After two consecutive defeats and a hasty road trip, the second-place Grizzlies in the West returned home to the challenge of the Pelicans, who also ranked ninth in the West during their two-game winning streak.
In the Grizzlies, Morant made a comeback, and the team has home advantage, and the Grizzlies will also be ready to defend the home court to end the losing streak.
On the other hand, on the Pelicans side, Ingram was absent due to injury, and whether CJ McCollum + Varan led the team in this campaign, whether it can continue the winning streak has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
However, after four quarters of play, with a perfect single quarter of 30-18, the Grizzlies, who played at home, easily suppressed the Pelicans in the first half and achieved a huge advantage of 17 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the Grizzlies took advantage of the third quarter to chase, and the single game exploded 55 points, expanding the point difference to 39 points in one fell swoop, which also allowed the final quarter to enter garbage time early.
In the end, the Grizzlies, who were fully up, also won 141-114 at home to the Pelicans, defending the home court strongly, and also gave the opponent Pelicans a 27-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Grizzlies swept away the decline during the losing streak, played as many as 7 people to score in double figures, and the team performance of all the soldiers was fully crushed by the Pelicans at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and won a 27-point victory.
In the case of Bain + Jalan Jackson Jr. + Melton and other main players, each performing their own duties, while cutting 20+ Morant + Dillon Brooks + Clark play, it is particularly critical!
In this game, Morant came back, starting 25 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 7-of-14 shooting, and delivering an all-around performance of 21 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block.
Not only in the offensive end, but also in the organizational end, the Grizzlies' entire team's offense was connected, whether in physical condition or competitive state, it maintained a fairly good standard!
In addition, as a major attacker of the team, the play of Dillon Brooks in this game also played a crucial role.
Dillon Brooks hit three three-pointers on 9 of 16 shooting, exploded a game-high 23 points, plus three rebounds and five assists, and made no personal mistakes.
Among them, in the second quarter, he scored 12 points in a single quarter, which also successfully disrupted the pelicans' defensive rhythm and deployment, helping the Grizzlies quickly open up the point difference!
Of course, the Grizzlies were able to beat the Pelicans in this game, and the performance of Tigers Clark on the bench was also indispensable.
Clark was very efficient, coming off the bench for 15 minutes, shooting 10 shots and 10 shots without false shots, and contributing 20 points + 5 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal offensive and defensive performance.
More importantly, throughout the game, Clark also did not have personal mistakes, and it can be said that with a very efficient personal performance, he helped the Grizzlies win a big victory!
For the Grizzlies, the team in this game was also very rewarding, not only sending a record 41 assists in team history, but also setting a new record for 55 points in a single quarter!
More critically, after the victory over the Pelicans in this game, the Grizzlies also reached 56 wins in the regular season, successfully equaling the Grizzlies' all-time regular season win record.
Obviously, with the return of morant, the core of the team, I have to say that this strong Grizzlies team is also a good situation in the playoffs!
On the other hand, the Pelicans' performance in this game, the team collapsed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and finally swallowed a 27-point rout, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of role players such as Hayes + Hernangomez playing well, CJ McCollum's sluggish performance in this campaign of only 6 of 17 shots in the whole game is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of the multi-point blossoming Grizzlies, the Pelicans, who lacked Ingram and the main players could not open the situation for a long time, seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of the fiasco.