This season's regular season showdown has come to an end, and the Memphis Grizzlies, who have performed the most amazingly in the West, have also proved their dark horse momentum in the final stage, surpassing the Golden State Warriors with a record of 48 wins and 22 losses, and counterattacking to the second position in the West. As a team without a super-first-class singles superstar, the Grizzlies can rely on a relatively perfect lineup and smooth offensive and defensive conversions to make the team look smoother on the scoring end and play the style of the Warriors at the peak of the past.
This one game. The Memphis Grizzlies are back in atAtlanta to take on the Hawks on the road. Again, although the Eagles were the dark horse team in the playoffs last season, they failed to further play their dark horse team style in the environment of this season's co-strength. Seeing that there are not many games left in the regular season, they are still on the edge of the playoffs. But this time at home to meet the challenge of the Grizzlies, they took advantage of a lot in the process of the game.
In the first quarter, although Morant was able to deliver 8 points and 4 assists, And Bain also had a key 8-point scoring contribution, he still failed to help the team achieve the feat of domination. The Eagles' star, Trae Young, was sidelined due to a left quadriceps contusion, and Collins had to take a truce due to a sprained right foot. But it was in this situation that the role players on the Eagles side were able to work one after another to help the team play a 34-27 score and get a 7-point lead at the beginning. And into the second quarter of the showdown, the Eagles to achieve a score lead can also go down, the difference between the two sides to widen the point difference.
Hunter delivered eight points and one rebound in the second quarter, and Bogdanovic also contributed eight points, two rebounds and one assist, helping the team to play 33-21 and take a 12-point lead. At the end of the first half, the Hawks have scored 67-48, leading the Grizzlies by a crucial 19 points! Judging from this situation, the Grizzlies, as the dark horse of the west, are likely to encounter the opponent's upset counterattack. Sure enough, after Yibian fought again, the Hawks, who maintained a score lead, did not give the Grizzlies the opportunity to counterattack, but still played a 24-24 score in the third quarter, maintaining a 19-point lead.
Entering the crucial final game, Pogdan did not give the Grizzlies a chance to achieve a final comeback. He made 3-of-4 three-pointers and 4-of-5 shooting in the final quarter, sending out 13 points, 2 assists and 3 steals, only to let the Grizzlies play a 33-29 score and recover the 4 points they had previously trailed. In the end, the fourth quarter was over the regular time, and the Eagles completed the feat of upset counterattack with a score of 120-105. As the most amazing dark horse team in the West this season, the Grizzlies eventually lost.
The performance of the team's star Morant is indeed difficult to say: when he sent 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, effectively alleviating the team's scoring pressure, he sent 6 mistakes and gave the opponent too many opportunities to counterattack. And seeing the Eagles side of the home team that achieved an upset counterattack, although Trae Young was absent due to injury, Pogdanovic on the team bench was able to send the highest score of 30 points in the game in 30 minutes, helping the team establish a leading edge, and also rejected the Grizzlies' reversal in the final quarter.