On March 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Grizzlies played against the Bucks. In the end, without Morant, the Grizzlies beat the defending champions. It is worth mentioning that in 3 days they have eliminated the Nets and Bucks in a row, and the record is 17 wins and 2 losses without Morant this season.
Without Morant, the Grizzlies have a record of 16 wins and 2 losses this season. Facing the defending champions this time, the Grizzlies led by four points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Grizzlies gave the Bucks only 18 points, widening the point gap and leading by as many as 13 points at halftime.
Back in the second half, Brother Alphabet broke out, but he was alone. After the Grizzlies widened the points gap further, the Bucks player mentality also changed. In the third quarter, Portis missed a layup, raised his leg and kicked his opponent in the head while competing with Jones for a rebound, and suffered a first-degree malicious foul.
After winning the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies completed a four-game winning streak to further widen the gap with the Warriors, 3.5 wins ahead of the Warriors, and sit in second place in the West.
It is worth mentioning that after Morant's truce, the Grizzlies beat the Nets and Bucks, two major Eastern Conference favorites, and this season's record without Morant was rewritten to 17 wins and 2 losses. Can such a Grizzlies spoil the playoffs? See.