With Morant's fourth quarter outburst, the Grizzlies struggled to beat the Timberwolves. Even so, there are still a lot of people who are not optimistic about the Grizzlies' playoff prospects this season, precisely because of Morant's core, because he has the fatal flaw of being a real star.
Morant has many advantages, good physical fitness, excellent explosiveness, first-class breakthrough ability, full of passion, and first-hand organizational skills. But Morant's shortcomings are also fatal, long-range shooting is not enough, and once the playoffs encounter a high-intensity defense against breakthroughs, Morant's power is somewhat unexplained. So the Grizzlies have a better record without Morant in the regular season, not without reason.
The Timberwolves are a heavy-and-light team, and their core trio, Towns, Russell and Edwards, are all offensive players. The whole team was average defensively, so Morant was able to play with his offensive flair. In the later stages, when encountering a real defensive team, Morant's weakness will be magnified, which is one of the reasons why the Grizzlies are not far away.