On February 27, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Bulls 116-110 to end the opponent's six-game winning streak. The Grizzlies led by five points in the first half, stretched the gap to 12 points after the third quarter, and the Bulls frantically counterattacked in the final quarter, but Morant continued to help stabilize the team at the free throw line, and finally the Grizzlies crossed the line. In this campaign, Ja-Morant played a super giant.
Seven minutes in the final quarter, 2-of-7, 6-of-7 free throws scored 10 points, and the three free throws in the first five seconds of the final game showed a big heart (and one was a technical foul for DeRozan), and these three free throws helped the team seal the victory.
The game was 36 minutes long, 12 of 28, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 13 of 15 from the free throw line, 46 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, shooting 53.6% from the field and 75% from three-point range, during which he staged a spectacular performance such as an air dunk, a 360-degree turn to the basket, and the 22-year-old Morant once again played a phenomenal performance.
Coach Jenkins frantically praised Morant, who said morant's performance was phenomenal, very efficient, great rebound performance, hit key three-pointers, 13 of 15 from the free throw line, and was very leadership in key moments. Jenkins spoke too highly of his beloved, and his eyes were full of love.
Morant also set a number of records in this campaign: 1.46 points set a new regular season scoring record;
2.46 points is the highest single-game single-game score in the Grizzlies' history;
3. Morant won 20+ in 16 consecutive games, the longest record in the history of the Grizzlies;
4. In the Grizzlies' history regular season + playoffs, Morant alone scored 5 times 50+, while the rest of the players totaled 5 times. Such an excellent performance, leading the Grizzlies to win 10 of their last 13 games, the record is high in the Third Place in the West, but Morant's ranking on the MVP list is not friendly.
BBR's MVP list, Morant only ranked eighth, MVP probability is only 2.5%, Morant averaged 27.1 points, 6.7 assists, 5.9 rebounds, 1.23 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 49%, three-point shooting rate of 33.2% is gorgeous enough, but Jokic, Alphabet Brother, Embiid or dominate the top three of the MVP list.
Text/Yan Xiaobai