Ja Morant is on fire, taking the Memphis Grizzlies to their 8th win in a row
Welcoming a San Antonio Spurs who are at the bottom of the rankings at home to FedEx Forum, Memphis Grizzlies confidently extended the winning streak to compete for the top spot in the West.
However, entering this match, the home team lost the services of Brandon Clarke and Danny Green both due to injuries. On the front line, the visitors only lost their reserve pitcher Devin Vassell.
The first half started with good rhythm coming from both sides. Consecutive scores are scored for both motions. It was quite surprising that the visitors were the ones to catch up better in this first half.
On the home side, the spotlight is still mainly focused on Ja Morant with beautiful scoring phases. The second half had just begun, Memphis Grizzlies suddenly made a run of 11 points with 3 consecutive 3-pointers, causing veteran coach Gregg Popovich to immediately call a timeout.
However, the sublimation momentum of the home players continued, the point gap was increasingly widened by the Memphis Grizzlies to 2 digits. At the end of the first two rounds, the Memphis Grizzlies temporarily led with a score of 76-62.
The third half saw a balance between both sides. Although the San Antonio Spurs attacked quite well in the first half, their defense allowed the Memphis Grizzlies to make 3-pointers too easily.
Therefore, the gap is not only not shortened but also increased for the home team players. Score 112- 97, a 15-point advantage for the Memphis Grizzlies before the decisive half began.
With a run of 11-2 at the beginning of the 4th half, the San Antonio Spurs shortened the gap to just 1 digit before letting Jaren Jackson Jr on the home team continuously harass under the basket.
Although there was a time when the San Antonio Spurs narrowed the gap to only 3 points, but that was not enough for the visitors to dream of a victory today.
Ja Morant made the final score in the last 25 seconds to end the match. The final result, Memphis Grizzlies won with a score of 135-129.
MVP of the match was none other than Ja Morant when he pocketed 38 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. Desmond Bane also excelled with 18 points and successfully made 4/5 phase 3 points.
Today, the Memphis Grizzlies players were very explosive at the 3-point line when they successfully completed 14/22 3-pointers with a very good performance of 63%.
In addition to the excellence of the outer row, today the home team also has 2 players who have achieved double double. Jaren Jackson Jr with 21 points, 12 rebounds. Steven Adams with 11 points and up to 18 rebounds.
On the away side, Keldon Johnson leads with 24 points. However, he had a bad performance today with only FG 6/17 (35%).
Tre Jones also played well with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists. The San Antonio Spurs also had two players hit a double today including Jakob Poeltl with 17 points, 12 rebounds and Zach Collins with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
This was the Memphis Grizzlies' 8th win in a row on all fronts. They temporarily overcame the Denver Nuggets to rise to the top of the West. In the next round, they will have a trip to the field of the Indiana Pacers. The match will take place at 7:00 am on January 15.
In contrast to the San Antonio Spurs, this was their third consecutive loss. The next round they will be returned to AT&T Center to welcome a Golden State Warriors who are not in good shape. The match will take place at 7:30 am on January 14 here.
