On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Warriors against the Grizzlies, Thompson ushered in the second game of the comeback, before the game Grizzlies head Morant sent a dynamic blunt statement that he was very happy to see Thompson return to the court, and this is also the first time in Morant's career to face the Warriors with Thompson. Klay Thompson was injured in the 18-19 Finals, and Morant entered the NBA as the top spot in the 2019 NBA Draft.
In the first quarter of the game, Morant staged a talent battle with Wiggins, Wiggins broke through the first offense, and the Warriors started 8-4. But then Morant opened the scoring mode response, stealing a quick attack with the ball and dunking the ball to shoot a three-point shot, the leader of the show is extremely active in seeking offense, the intention is obvious, want to prove in front of this all-team Warriors, leading the Grizzlies to play a wave of 14-0 directly to reverse the score.
With the remaining 3 minutes of the first quarter, Morant has 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 6 of 10, as a comparison, the rest of the Grizzlies players at this time add up to 4 of 10 shots, it can be said that Morant alone is equivalent to half of the Grizzlies, at this time the score is 24-17, the Grizzlies lead. Just in the 3 minutes of Morant's rest, the Grizzlies were chased by the Warriors, and finally after the first quarter, the Warriors chased the score to 28-24, which once again showed Morant's role from the side, and he was irreplaceable for the Grizzlies.
Throughout the first quarter, Morant played 9 minutes and scored 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 6-of-10 shooting, which was higher than Curry, Thompson and Wiggins combined in the first quarter. It can be seen that Morant is determined to play a wonderful game in this game, determined to prove his strength in front of the splash combination's former league first backcourt. For comparison, Curry's shot in the first quarter was 4-of-0.
In fact, Morant's recent form has been very hot, leading the Grizzlies to play a 9-game winning streak in the past half a month, setting a record for the longest winning streak in team history. During this period, Morant was elected NBA Western Conference Best for two consecutive weeks with his continuous winning and personal outstanding performance, winning this award, which further highlighted Morant's excellence. Morant averaged 25.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game last week.
Morant is also the first player in franchise history to be the first in team history and the only NBA player of the season to win the Player of the Week award consecutively after winning his first weekly award last week (December 27 to January 2). Morant is destined to occupy an important position in the NBA, representing the strongest back wave of the NBA league! The Warriors and Splash Brothers will be put to the test!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)