On April 20, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Timberwolves 124-96, rewriting the big score to 1-1, this game is a one-sided game, the Grizzlies led by 111 points in the first half, the third quarter was opened to 19 points, and the final quarter was once stretched to 27 points to enter the garbage time early. After the G1 game, many people felt that the Timberwolves could complete the Black Seven miracle, but after this game, the wind evaluation will change greatly, G2 is the offensive and defensive efficiency that the Grizzlies should have, and you must know that without Morant they once won an invincible record of 20 wins and 3 losses.
Morant is one of the candidates for MIP this season, he also scored 32 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in the G1 game, he and Edwards completed the confrontation 36 +6, but unfortunately the team lost, but this game Morant started from the defensive end, he in addition to freezing Russell, he also let Edwards' efficiency plummet on the co-defense end, Morant this campaign is a comprehensive performance + domination attack and defense.
Morant had just seven shots in the first half for a total of nine points, six rebounds and six assists, while Russell was 1-of-3 at half-time, Beverley was 1-of-4 at half-time, Edwards was 4-of-10 at half-time, and Morant's defensive efforts gave the team a 11-point lead.
In the third quarter, Morant began to work on the offensive end, 5 of 7 in a single quarter, 2 of 2 in three points, 12 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, an emergency retreat three-pointer detonated the whole field, and Morante's 21 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds in the third quarter was already a quasi-triple-double. In the final quarter, Morant played only 3 minutes and scored 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal to help the team pull away to 27 points, and he did not obsess about the triple-double data, 30 minutes in the game, 9 of 16, 23 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds and 1 steal.
Perkins wrote: "My expectations of Ja Morant are not the same as those of others, he took over the game tonight on both offensive and defensive ends, and this game is more valuable than G1 scoring 32 points! Go on......
The game had 23 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, 1 rebound away from the first triple-double in the history of the Grizzlies, and he just didn't play for one more minute.
Morant completed his third playoff career 20+10 assists, the first in Grizzlies history, and Mike Conley did not do it.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream