On January 18, Beijing time, the NBA finally waited for the frontal competition between the two dark horses in the east and west. In the end, the Grizzlies beat the Bulls at home and continued to rank first in the official website battle list.
The Grizzlies were ended by the Lone Rangers in their last 11-game winning streak and are currently fourth in the West, while the Bulls have suffered three straight losses due to a disorganized lineup but still topped the Eastern Conference.
The offensive state of the two sides was average at the beginning, Kobe White packed the first eight points for the Bulls, and the Grizzlies scored points through the impact of Morant and Bane, after which the Bulls made various mistakes, and the Grizzlies failed to grasp it, and the two sides fought to 20 draws in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bulls were still unable to find their form, and the Grizzlies played several small climaxes under Bane to stretch the point difference to double digits.
After the side change, the Bulls once used three-pointers to force the score to single digits, but the Lack of the main force of the Bulls score continuity is not strong, mistakes are also increasing, the Grizzlies maintain the outside feel, in one fell swoop to expand the point difference to more than 20 points. In the final quarter, the Grizzlies came up and played a climax to open the point difference to about 30 points, and the key moment had to see DeRozan, who led the team to return the offensive wave score was reduced to within 20 points, but Morant's consecutive strong kills helped the Grizzlies stabilize the advantage of about 20 points, and finally the Grizzlies won the Bulls 119-106.
In the middle of the last quarter, the smell of gunpowder appeared on the field. The Grizzlies were on the offensive side, and Tony Bradley stretched his foot while defending Morant, sparking a clash. As the two sides entangled, the referee and teammates pulled them away in time, and Adams grabbed the camera, he blocked Bradley in front of Morant, and finally directly carried the latter away. In this regard, many people joked that if Aquaman wanted to, he could carry Bradley to the Pacific.
Recalling the conflict with Bradley, Morant said that it was not a shooting action, he warned Bradley, but he still did not let go, what did he want to do?