On January 18, Beijing time, the Western Dark Horse Grizzlies won the bulls currently ranked first in the East at home 119-106. The Grizzlies once led by 28 points when their three-point shooting percentage and shooting percentage were inferior to their opponents, and winning 26 points in a zone was key.
The Bulls and Grizzlies are both dark horses this season, with the Bulls pushing the Nets and Bucks to be the first in the East, and it is not easy for the young Grizzlies to beat such a strong team. Some people may say that the Bulls have not been in good shape recently, having lost three consecutive games before this game, but don't forget that the Bulls lost to top teams like the Nets and Warriors, and the Grizzlies lost to the Lone Rangers before this game.
In this game, the Grizzlies have performed well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, continuing a law of unbeaten this season. The Grizzlies have limited the Bulls' shooting percentage to 43.5% while shooting 51.1 percent, and so far this season the Grizzlies have consistently won all 25 regular season games where they shot higher than their opponents! You know, even the Warriors have lost 4 games in games where they shot more than their opponents so far this season.
The Grizzlies were killed by the Lone Rangers in their last game to end their longest 11-game winning streak, and the inside advantage was instead blown up by the opponent, but in this game against the Bulls, the Grizzlies regained their inside advantage. The Grizzlies scored 64 points in the box while limiting the Bulls' penalty area scores to 38 points, and the Grizzlies won the Bulls by 26 points in just one penalty area score!
Morant's 14 points in the box is just a "routine operation", and so far this season he has averaged 14.7 points per game in the box, ranking third among all players in the league, with a total of four Grizzlies scoring no less than 10 points in the box, while the Bulls only have 2 people scoring more than 4 points in the box, and the only double-figure is DeRozan, who scored 12 points.
So far this season, the Bulls have averaged 55.7 points in the restricted area, far ahead of the 30 teams in the league, 7.8 points more than the Cavaliers with the "three highs" in the per game, and the Grizzlies have limited their opponents' average penalty area points to 44.5 points per game, and the average penalty area goal difference of 11.2 points per game is also far ahead of the league. The Grizzlies, who can't do three-pointers, use the advantage of the box to become the league's dark horse, how far can this retro style of play go in the playoffs?