pistons on the road. The disparity in strength and ranking between the two teams was huge, and the Grizzlies made little effort to beat the Pistons 118:88!
As the star of the team, Morant played very well today. Due to the early entry into garbage time, Morant played only 24 minutes today, he shot 10 of 19, efficiently cut 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, plus or minus reached a terrifying +29!
In the first quarter of the game, a very interesting scene happened on the field. After the two sides started the game to 8-8, the Grizzlies hit a wave of offensive climax, and after Morant threw a shot, the Grizzlies pulled the score to 16:8 with a wave of 8-0!
After hitting the ball, Morant made a gesture asking for a timeout as he walked toward his own half. However, instead of asking for a timeout for his team, he wanted to tell the Pistons they needed a timeout. The most interesting thing is that Pistons coach Casey, who was standing on the sidelines, actually obeyed Morant's request and really requested a timeout for the team!
The suspension didn't work much, though, and the Grizzlies ended the first quarter with a 32-18 lead over the Pistons, leading by up to 31 points in the game.
So far this season, Morant has averaged 32.5 minutes per game, averaging 25.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting 48.9 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range.
In the NBA's official All-Star First Round of Voting earlier today, Morant (669033 votes) ranked 3rd in the Western Conference backcourt, behind Curry (2584623 votes) and Doncic (787690 votes).