On December 27, Beijing time, the NBA staged a dramatic battle, and the Grizzlies reversed the Pelicans in overtime 116-115 to win four consecutive victories. In the last 6.5 seconds of the final quarter of this game, the referee came to steal the show, Jalen Jr. missed the opportunity to kill with one of two free throws and entered overtime, and Morant took over after entering overtime, CJ missed two free throws 16 seconds before the end, and then the Grizzlies won the victory.
33 seconds before the end of the game, Bane's three-point shot narrowed to 1 point, McCollum was violated by Bane's big hat Pelicans 24 seconds, Morant made a layup to make a foul Grizzlies had a chance to overtake, but the Pelicans challenged, the referee returned a long time after the replay gave the Pelicans a successful challenge, Morant's layup was successfully challenged by a foul, which caused the American media to question, but the two teams jumped Bane to get it, Xiao Jia made two fouls and made one free throw, and the two teams were tied 0.4 seconds before the end, and the second free throw was missed and entered overtime.
The balance of overtime was tipped in favor of the Grizzlies with 2:10 left before the break, and Morant was the key man, who hit a step-back jumper to help the Grizzlies take the lead, and then after Ingram hit a layup, Jalen Jr. hit another basket with 1:18 left to give the Grizzlies a four-point lead.
With 13.7 seconds left before the end, Morant completed an empty dunk to help the Grizzlies lead the Pelicans by six points at 115-109, and this dunk sealed the victory for the Grizzlies.
The ball was passed by Smart, who had returned, and he randomly pointed to the sky to celebrate.
Morant danced to celebrate, and the Grizzlies' six-point lead was lost in 13.7 seconds, and McCollum's three-point shot was meaningless.
Morant's smile shows how happy he is, after his comeback, the Grizzlies have won four in a row, Morant played 40 minutes, 12 of 24, 1 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws, scored 31 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks, shooting 50%, this team is really completely different after Morant's return.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream