On October 8, Beijing time, the NBA preseason continued fierce battle, in which the Memphis Grizzlies easily defeated the Charlotte Hornets 128-98. The core Morant soldier scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks without a bloody effort. But in the third quarter, he was “pitted” by his teammates, which made him the most embarrassing moment of the game.
Morant is currently an outstanding representative of offensive guards in the league, and “three goals” Ball is the best point guard. Although this game is only a preseason game, the NBA officials describe the confrontation between the two as “young guards on the big stage.”
Throughout the first half, the performance of Morant and “Three Goals” Ball did not disappoint the fans who were there to watch the performance of the two of them.
Once the three-point line interspersed with a run, Morant shook the defensive player and rushed into the penalty area. After receiving a pass from center Adams’s base, he made a layup in the air with a tie rod.
As for the “three goals”, he showed his high IQ in assists. A counterattack in the second quarter, Ball dribble has not run out of his own three-point line, but sees his teammates have rushed to the front field, “three goals” directly used a pass across the court to assist Meyer Bridges completed dunks.
However, Morant, the core of the Grizzlies, was the player who grabbed the spotlight in the first half. He played less than 15 minutes in two quarters, made 4 of 7 shots, contributed 11 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, and had 5 assists. Even worse, the offensive core also sent 2 blocks on the defensive end. It can be said that Morant not only dominates the offensive end, but also shines on the defensive end.
Compared with Morant, Ball sent 6 assists, but his shortcomings in shooting are fully exposed, especially the fixed-point shooting is a “three-goal” seven inches. He only made 2 of 9 shots and only 7 points. .
After the intermission, the Hornets, which were 30 points behind, narrowed the difference under the leadership of the “three goals”. At this time, Morant was preparing to lead the team to stabilize the situation, but he was “pitted” by his teammates.
At that time, Morant drove the ball fast, he divided the ball to his teammates, he was ready to stage an aerial relay. Unfortunately, just as Morant rushed to the three-second zone and was about to jump high, his teammates did not throw the ball into the air, but passed the ball into his face.
Because the pass was too sudden and completely unexpected, Morant was hit in the face by the ball, which eventually led to a turnover. It was originally a hot moment of perfect dunk dunks, but it eventually turned into a mistake of being beaten in the face by the ball, and this was done by his teammates, which also made Morant miserable.
In the end, Morant scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks, but his face was depressed this time. On three goals, he made 5 of 17 shots and scored 13 points and 7 assists.
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