On January 13, Beijing time, before the Grizzlies faced the Warriors at home, Morant scored 15 points in the first quarter, and finally scored 29 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds to lead the team to win, and the Grizzlies completed a 10-game winning streak. The 10-game winning streak is the longest in Grizzlies history, and Morant is leading the team to make history. In addition, this is the second consecutive time that Morant has led the team to beat the Warriors with Curry in a row, and during the 10-game winning streak, he has defeated the Nets, Suns and Lakers, and the win is full of gold.
In addition to the history of the team, Morant set a personal record of 10 consecutive wins, according to statistics, Morant averaged 25 points per game during the 10 consecutive wins. In this way, Morant (22 years and 154 days) surpassed NBA star Bob McAdoo (1974-75 season, 23 years and 59 days) and Chamberlain (1959-1960, 23 years and 145 days) to become the youngest player in NBA history to lead teams to at least 10 consecutive wins and average 25+ per game.
You should know that Morant is only entering his third NBA season, he is the eye of the 2019 NBA draft, the current Grizzlies record is 29 wins and 14 losses, ranking 4th in the West, the record is tied with the Jazz, because the net win point relationship is only 4th, there is a possibility of rushing into the top 3 in the West at any time. The Grizzlies are only 3.5 wins away from the Suns, the No. 1 in the West, and for comparison, the Grizzlies' regular record last season was 9th in the West, and they beat the Warriors through the playoffs to advance to the playoffs. This means that the Grizzlies have made significant progress under Morant's leadership, achieving a leap from ordinary teams to strong teams.
At the same time, Morant's personal data is also very strong, in addition to 10 consecutive wins to create a record of 1st in history, throughout the season so far, Morant has played 30 games, all for the start, averaging 32.4 minutes per game, 25 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals, and the three-point shooting rate that has been criticized for poor projection has also increased to 38%, in addition, In addition, Morant's scoring distribution, the penalty area scoring rate ranks in the league's top 20, and the top 20 lists only Morant is a outside player. This is enough to reflect Morant's excellence, he has maintained the breakthrough of his own advantages, and the weak three-point projection has also improved.
The team has achievements, the personal data is outstanding, Morant has played a performance that can compete for the MVP of the season, and in the third year of his career, he can hook up with the MVP, and Morant deserves everyone's praise. The last top guard who could hook up with MVP in the third year of his career was Derrick Rose, and in the 10-11 season, rose in the third grade led the Bulls to play the first place in the East in the regular season, thus winning the MVP, becoming the youngest MVP player in NBA history. Now Morant is also trying to replicate Rose's past achievements, as long as the Grizzlies maintain this momentum to compete for the top 3 regular season records in the West, Morant's personal performance continues, the rising star definitely has a chance to impact the MVP, born in 1999, Morant is only 22 years old, his future is immeasurable.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)