On January 24, Beijing time, the Memphis Grizzlies, as the dark horse of the west, once again pulled the team to Dallas, away to challenge the lone rangers located in that city. It is worth affirming that although the Grizzlies have encountered a lot of trouble at this stage, dillon and Bain have been absent due to injuries, but they can still maintain a record of 32 wins and 16 losses, ranking third in the West, becoming one of the most competitive teams in the league. So, this time against doncic's lone ranger team, what kind of posture should Morant face?
At the beginning of the game, doncic, the leader of the Lone Rangers, took the lead in entering the state, sending a comprehensive data of 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter, helping the team to play a 24-16 single quarter score and gain an 8-point lead. Entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Grizzlies can also follow the trend and further widen the point difference between the two teams. Doncic made another threat, and with a single quarter of 5 shots 3 output, sent 7 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to a 24-18 single quarter score! At the end of the first half, the Lone Rangers have taken a 14-point lead with a 48-34 score.
The point difference between the two teams was widened one after another, and the Grizzlies of the West were beaten to no avail. It is no exaggeration to say that if this situation continues to develop, the Lone Rangers will have a high probability of winning the game. Easy to fight again, the lone ranger team that maintains the score lead can still make a threat, play a full-fledged state, Morant handed over 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block data in the third quarter, which does not work, still let the opponent get a 2-point lead. The point difference has once again been widened, and there is no big suspense in this game!
In the end, in the regular showdown in the fourth quarter, even though the Grizzlies were able to wake up and play a 30-27 score in the single quarter, they only recovered the three points they had previously trailed. After regular time, the Lone Rangers scored 104-91 and won the final victory of the game. The core players of the Lone Rangers side still performed very well, and the star Doncic gave a game-high score of 37 points in the 38 minutes of playing, as well as a comprehensive stat of 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Of course, while Doncic sent a quasi-triple-double, Porzingis also contributed 15 points and 8 rebounds, as well as Brunson, who handed over 13 points and 3 assists.
And looking at the Grizzlies side, the star Morante can be said to have done his best. In the 41.5 minutes of a single game, he also delivered a team-high score of 35 points and 13 rebounds and 6 assists. However, the other players on the team did not contribute as well as the Lone Rangers. In addition to Jaren Jr. and Melton being able to deliver double-digit scoring contributions, the scoring contributions of other players on the team are slightly weak. Without Dillon and Bane, I didn't expect that the dark horses of the west were still stuffed, and they could not continue to show the original color of their dark horses.