On January 18, Beijing time, the recent Grizzlies were too strong, although the 11-game winning streak was ended, but against the Bulls, the first in the East, they still took the initiative early. In the end, the opponent was easily defeated 119-106, giving the Bulls four consecutive defeats. Morant played just 31 minutes and had 25 points, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Bane, who played at the same time as him, had 25 points, 3 boards and 4 assists, and only played 28 minutes. The Grizzlies have six players in double-figures, and three bench players have scored in double figures, and this Grizzlies are really strong. In Lavin's absence, DeRozan had no choice but to lose, with 24 points and 5 assists, 10 of 24 shots, missing LaVine, and the impact on the Bulls was still great.
Morant has beaten many famous stars this season, and this time it's DeRozan's turn. The two sides also played back and forth in the first quarter, and although Morant scored by breaking through, his outside shots were inaccurate, and the scoring efficiency of both teams was not high. After the Bulls made a mistake, Morant played 2+1 to lead the Grizzlies. The Bulls made too many mistakes, but fortunately DeRozan scored consecutive points behind them, and the two sides were tied. And the Grizzlies in the second quarter, their lineup is very deep, three-point consecutive, although Jackson Jr. was injured at one point, but Melton and Bane stood up to hit three points, Morant came up to assist teammates to score, and finally hit three points, and the Bulls soared three points. After DeRozan scored, Morant also assisted Clark's whistle-pressing dunk to lead by 13 points.
The Bulls are missing too many main players, and the depth of the lineup is significantly inferior to that of the Grizzlies. Jackson Jr. didn't get a big deal out of it, and continued to play in the third quarter. DeRozan and Daussom led the team to chase the points, Bane hit a free throw, White hit a three-point shot, and Vucevic also scored from the basket and hit a three-pointer to chase into single digits. However, after Jackson Jr. scored 2+1 and DeRozan, Bane also stepped forward to score. Morant also hit 2 free throws, DeRozan rolled over on a jumper, Morant countered with a dunk, and then broke through to score a layup. The point difference has been widened, Clark scored under the basket many times, Melton hit a three-point shot, and although the Bulls scored to stop the bleeding, it didn't help, or trailed by 20 points.
The Grizzlies are so far ahead that it's hard for the Bulls to come back. The Bulls were still working in the fourth quarter, scoring five straight points at the start, and then Jackson Jr. completed a dunk. White just scored two points and Melton hit a three-pointer. The Bulls scored five straight points, and DeRozan was reluctant to give up the game. DeRozan also scored with high difficulty, trying to narrow the point difference. After deRozan scored 2+1, he chased 18 points. Morant quickly broke through to score, and then forced the rod to score. And Morant also broke out in conflict with Bradley behind him, DeRozan and others rushed to pull people, and DeRozan hugged Morant even more, which was really good for him. In fact, Bradley wants to stop Morant with a foul and finally wants to protect him, but Morant is unhappy with his foul moves.
Both men ate the criminals, and Bradley ate the criminals. Morant made 1 of 2 free throws and then hit 2 more. Morant's scoring ability is too strong, although the Bulls hit three points, but Morant broke through the air to turn around and score, the game has no suspense, Morant scored 9 points in the last 4 minutes of the quarter, easy to clock out of work. Morant led the team to beat the first place in the East, this time even DeRozan fell at his feet, and many famous stars have lost to him this season. Morant has been really good this season, and the Grizzlies' roster is also very deep, and they are going to make trouble this season!
Morant is now very good at scoring, and as young as he breaks through, he is difficult to defend and can make all kinds of movements in the air. Defending Morant, it is best not to let him break through the space again, and not to let the breakthrough is basically gone. Although Morant's shooting is unstable, when he finds the feel, he can't prevent it. Morant is going to impact the All-Star starter this season! He played like this, not only can he enter the All-Star, I believe he also has the opportunity to enter the All-Star start.
After the Grizzlies win this time, the Warriors are not even stable in the second place in the West, and the gap between the Grizzlies and the Warriors is already very weak, with only 1.5 win differences, both teams are 31 wins, but the Grizzlies have lost 3 more games. The Warriors now have injuries, and Green doesn't know when he'll make a comeback, and even surgery is possible. If the Warriors don't win in time, they are likely to be overtaken by the Grizzlies.