The Grizzlies today took the rocket 122-98 light.
Although Morant missed today's game, the Grizzlies still had six players to score in double figures and achieve a big win, including Bane playing 31 minutes, shooting 8 of 13 from the field, 3 of 6 from three-point range, 5 of 5 from the free throw line, and had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, plus or minus of +24.
In the last eight games, Bain has been in excellent form, averaging 20.9 points, 5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 49% from the field, 47% from three-point range and 87% from the free throws.
In today's game, the Grizzlies scored more than 120 points while limiting their opponents' points to less than 100 points, and both offensive and defensive ends were very powerful. By the time they scored more than 120 points, the Grizzlies have won 28 straight, the longest record ever. In addition, the Grizzlies have achieved a record of 12 wins and 0 losses this season when limiting their opponents' scoring to less than 100 points, and have not tasted a loss.
That said, as long as you score more than 120 points, or make your opponent less than 100 points, then the Grizzlies basically have a win.
After today's game, the Grizzlies are on a record of 49-23, second in the West and set to reach their 50th win of the season. It is worth mentioning that except for the Suns, no other team has won 50 wins. But with the Grizzlies already losing 23 games, they haven't won 60 this season.
Interestingly, in Morant's absence this season, the Grizzlies have a 14-2 record and a win rate of 87.5%, which is much higher than their winning percentage this season. Morant is an MVP candidate, but the team can still win without him, and the winning rate is higher, which shows that the Grizzlies are a very strong team in their own right.
Of course, this is not to say that Morant is not important, it is dispensable. Morant is the well-deserved core of the Grizzlies, otherwise he wouldn't have been an MVP candidate. Just like Paul to the Suns, in the game that Paul missed, the Suns' record also reached 10 wins and 4 losses, which is also very good, indicating that the overall strength of the Suns is very strong, but it cannot be said that Paul is dispensable.
It is precisely because in The game that Morant is absent, the Grizzlies still have a good record, which means that the Grizzlies are not very dependent on Morant, and in this case, Morant's advantage in competing for MVP is not great.