On January 10, Beijing time, in the Lakers' home battle against the Grizzlies, the Lakers finally lost to the Grizzlies 119:127, and the Grizzlies ushered in 9 consecutive wins this season, which is also the longest winning streak record in the history of the Grizzlies.
In the recent games, the Grizzlies can be said to be grass and trees, everyone has performed very well, in the game against the Lakers, Bane scored 23 points and 3 steals, the highest for the whole team; Jackson Jr. chased after the second, with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks; Morant was not willing to show weakness 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists; Anderson data is very comprehensive, with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, but the most eye-catching performance is Morant, both offensively and defensively. Morant has performed very well, and Morant, who has repeatedly played against James, has not shown the slightest inferiority.
Morant was interviewed by reporters after the game, he said that he was very grateful to the coaching staff for their trust in everyone, and very much agreed with the tactical arrangements of the coaching staff, they fully believed in each player in tactical deployment, there was not so much star effect, which made everyone full of confidence, which allowed us to grow, but also let the team play as a whole, we will also use very good performance to repay the trust of the coaches.
Morant was very eye-catching in the first quarter of defense, after being snatched by Bradley, he did not give up, chased all the way, and finally flew into the sky to send a two-handed nail board hat, which said that this steal was a boost to help Morant become a superstar. After the game, talking about the block, Morant said that any responsible player will try to catch up in the face of such a situation, and the purpose of completing the cover is only to catch up, and he is very happy because the cover is all over the net, and it is possible to be selected as the top five balls this week, which he did not expect. Teammates also highly appreciated the defensive block and said it could be the best block of the season.
Although the Lakers lost the game, James still showed his appreciation for Morant in a post-game interview, saying that Morant is a very good young player, and the progress is very fast, and he is constantly proving himself, and is the most difficult to defend and the most difficult to get rid of the young players in this season, among the young players in the opposite position, which makes him see the huge potential of Morant, it is likely to become a superstar, and even he is already in action.
James also praised Morant's physical fitness, he said: Morant's body muscles are very flexible, especially his leg muscles, like springs, the bouncing power is amazing, you can see that Morant buys a lot of hard work in daily training, I am optimistic about his future.
Morant was named last week's player of the week, and he is the only player James has praised this season, as the Grizzlies continue to win consecutively, Morant will be more concerned, hoping that he can maintain his current form and help the team continue to win consecutively.