On January 29, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Jazz 119-109 to win two consecutive wins. The game was the Jazz's 10th loss in their last 12 games, with they winning just one of their six games after Mitchell was injured. The Grizzlies maintained a slim lead, taking an eight-point lead in the first half, stretching to 10 points in the third quarter, and the Jazz narrowed to four points in the final quarter before falling into a two-minute scoring drought.
The Grizzlies' two cores, Morant and Jalan Jr., are very good in this game, Jaren Jackson Jr. has 30 minutes, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks on 8-of-11 shooting, and he has delivered 50 blocks 19 times more than the second place throughout January, and he has become the Grizzlies' most relied defender and basket protector.
Morant is the all-around spokesperson for this campaign, 36 minutes of the game, 10 of 22, 6 of 3 points, 8 of 13 free throws, 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 45.5%, shooting 33.3% from three-point range, he won the first triple-double of the season, and the performance of 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 block in the last 6 minutes was also very good.
Morant's 30+ triple-doubles in this game also set a record, and he became the player with the most triple-doubles in Grizzlies history. Morant's draft template is Westbrook, and his impact is indeed very much like the peak of Westbrook, but he does not have the obsession with data, otherwise it is not difficult to average three-doubles per game with his physical fitness.
In the last five games, Morant averaged 35.4 points, 8.8 assists, 8.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, and in five consecutive games among under-22 players, only LeBron James and Morant averaged 38+8+8+1 per game, not even Doncic, Trae Young and others.
Morant is also the second player in the history of the Grizzlies to become an All-Star starter, he averaged 15.5 points per game in the three-second zone is also the first in the league, the second is Jokic 15.4 points, the third is the alphabet brother 15.4 points, the fourth is James 13.2 points, as a 1.91 meter tall guard, Morant's impact is so strong is rare, the peak West, Wade is almost it.
On Jan. 29, Warriors forward Draymond Green mentioned in an interview that the smartest players he has ever seen are James, Paul, and Rondo, but Morant is also on the list. Morant is truly promising.
Text/Yan Xiaobai