The NBA regular season continued, and the Grizzlies' game against the Magic officially began. Before the game, almost all fans could expect the Grizzlies to win this game. After all, the overall strength of the Grizzlies is far stronger than magic. Sure enough, the Grizzlies took the initiative on the court early after the game began. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by 13 points. At the end of the second quarter, the Grizzlies led by 20 points. Even in the second half, the Grizzlies still have a firm grasp of the initiative on the court, and instead the magic can only watch the passage of time and cannot do anything. In the end, after four quarters of the game, the Grizzlies defeated the Magic 135-115.
Objectively speaking, the magic loss in this game is really not at all suspenseful. The reason is also very simple, the magic data has been suppressed by the Grizzlies. Let's take a look at a few sets of data. Rebounding: The Grizzlies grabbed 62 rebounds and the Magic only grabbed 38 rebounds. In terms of assists: The Grizzlies delivered 33 assists and the Magic delivered 27 assists. In terms of shooting percentage: The Grizzlies shot 50% from the field and the Magic shots at 43%. Obviously, in the face of these data comparisons, we can only say that the Magic's loss is not a loss at all.
Okay, after talking about the magic of losing, let's talk about the Grizzlies who won. As for the process of Grizzlies winning, I will not give you a detailed description here, after all, the overall strength of the Grizzlies is far stronger than magic. Therefore, this article xiaobian would like to focus on giving you a focus on Morant's personal play. Morant played 28 minutes and shot 14-of-21, including 1-of-3 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, with 33 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks, plus-minus +22. Yes, Morant is that efficient, scoring 33 points in 28 minutes and shooting 66 percent from the field. For Morant's performance in this game, we can fully describe it as "controlling the whole field".
Fans who have watched the game will know how well Morant played in this game. On the offensive end, Morant played that was really "arbitrary", the opponent could easily shoot if he did not defend Morant closely, and the opponent could easily complete the breakthrough if he defended Morant closely, even if he was wrapped in Morant, he could still quickly pass the ball to find an empty teammate. In general, Morant's offensive means are too rich, he can shoot, can break, can pass, can also grab rebounds and defense, what can you do against such an all-round Morant? And how can you prevent it?
In fact, it is not just that Morant played well in this game, but morant's performance so far this season has been very stable. So far this season, Morant has averaged 33.4 minutes per game and has averaged 26.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.29 steals and 48.9 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from three-point range. Under Morant, the Grizzlies currently have a record of 37 wins and 18 losses, ranking third in the West. I don't know, what is the current assessment of Morant? Anyway, the only thing I have about Morant today is that Morant has not disappointed the fans that he has thrown off his rookie and is moving towards the camp of superstars, and being selected as an All-Star starter is the best recognition of Morant.