On December 30, Beijing time, Jamorant led the Grizzlies to a 104-99 victory over the Lakers. With the Lakers once leading Memphis by 14 points, Jamorant led the Grizzlies to a Jedi counterattack and a big reversal. After winning the game, the Grizzlies won three straight games to cement their fourth place in the West.
The Grizzlies reversed the victory over the Lakers
The Lakers have not performed well in the recent past. The Lakers, who have won 7-1 and lost 6 in recent days, have fallen to seventh in the West. The Lakers have the same record as the Eighth Lone Rangers in the West and the Timberwolves in the Ninth in the West. Once the decline cannot be reversed, the Lakers may even fall out of the top ten in the West.
In this game, the performance of the Grizzlies Jamorant, the Lakers LeBron James, and Horton Tucker is particularly worthy of comment.
James and Jamorant
Grizzlies star Jamorant, 13-of-27 shooting, 6-of-7 three-pointers and 9-of-12 from the free throw line, blasted a game-high 41 points, plus a large double-double stat of 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Jamorant, with full firepower on the offensive end. In the final quarter, Morant scored 11 points to dominate the game.
Jamorant, who played against James on the court, set four major records in this game. First, Morant hit six 3-pointers, a career-high three-pointer.
Morant confronted James
Second, this is morant's third career 40+ and a record for the Grizzlies. Third, Morant became the third player in Grizzlies history to have at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a single game, and the first player in franchise history to have at least 40 points, 10 boards and five three-pointers in a single game.
Morant set a record
Fourth, Morant is the second player in history to cut 40+ players (including the playoffs) multiple times in a single season against James' team. The last to do this was Cameron Anthony in 2011-12.
Jamorant set a record
Morant, against the title-winning favourites, played a highlight. Facing the Lakers, where a number of future Hall of Famers are sitting, Jamorant broke out strongly to justify himself. At morant's free throw in the final quarter, the home fans gave him the call for "MVP".
It is worth noting that Jamorant has been injured this season. His performance has also fluctuated. At the time of Jamorant's appearance, the Grizzlies' winning percentage was significantly lower than when he was out of the game. According to previous reports, when Morant played this season (when the statistics were against the Warriors on December 24), the Grizzlies had a record of 9 wins and 12 losses (43 percent), while when Morant was not in the game, the team had a record of 10 wins and 2 losses (83 percent of the win rate).
Jamorant erupted
Jamorant, against the second-place Suns in the league on December 28, blasted 33 points, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals to kill opponents.
And today's game against the Lakers, Morant broke out again. Morant, who has played in two consecutive games, has proven himself to be the Grizzlies' star. Morant, as the best of the league's new generation of stars, is on the rise.
Lakers star LeBron James, blasted 37 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, hitting the most 8 3-pointers in the game. However, James made a mistake in the final moments of the game, causing the balance of victory to begin to tip in the opponent's direction.
Lakers LeBron James
In this game, the Lakers had a total of 18 turnovers (James and Westbrook each had the most 5 turnovers in the team). James, after the game angrily criticized the team for a large number of mistakes.
James said in an interview, "The team needs to reduce careless mistakes because these are the mistakes that put us in trouble." ”
Speaking about the key pass error in the decisive moment, James said: "Yeah, it looks like Westbrook was going to run back into the inside line at one point, and then he went back again, I was already in the air, I slipped when I broke through before, which made me lose my rhythm. ”
James and Westbrook
The tacit understanding between James and Wei Shao in the last moment made the momentum of the game shift. James angrily criticized the team after the game for a large number of mistakes, I am afraid that there is both self-blame for his own mistakes and the implication of pointing out that his teammate Wei Shao made too many mistakes. It seems that the Chemistry of the Lakers has yet to continue to improve.
Lakers guard Horton Tucker has been unusually sluggish in recent days. Horton Tucker played 19 minutes, 2-of-7, 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and had 4 points, 5 boards, 2 assists and 1 block, as well as 4 fouls and 1 turnover. Tucker, who shot just 29 percent from the field in this campaign.
Lakers Horton Tucker
It is worth noting that Horton Tucker has averaged only 7 points per game in the last 5 games. Tucker shot 14-of-48 in his last five games and shot just 29 percent from the field. (Lakers vs. Grizzlies, Tucker scored 4 points; Lakers vs. Rockets, Tucker scored 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting; Lakers against the Nets, Tucker scored 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting, 14 points on 45 percent of the field; Lakers vs. Spurs, Tucker scored 13 points on 38 percent of the field; Lakers vs. Suns, Tucker scored 3 points on 13-of-13 shooting.
Tucker, who has continued to perform in the downturn, has been reduced from the Lakers' starting player to a substitute. Tucker is gradually becoming a marginal player in the Lakers' lineup. Tucker signed a three-year, $31 million contract with the Lakers in the offseason. Judging from the current performance, Tucker's performance is obviously high salary and low energy.