On May 4, Beijing time, the Grizzlies continued to sit at their home court, and the Warriors ushered in the second game of the semifinals, the whole game between the two sides played extremely anxious, the first three quarters of the war, both sides have been in a state of equal score, but in the last quarter, the Grizzlies relied on the young master Morante to step forward, and finally defeated the Warriors 106-101, the total score equalized, allowing both sides to return to the same running line.
In the last 15 points of the team, the Grizzlies equalized on aggregate, and Morant was instrumental
And this game the Grizzlies can win, Morant is absolutely indispensable, in the last quarter only 8 minutes, Morante arranged 18 of the Grizzlies' 29 points, and these 15 points, all in the final quarter of the game with the last 4 minutes left, when the Grizzlies are still 4 points behind the Warriors, but under Morant's leadership, the Grizzlies played a 15-6 small climax, and these 15 points, all of which were obtained by Morant. Throughout the game, Morant shot 15-of-31, 5-of-12 from three-point range, 12-of-13 from the free throw line, slashed 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and his +13 plus-minus was tied for the Grizzlies' first-place team.
Incarnate as the "One-Eyed Warrior", Morant harvests the game with one eye
Little known is that these 15 points were actually obtained by Morant with only one eye, which highlighted its preciousness, and at the press conference after the game, according to Morant himself, he was hit in the left eye as early as the end of the third quarter when he was competing for rebounds, when he could only see the middle, but not the sides, that is to say, he could not observe the situation on the court normally, but even in this case, Morant could still blast out the highest score of the whole team, which was not easy. And when talking about his final 15 minutes with the Grizzlies, Morant also jokingly said: "I still have a good eye here, normal vision, thank God, my right eye." ”
Having told his teammates that he would take over the game, Morant did exactly what he said
In addition, Tillman, who got the most plus-minus points for the whole team with Morant, also talked about Morant's performance in an interview with the media after the game, he revealed that in the last three minutes of the game, Morant told them that he would finish the game, and the result was that Morant really did not disappoint his teammates, and carried the burden of the whole team on his shoulders. And Morant can kill all four parties in today's game, but also benefit from the lack of little Payton, as the Warriors' backcourt gate, Kerr directly let Peyton Jr. enter the starting lineup in this round of the series, just to let him focus on the defense of Morant, as a result, in the first quarter by Dillon malicious foul and injured him, he has never returned, less of such a defensive toughster, Morant also played particularly easily, to dominate the game in the end, help the Grizzlies successfully laugh to the end, let the two sides return to the same running line.
As the well-deserved core player of this Grizzlies, Morant can not be injured in the line of fire, with one eye to dominate the game, it is really valuable, and if the Grizzlies want to cross the warriors' mountain, Morant must continue to continue to be as aggressive as today, after all, the other two scorers in the backcourt, Bane, Dillon Brooks, the overall strength of the overall strength compared to himself is still a certain gap, as this season's new all-star members, Morant if not brush the sense of existence, The Grizzlies really can't rely on team strength to close this loophole in the individual ability of the star.