After a big win at home to the Raptors and ending a losing streak, the Pelicans, whose confidence grew back-to-back, sat back-to-back at home and ushered in the challenge of the Grizzlies during the five-game winning streak.
On the Pelicans side, CJ McCollum + Ingram + Varan formed the new Big Three, and the Pelicans are also poised to defend the home court to win two consecutive wins.
On the other hand, on the Grizzlies side, Morant is absent due to injury, and the Grizzlies, which lack the "main heart" in this campaign, can continue the winning streak, no doubt facing no small challenge and test.
Fortunately, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 11-2 scoring climax, the Grizzlies, who were mainly guests, overpowered the Pelicans in the first half and gained a 12-point lead.
Although after returning from the second half, CJ McCollum + Varan in the third quarter went on consecutive efforts to lead the Pelicans to several waves of counterattacks, successfully closing the score gap.
But in the last minute of the showdown, Jalan Jackson Jr. + Clark caused consecutive kills, and Bane + Jones hit three consecutive points, completely ending the Pelicans' idea of trying to fight back.
The Grizzlies, who finally made a big fuss, also won 121-109 on the road to the Pelicans, which was worth the trip to win 6 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent Pelicans a 12-point defeat!
This game went to the road, although the core of Morant was missing, but the Grizzlies can be described as a full force, playing a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures.
In the case of Bain + Adams + Clark and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the demon Tyes Jones and the core Jalan Jackson Jr. is particularly critical!
In this game, Tyes Jones was in danger, starting 31 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 17-of-11 shooting, and shooting 3 three-pointers from the outside, bombing a team-high 27 points, plus an all-round performance of 1 rebound, 9 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, in the third quarter, he scored 11 points in a single quarter, which not only helped the Grizzlies quickly open up the point difference, but also made a surprise appearance, once becoming a difficult existence for the Pelicans on the guard line!
Of course, the Grizzlies were able to beat the Pelicans in this game, and the performance of Jarren Jackson Jr. was also indispensable.
Jalan Jackson Jr. was well defensively and defensively, starting 23 minutes, hitting 3 three-pointers on 8-of-20 shooting, and delivering 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.
More importantly, throughout the game, Jalen Jackson Jr. has not made a mistake personally, and it can be said that with his extremely efficient personal performance, he successfully affected the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Pelicans side, the team was completely suppressed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of this game, and finally swallowed a 12-point defeat, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
But rationally speaking, for the Pelicans, this game, the team is not completely without highlights.
After all, in the case of Ingram + Graham playing poorly, the performance of CJ McCollum + Varan in this game is indeed remarkable!
CJ McCollum played well, scoring a game-high 30 points on 12-of-25 shooting in the 37 minutes of the game, plus six rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
Against the old Grizzlies, the Pelicans' Tall Tawaran also dominated the inside line, shooting 7 of 11 from the field and efficiently cutting down an excellent performance of 19+4+1+2.
Although it failed to help the Pelicans defend the home court, there is a saying that the play of CJ McCollum + Varan, as well as the chemistry between the two, has indeed caused a lot of trouble and trouble to the Grizzlies, which is eye-catching, and it can be said that although the defeat is still glorious!
Only in the face of Tyes Jones, who ushered in the outbreak, and the Grizzlies, who had worked hard for a whole game, but failed to win the game, CJ McCollum + Varan, seemed to have no choice but to admit it.