On January 5, Beijing time, the Grizzlies defeated the Cavaliers 110-106 on the road to win the "dark horse battle" of the season. In this 11-time alternating leading game between the two sides, the Grizzlies still laughed to the end, and this season's 19-game wins in one situation are too horizontal, and the current top four in the West is not a waste.
The Cavaliers and Grizzlies have performed more so far this season than expected before the start of the season, both teams are considered the dark horses of the season, the two sides have a more glue in the confrontation process, 11 alternate leads, in the final moments of the game the Cavaliers still have a chance to win, and finally the Grizzlies control the situation and laugh at the end with a 4-point difference.
Although the Cavaliers have a well-performing interior line, the Grizzlies did not suffer in this game, the Grizzlies grabbed a total of 12 frontcourt rebounds, of which Adams alone had 5 frontcourt rebounds, the Grizzlies only got 4 fewer rebounds than the Cavaliers, 5 Grizzlies players grabbed no less than 5 rebounds, and the Grizzlies scored 58 points in the box, 2 points more than the Cavaliers.
The Grizzlies did not suffer from the inside in front of the Cavaliers, and also suppressed the Cavaliers in terms of offensive efficiency. The Grizzlies hit 46.7 percent of the shooting percentage and limited the Cavaliers' shooting percentage to 43.5 percent, and the Grizzlies' 33.3 percent three-point shooting percentage wasn't high but was already better than the Cavaliers' 29.4 percent three-point shooting percentage, and even the 77.3 percent free throw percentage was better than the Cavaliers' 76.2 percent.
The Grizzlies have won all 19 regular season games so far this season, with a higher shooting percentage than their opponents, and this unbeaten law is the magic weapon for the Grizzlies to win the "dark horse battle". You know, even the Warriors, who are currently ranked first in the league, have lost 2 games in games with a higher shooting percentage than their opponents this season, while the Cavaliers have only 2 wins and 15 losses in the regular season when their shooting percentage is lower than their opponents so far this season!
So far, the Grizzlies are fourth in the West with a record of 25 wins and 14 losses, five wins ahead of the Nuggets, who are fifth in the West, with a 64.1% win rate equal to that of the defending champion Bucks, and it is too much to win in 19 regular season games with a higher shooting percentage than their opponents this season! It's reasonable to expect more from them in the playoffs this season.