On January 27, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs 118-110 to avoid losing streaks. The two teams have been playing very glue in this game, the Grizzlies led by 9 points in the first quarter, the Spurs narrowed the point difference to 3 points after halftime, the Grizzlies pulled the gap to 8 points after the third quarter, and the Spurs once flattened the point difference into the last 4 minutes, but Jarren Jr.'s three-pointer and Morant's 6 free throws all poured out the Spurs' counterattack, and finally the Grizzlies crossed the danger.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was one of the heroes of the win, with 32 minutes in the game, 9 of 14, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 22 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 6 blocks, and 39 blocks in 10 games, the most in the history of the Grizzlies, and the most in his personal career, and he gave Morant a lot of help on the defensive end.
Morant scored six consecutive free throws in 1 minute 51 seconds to 36 seconds before the final, 9 minutes in the last quarter, 3 of 8, 1 of 1 three-pointer, 1 rebound and 1 steal, and his performance in key moments was very exciting. The game had 37 points, 15 of 28, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and had 41 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 53.6% from the field and 60% from three-point range.
In the last four games, Morant has averaged 36.8 points, 8.5 assists and 8 rebounds per game, shooting 50% from the field and 37.5% from three-point range, and in the last four games, Morante has behaved too much like a superstar, knowing that this is only the third season of his career.
Morante's stats are a testament to how good he is, averaging 4.2 points per game in key moments this season, he has played 76 points in 18 key moments, he is on the Grizzlies 13-5 in key moments, and Morant is third in the league in scoring behind Embiid's 108 points and Jokic's 79 points.
In addition, Morant has scored 20+ points in the penalty area 12 times this season, tying westbrook in the 19-20 season and Wade in the 25-16 season, becoming the third defender to achieve this data in the past 25 years. At this time, to recall to everyone, Morant's draft template is Westbrook.
With a record of 15-6 at key moments this season, or 71.4 percent, the Grizzlies are second only to the Suns' 17-3 record, and Morant is the biggest key.
Text/Yan Xiaobai