On March 9, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Pelicans 132-111 at home, making CJ McCollum, who had a game-high 32 points and 11 assists, become an "empty slasher". As the biggest dark horse in the Western Conference this season, the Grizzlies have once again shown super control, and in one case, they have won 37 games in the regular season so far this season!
Mike Corom played an All-Star level after being traded to the Pelicans by the Blazers, averaging 26.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 11 regular season games for the Pelicans to date, averaging 26.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, once leading the pelicans to the likes of the Suns and Lakers. In this game against the Grizzlies, Mike Corom still performed well, with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists from 61.9% shooting and 50% three-point shooting, but unfortunately became a "sky-cutting emperor".
Because Mike Corom met the Grizzlies, the darkest team in the league so far this season. Mike Corom did well, but his teammates didn't provide much help in the case of Ingram's truce, with none of the Pelicans' other starters scoring more than 10 points, while the Grizzlies had three starters who scored more than 20 points, with New York All-Star starter Morante scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 26 minutes of playing time with 61.5 percent shooting and 50 percent three-point shooting.
The Grizzlies have the second-highest record in the league, while the Pelicans are only 10th in the West, and there is not much suspense in this game that ends with a big victory for the Grizzlies, not to mention that the Grizzlies also hit an unbeaten rule this season, that is, they have not lost in a game with a higher shooting percentage than their opponents this season. In this game, the Grizzlies shot 47.5 percent from the field, while the Pelicans shot 46.6 percent.
It's normal to have a higher probability of winning in games with higher shooting percentages than their opponents, but it's a bit of a surprise that the Grizzlies have remained unbeaten in 37 of these games so far this season. You know, so far this season, even the Suns and defending champions Bucks, whose regular season records are far ahead of the league, have lost 3 games in this game, and the Warriors, whose records in the first half of the season are indistinguishable from the Suns, have lost 9 such games so far this season.
The Grizzlies are really young, but so far this season they've shown a lot of energy, unbeaten in games with higher shooting percentages than their opponents, and they've shown their super control, and it's reasonable to expect more from them in the playoffs. If the Grizzlies can carry on that performance until the end of the season, who says Morant, the absolute leader of the Grizzlies, won't have a chance to storm the regular season MVP?