There is no doubt that this season's Memphis Grizzlies are definitely the most surprising and unlucky team in the entire West and even in the league, because they ranked second in the West in the regular season last season, and this season they have completely become a lamb to be slaughtered! From last season's championship team to today's top pick team, the Grizzlies' decline is shocking, and no one would have expected such a thing to happen before this!
Frankly speaking, even if Grizzlies star Ja Morant is suspended for 25 games in the league, they really won't be so weak, right? You must know that the Grizzlies got stronger and stronger during Morant's injury last season, so much so that it gives the illusion that the Grizzlies seem stronger without Morant. In fact, in addition to the fact that Morant is still suspended, which has caused serious damage to the team's combat effectiveness, the Grizzlies also suffered a terrible injury. The two big interior linemen, Clark and Adams, have been reimbursed due to injuries, which is the key to their vulnerability.
After all, Clark is the Grizzlies' top defensive rotation, and his season reimbursement will greatly reduce the strength of the Grizzlies roster! All kinds of blows come together, which makes it difficult for the Grizzlies this season to move forward and completely become the belly of the league!
As everyone knows, the Grizzlies' tragic experience is not the only one in the league! Now there is a dark horse team in the East that can be said to be the same as their experience, or even more serious! Because this Eastern dark horse team has lost two main players one after another, one inside and one outside, and they are the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland suffered a fractured jaw and is expected to miss several weeks, according to sources reported by well-known journalist Shams.
It is reported that Garland was injured as a result of a collision with Porzingis in yesterday's game between the Cavaliers and Celtics. So far this season, Garland has averaged 20.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, shooting 47% from the field, 34.6% from three-point range and 83.5% from the free throw line.
However, the house leak coincided with an overnight rain because Garland was out for several weeks, as their starting center, Evan Mobley, will also be out for several weeks due to surgery. According to ESPN, sources have revealed that Cavaliers interior center Evan Mobley will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
So far this season, Mobley has averaged 16 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 57.3% from the field, 20% from three-point range and 76.9% from the free throw line. Mobley is crucial and indispensable to the Cavaliers' interior line!
The Grizzlies' two major interior lines, Clark and Adams, were reimbursed for the season due to injury, Cavaliers guard Garland was out of injury for several weeks, and interior center was out of injury for 6-8 weeks. Once the Grizzlies were back before liberation after suffering injuries, what about the Cavaliers? We don't know at the moment! But the Cavaliers' next record should not be too good, and they have fallen to ninth in the East after three consecutive losses. If they can't win in time to stop the decline, the Cavaliers are very likely to become the "Memphis Grizzlies" of the East and become a fish belly.