Facing Popovich's Spurs,
The young Morant once again showed his extraordinary talent.
The game exploded with 52 points, setting a career record.
This is the third time in his last four games that he has scored at least 40 points.
In the last 4 games,
Morant averaged 40.5 points per game.
He also had six rebounds and five assists.
In the Grizzlies' nearly 30-year team history,
No one has ever scored at least 40 points more than 2 times in a single season before.
And no Grizzlies player has ever won 50+ in a single game,
But this 22-year-old young genius,
It's been done this season.
When people discuss the regular season mvp attribution,
The names Embiid, Jokic and Alphabet Brother are often mentioned.
Morant is often overlooked.
But as the season draws to a close,
We have to seriously discuss this.
Will Morant have a chance to win the regular season MVP trophy?
So far this season,
Morant played in 49 games for the Grizzlies.
Averaging 27.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game,
Compared with the data of the three major internal lines often 30+10+5,
Slightly inferior,
But don't forget,
This is an outside player,
He has an overall shooting percentage of 49.7 percent this season.
Compared with the three major internal lines,
Morant has a distinct advantage,
The Grizzlies have a record of 43 wins and 20 losses.
Ranked 3rd in the league,
The Warriors in second place are just one win away.
The 76ers currently rank 7th in the league.
The Bucks are 10th in the league,
The Nuggets' record is in the league's top ten,
If the season ends,
They were able to maintain their current record,
Even further,
Then there is no reason for Morant to be excluded from the MVP's discussion.
When people talk about Embiid missing Simmons around him, Jokic without Murray and Little Potter,
But often overlook one thing,
This group of teammates around Morant,
Previously, it was all infamous.
At the end of James' career,
The league desperately needs a star-making campaign to capture the attention of fans.
Compared to the three major internal lines,
Morant has a flamboyant personality,
The style of play is unrestrained,
Combining power, speed and beauty,
The style is more popular with fans,
In the history of the League,
Genius insider line is not a minority,
But it's often the outside players who have more influence on the sport.
Like Jordan, Iverson, Kobe, James...
Combining the above three points,
I think
As long as Morant remains where he is,
He is likely to counterattack strongly,
Finally get the "Maurice Portolov" Cup!