On January 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Grizzlies played back-to-back against the Lone Rangers at home, which is also a strong dialogue between the 3rd and 5th in the West. The Grizzlies have been on a 11-game streak in this game, ranking 3rd in the West and just 2 wins away from the 2nd-place Warriors.
In the first half, the two teams played very stiffly. At one point, the Grizzlies, who played at home, took a nine-point lead with Morant's help. The Lone Ranger relied on a multi-point blossoming pattern in the second quarter and managed to bite the point difference. At halftime, the Lone Ranger trailed the Grizzlies 50-55.
Easy side to fight again. With the help of Doncic's 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the single quarter, the Lone Ranger successfully played a single quarter score of 34-18, gradually grasping the initiative on the court. In the fourth quarter, Doncic and Hardaway scored consecutively, and the point difference gradually approached 20 points. At 5 minutes and 58 seconds into the game, Powell hit a jump shot and the Lone Ranger took a 20-point lead, continuing to widen the point difference in the follow-up. The Grizzlies failed to snap the score, and the Lone Ranger managed to laugh until the end of the game. In the end, the Lone Ranger won 112-85 on the road.
The Lone Ranger managed to end the Grizzlies' 11-game winning streak and is currently in the top 5 in the West with a record of 23 wins and 19 losses. The Lone Ranger has won 8 of the last 10 games and has been gaining momentum lately.
Interestingly, the Lone Rangers beat the Bulls at the top of the Eastern Conference on Monday, ending their nine-game winning streak. The Bulls' nine-game winning streak was the league's longest record at the time. Now the Lone Ranger has once again ended the Grizzlies' longest 11-game winning streak in the league, and the team has once again achieved the achievement of ending the league's longest winning streak, worthy of the streak nemesis.
It was also the third time this season between the Grizzlies and The Lone Rangers, with the first two draws between the two sides reaching a 1-1 draw. The Lone Rangers were on a five-game winning streak when the Lone Rangers first beat the Grizzlies, a time when the team was on the run during Morant's injury. The five-game winning streak is also the Grizzlies' longest winning streak, after an 11-game winning streak. The longest winning streak that ended the Grizzlies twice gave the Lone Ranger more capital to become a streak terminator.
The match was also a showdown between Doncic and Morant, two top western guards. In the official second round of all-star voting, Morant is ranked no. 2 in the Western Guard, while Doncic is no. 3, and there is only a vote gap of 200,000 between the two, and the future may directly compete for the all-star starting seat. Doncic had a triple-double of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Morant had 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.
According to the schedule, there will be a future showdown between the Lone Rangers and the Grizzlies, and on the morning of January 24, Beijing time, the two teams will compete for the fourth time of the season.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)