On January 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Grizzlies challenged the away game. The core of the two teams in this game is not there, the strength is still similar, the first quarter of the Clippers with the home momentum to take the lead, but then completely suppressed by the Grizzlies, the second quarter of the single quarter net win of 18 points to complete the reversal, and then has occupied the initiative on the court, once led to 25 points. In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Clippers 123-108 on the road to win eight straight.
Both teams have been plagued by injuries this season, with clipper Leonard still not returning, George injured again, Kennard triggering a health and safety agreement; Grizzlies core Morant was also absent due to injury at one point, Adams triggered the agreement, Anderson was injured, and Brooks played for a while and then retired injured.
Although both teams are not at the core, the Grizzlies performed better, played more confidently on the court, did not panic even if they were behind in the first quarter, and quickly completed the reversal and finally won another victory.
After beating the Clippers, the Grizzlies have won eight straight, ranking fourth in the West with a record of 27 wins and 14 losses, up to five wins ahead of the Lone Rangers behind them. For this result and ranking, I believe many people will not expect that they have also become the biggest dark horse of the NBA this season. You know, this result was achieved in Morant's absence for a period of time, during which time they won consecutive battles, and after Morant's return, they still sang high. They were also the first team to beat the Warriors and Suns this season, and the two teams lost a total of 17 games.
This time directly hit the Clippers' championship coach Tyren Lu, who estimated that he did not expect that the Grizzlies, who did not have more than one main force, were so fierce, and the look in the press conference after the game was very depressed, and it was also the most depressed time this season. After all, the opponent lacked Morant, Brooks played for a few minutes and then retired, which was a good opportunity for them to win, but they did not expect to suffer a fiasco, and the blow was indeed a bit big.
This season's Grizzlies are indeed not to be underestimated, and Morant's growth is crucial, averaging 25 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, and has been promoted to the league's top guard. More critically, the helpers around him are also one after another, and Bane is the biggest gain, averaging 9.2 points per game last season, 17.5 points this season, and shooting 42.4% from three-point range, which is expected to become the player who has improved the most this season. The next game Grizzlies will play away to the Lakers, and the Lakers can't take this opponent lightly.