The Grizzlies face the Knicks
The Knicks lost their dark horse stance last season, and Derrick Rose's injury is naturally the key, but you can't blame it all on a 33-year-old substitute veteran. But recently, the Knicks have found vitality, And Randall once again played the performance of the star of the house, leading the team to a wave of three consecutive wins, defeating the Clippers King and the Lone Ranger in succession, once again letting us see the strength of this former dark horse in the East. However, in this game, the Knicks will face a real dark horse.
The Memphis Grizzlies, the second in the West, can be said to be the biggest dark horse team this season, Morant has become a high-profile supernova, the team's offensive and defensive efficiency is in the league's top ten, such a team, has not only been a dark horse so simple. In the face of such a strong opponent, Randall and Knicks, can they continue the pace of winning streaks?
Randall's old problem
Randall continued his excellent offensive form, in the first quarter of the game, he had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, 3 of 4 three-pointers, but Barrett only had 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1 of 7 shooting, so the Knicks only scored 30 points in a single quarter, while the Grizzlies bombed 34 points, of which Morant had 11 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Barrett finally regained his touch, scoring 11 points and 2 rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting, leading the Knicks to another 26 points in a single quarter, while Morant lost his grip, with only 4 points and 2 assists on 1-of-6 shooting.
With Morant feeling bad, the Grizzlies scored 27 points in the second quarter and finished the half with a five-point lead over the Knicks at 61-56. In the second half, Randall and Barrett finally felt online at the same time, Randall continued to impact the basket, 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-10 shooting, Barrett also had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, under the leadership of the two cores, the team bombed 40 points in a single quarter, while the Grizzlies only scored 26 points, and in the blink of an eye, the Knicks went from 5 points behind to a 9-point lead.
After returning from the last quarter, Randall's old mistake was again, only 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 1-of-5 shooting, and Barrett had 2 points and 2 rebounds on 1-of-5 shooting, and the two cores played so badly that the team naturally only scored 18 points. As for the Grizzlies, Morant took up the team, scoring 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal on 5-of-11 shooting, scoring 10 consecutive points at key moments and leading the Grizzlies to a 118-114 win over the Knicks.
Morant led the team in a reversal
With 36 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, as well as 2 steals and 2 blocks, Randall's personal performance in this game is still impeccable, but the old problem of pulling crotch in the last quarter has not changed at all, as a comparison, Morant's performance in the final quarter explains what a qualified leader should look like. Barrett had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Burks 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Mitchell Robinson also had 10 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists, as well as 3 steals and 4 blocks.
Morant once again showed the strength of a supernova, bombing 37 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, scoring 15 points in the last quarter, which is the absolute hero of the team's reversal of the game, if there is no injury, he will certainly be able to become the façade of the league in the future. Although the Grizzlies had six people in double figures in this game, Jalen Jackson Jr., the second highest scorer, only had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Bane shot 4 of 15 and only had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. The Grizzlies scored 72 points on the inside in this game, which was the key to their winning game.