Compared with last season, the competition between the East and the West this season is extremely fierce, and a large number of dark horse teams have emerged in the East, and the competition for playoff places is extremely fierce.
The West, on the other hand, is part of the team on the edge of the previous playoffs, which began to gradually develop and transform, and began to attack the top four positions in the division.
The Grizzlies are one of them, betting on Morant quickly to turn himself around after the "Black and White Bears" period, but the team has hovered on the edge of the playoffs for the past few seasons.
But the Grizzlies' strong rise this season, especially during Morant's injury, has inspired the team's role players, and after Morant's return, the team is the icing on the cake, becoming the most powerful team in the league.
After the last game to beat the Warriors, the team has won a 10-game winning streak, tying the Third Place Jazz in the West.
Despite the team's excellent record and ten consecutive wins, the attention paid to the Grizzlies is not high, so the core Morant bluntly said that the team did not get the respect it deserved.
The incident began with the Grizzlies hitting a 2+1 hit at a crucial moment in a game against the Warriors, and then he ignored a small fan who wanted to celebrate with him, who was wearing a Warriors jersey.
Morant also responded to the incident after the game, bluntly saying that the little fan wearing that shirt was a bit disrespectful, and this is Memphis.
I saw that he wanted to celebrate with himself, but he was wearing that shirt, he rejected him, he apologized to him, but in that moment, little brother, you still take off the jersey and celebrate with me, please help me find his contact information, I will give him a jersey of his own, Morant said.
After Morant gave such remarks and actions, the Grizzlies also cooperated with their own stars to hold a change of jersey activity for children.
The Grizzlies officially posted on social media that at 5 p.m. tomorrow, all children aged 12 and under can use an old jersey of any opponent to change into a new Morant jersey or a jalan jersey, and can also get 2 additional tickets for the game.
The reason why Morant is so strong naturally stems from the proud performance of the Grizzlies in the past period of time.
According to US media statistics, since December 1, the Grizzlies have played a number of league first performances in 22 games.
During this period, the Grizzlies were the first in 18 wins and 4 losses, in addition to the net efficiency, defensive efficiency, rebounding rate, offensive rebounding rate, fast attack score, interior scoring, secondary offensive scoring and other data are the first in the league.
So it's not hard to see why Morant dared to speak out publicly that the Grizzlies are already one of the best teams in the league and deserve the respect they deserve.
However, in response to Morant's remarks, Curry, who has always been reluctant to respond positively to the conflict, has relentlessly hit back at Morant.
In an interview with Warriors reporter Drew Shiller, Curry echoed Morant's remarks, saying the problem arises when Morant starts saying things like this right now, you have to prove it in the playoffs, and no one wants to argue with you about a verbal conversation like "who we are" in January.
There is no doubt that Curry's words are to the point, and the pattern is instantly larger.
The crux of the matter is the real gap between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, the reason why the Grizzlies have won 10 consecutive games, but they have not been able to get the same attention and respect as the Warriors, Nets, Lakers, because the Grizzlies are not a strong team in the eyes of fans.
A truly strong team has to prove itself in the playoffs, even if it is like the Bucks who have won the championship once, they have to win the championship again, and even have years of stable championship ability to gain enough respect, and the Grizzlies led by Morant are obviously far behind.