Morant Super Rises
Among the younger generation of supernovae, Luka Doncic used to be a prominent player, but this season, Morante has emerged and played an extraordinary personal performance, leading the Grizzlies to the second place in the West. Morant's data, compared to Doncic, is actually slightly inferior, but Morant's visual effects on the pitch are comparable to the youngest MVP derrick Rose. So far this season, the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive efficiency has ranked in the top ten positions in the league, especially the offensive efficiency, which is fourth in the league.
The Grizzlies are an excellent young team, averaging rebounds and steals and blocks per game, all in the league. In this game, they are going to challenge the Oklahoma Thunder, the second-to-last team in the West, who have recently suffered four consecutive losses and 8 players who can't play, but as long as Alexander is there, this team will not lack competitiveness.
The Thunder reversed defeat
In the face of such a Western fish belly, Morant did not exert force, only 1 shot in the first quarter, did not score, got 2 rebounds and 3 assists, but the team still bombed 38 points, including Adams 7 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, and Jalen Jr. 8 points and 1 assist. Although Alexander had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, the team only scored 26 points, already 12 points behind. After returning from the second quarter, the Grizzlies' offense began to decline, and there was no way, Morant began to storm the basket, 3-of-5 shooting for 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Morant began to exert power, but the Grizzlies only scored 23 points this quarter, the Thunder seized the opportunity, Bezley had another 7 points and 5 rebounds, and Waters on the bench also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the team trailed 54-61 at the end of halftime, just seven points behind the Grizzlies. In the second half, Morant still had only 4 shots, but sent 5 assists, Bane had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Williams had 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, the team bombed another 34 points in the single quarter, and after the third quarter, the lead came to 16 points.
After returning from the final quarter, Bezley led the team to chase, played for 5 minutes, successfully narrowed the point difference to 10 points, and then Alexander also reappeared. However, the Grizzlies still showed the strength of a strong team, always maintaining a ten-odds lead and not letting the Thunder see hope. Mann hit a whistle-pressing three-pointer in the final moments, but it was too late. In the end, the Memphis Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Oklahoma Thunder 125-118 on the road and successfully won three consecutive wins.
Paul's disciples tried their best
Although the Thunder lost the game, Alexander's personal performance was still all-Star level. 31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, worthy of the title of Paul's apprentice, unfortunately, met the unreasonable Western Dark Horse Grizzlies. Bezley also had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, Mann 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Waters 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Bokushevsky also had 10 points and 8 rebounds. The Thunder's 5-man double-figure score is already very good, but the Grizzlies have 7 people scoring in double figures, and even Morant can only do green leaves.
Seeing his teammates so good in the hand, Morant was naturally willing to do green leaves, shooting 7 of 14, only 17 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, ranking third in the team. Bain had a team-high 21 points, seven rebounds and two assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. also had 18 points, five rebounds and two assists, Brooks had 15 points, two rebounds and four assists, seven members of the team scored in double figures, and Adams had nine points, 16 rebounds and two assists. I have to say that the best thing about this Grizzlies team is that they don't just have one Morant.