The NBA regular season continues, and so far this season, it can be said that the competition in the West is becoming more and more intense, the two dark horses in the West, the Timberwolves and the Thunder, still firmly occupy the leading position, the traditional strong team Clippers have recovered, and the Lakers, Suns and Warriors are still in a too ideal situation, especially although the Warriors have won a wave of three consecutive wins, but they are not far away from the wins of other teams behind them, and there is a dark horse team behind them has begun to show signs of recovery. No. 1 in the league! Comeback will be killed, teach the champion a lesson, and the dark horse in the west will rise.
Previously, the Grizzlies' game against the Pelicans can be said to be in the spotlight, because this is Morant's first game after being suspended due to personal incidents, and he missed 25 games to welcome back. In his absence, the Grizzlies, who have been dark horses in the West for several seasons, can be said to be in too good a situation. The team's core player Adams is out for the season, another important rotation player is also absent due to injury, and Morant is suspended, and the team has also made roster changes in the offseason, which has also made their season so far not ideal. Previously, they had a record of only 6 wins and 19 losses, sitting at the bottom of the West. However, it is believed that their season will not stop there, as the team's star player Morant is about to return.
Morant ushered in a comeback in the game against the Pelicans, they once trailed by 24 points, and recovered strongly in the second half, Morant scored 13 points in a single quarter in the third quarter to lead the Grizzlies to play a wave of counterattacks, chasing the backward point difference to 10 points, and in the final quarter Morant's continuous hot state scored 14 points again, with a wave of 9:1 offense to complete the overtake, and at the last moment in the face of the Pelicans' counterattack, Morant played a whistle ball to complete the kill.
There is a saying that Morant is indeed quite good in the game, after all, the talent and strength are there, if he doesn't have so many things off the court, then the Grizzlies' record this season is by no means limited to this. The opposite champion Zion was taught in this competition, Morant can be said to be the perfect opponent, Zion was in no state in this game, and only had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game. Yes, Morant is once again giving Zion another lesson. He played 34 points, 12 of 24 shots, 10 of 12 free throws, 34 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
It is worth mentioning that only two players have completed the whistle so far this season, one is Butler and the second is Morant. His performance also set a record for the most points scored in the first game by an NBA player after missing 25+ games, which is the first place in the league. After winning the game, the Grizzlies improved their record to 7-19 and currently sit in 13th place in the West. There is very little difference in the number of games won and lost by the Jazz who have to be demolished and rebuilt in front of them. One thing to say, for the next Grizzlies, their record will inevitably usher in a strong rebound, and Morant's return has brought a different change to the team, and they have become more aggressive on the offensive end. It can be seen from this game.
In terms of the current pattern in the West, it is inevitable that the Jazz will be overtaken by the Grizzlies next, which means that there are 12 teams capable of competing for a playoff spot. The pattern of the Wild West is far from clear, and it will be interesting to see what kind of performance the Grizzlies will perform next as a dark horse team in previous seasons. Do you think the Grizzlies' record will have a big rebound?