Text/Mr. Basket Guo
The NBA's playoffs continued, with the Grizzlies playing the Timberwolves, and in the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Timberwolves 111-109. In terms of statistics, The Grizzlies' Bain had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks, Clarke had 21 points and 15 boards, Jackson 12 points, Anderson had 8 points and 5 rebounds; The Timberwolves' Towns had 28 points and 12 boards, Edwards had 22 points, and Russell had 12 points and eight assists.
For the Grizzlies, they started by 12 points, but they were still too young, so they were once overtaken by the Timberwolves, trailing by 13 points. Such a roller coaster-like duel is indeed very interesting. And in the end? Thankfully, it was the Grizzlies who won the game, which is a lot of fun for the Grizzlies fans. Because, winning is a good thing after all. What's more, this is still the Battle of Tenno Mountain.
After winning, it is to get the match point, and for the losing team, there is no chance to make any mistakes, and once you make a mistake, you are out. For the Grizzlies, the possibility of winning this battle and being black seven is much smaller. What's more, for the Grizzlies, their superstar appearance seems to be more sufficient. Yes, the man who said it, it was Morant.
In this game, Morant played 44 minutes, shooting 9 of 22, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 11 of 17 from the free throw line, and cut down 30 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Objectively speaking, the free throws are not ideal, and this seems to be the only shortcoming of his battle. And his plus-minus is also +6, which is a very good player in 2 teams.
Because, in such a game, the point difference is relatively small, so the plus-minus value does not have so much influence. What's even more powerful is that Morant's performance in the last quarter can be called a god-level performance. Morant, who scored 18 points in the final quarter. In addition, in the final 4 minutes, Morant cut 13 minutes, and the entire score of the Grizzlies at that time was also 13 points. This means that Morant alone contributed all of the Grizzlies' points, and such a Morant is indeed too powerful. More importantly, he also caught the Grizzlies' defensive holes and completed the shootout under the basket.
Such a Morant can be regarded as the completion of the redemption of the self. Before that, he also had a miserable time. At that time, some people compared Morant and Durant, and it turned out that the performance of the 2 people on the same day was very average, and the performance in the last quarter was not good. Because of this, at that time, many fans joked that it seems that people named Rand are not good enough to play in the playoffs. After Durant was eliminated, Barkley also taunted Durant, saying that his victory that year was a hitchhiking, and he himself was not so strong. In this regard, Durant also carried out a counter-offensive.
But I have to say that for Durant now, he still needs to prove his ability to lead the team in the playoffs. After all, after coming out of the Warriors, his best record was only to lead the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and there was not a single Eastern Conference Final. Such a Durant, such a team leadership ability, will naturally cause doubts. After all, his 2 championships are surrounded by championship-level teammates. Before Durant went, the Warriors were indeed already championships. Everyone knows this.
18 points in the last quarter! Lore! Not every one called "Rand" can't. Today's Morant is still very good. At least, his playoffs this season are not very stable, but in some moments, he is still super-god. This is the case in this battle.