On February 17, Beijing time, in the game between the Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers, Morant played crazy, playing 5 of 5 shots in the first quarter of 12 minutes, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 1 of 1; 9 of 10 free throws, 20 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound, the first single quarter of his career to bomb 20+, setting a new career single-quarter scoring high; Morant broke through to meet Nurkic's stagnant basket and assisted teammates in the air dunk, playing a superstar-level performance, the performance of this quarter is quite explosive.
Before today's game, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins officially awarded Morant the All-Bright Planet Coat, Morant received an All-Star shirt printed with No. 12 in front of the home fans, seeing the situation, the entire Grizzlies team rushed to the court, celebrating around Morant, the Grizzlies official tweeted: Show all the love for Morant's all-star selection.
Morant was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career and started the game, Morant is a member of Durant, the other four starters of the team are Embiid, Tatum, Wiggins and Trae Young, while the james starting five tigers are James, Alphabet Brother, Curry, Jokic and DeRozan, from the paper strength, James' 4MVP starting strength is stronger.
Morant scored 20 points on 5-of-5 in a single quarter, but the Grizzlies played passively and trailed the Blazers in the first half; not counting the game with the Blazers, the Grizzlies are third in the West with 6 consecutive wins and 41 wins and 18 losses, and even if they lose today, they still rank in the top three in the West.