Original title: Rui Sports-Grizzlies lost the series but won the future reconstruction following only three years and entered the championship sequence
On May 14, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs will continue. The Golden State Warriors are at home in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals once morest the Memphis Grizzlies. After the whole game, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 110-96, eliminated their opponents 4-2, and reached the Western Conference finals.
G6 regretted losing, and the magic of “Wu Mo Xiong” did not continue following all.
But this season, the Grizzlies have brought too many surprises to people and created a good vision for fans. Starting from this season, a brand new championship team was born in the West.
In fact, just three years ago, the Grizzlies were just demolished and rebuilt. They bid farewell to the two achievements of Gasol Jr. and Conley, and then completely drew a clear line with the former era of “grinding and strangling”.
Luckily enough, it was also in the same year that the Grizzlies drafted a talented point guard Ja Morant and hired a talented coach Tyler Jenkins, and then the two rookies joined forces to make the team. surprise.
In just over a year, the Grizzlies made the playoffs last season. This season, the Grizzlies have gone a step further. In the regular season, they ranked second in the West and ranked first in the league in rebounds, steals and blocks. They have become the most powerful shooting team in the league. Morant, the team has gradually shaped its own distinctive and unique style.
As the only core of the team, Morant is also growing at a rapid pace every year. In the regular season this season, he has averaged 27.4 points and 6.7 assists per game. He has entered the discussion category of the best team (1 team) and won the Most Improved Player Award of the season. His gorgeous ball style attracts countless fans, and his excellent flying and lingering abilities have won him the reputation of “Waist King”. In the eyes of some people in the industry, following James, Durant, Curry and others are getting old, Morant may be the most reliable successor to the American men’s basketball leader.
Of course, the Grizzlies are far more than Morant alone. More importantly, beside Morant, the Grizzlies still have enough supporting roles, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bain, Dillon Brooks… This season, when Morant is absent, Of the 24 games played, the Grizzlies actually won 20 of them. In the eyes of some experts, the “Wu Mo Xiong” is a more powerful existence.
In the playoffs, the Grizzlies also showed their abilities, especially once morest the Warriors in the semifinals. They pushed the luxurious division of the past five-year Triple Crown into a corner. In Game 5 of the series, they even came close to breaking the famous “58 record”, nailing the Warriors to the pillar of shame forever.
However, because of Morant’s injury and lack of experience, the Grizzlies eventually fell on the battlefield in the semifinals.
However, following the season, the Grizzlies harvested more but not tears of sadness, but respect and hope. In the current core lineup, Morant is only 22 years old, and Dillon Brooks, the largest of the other main members, is only 26 years old. In other words, there is still huge room for improvement in the career of this group of young people. In the offseason, as long as the Grizzlies continue to grow on the right track, they may create more surprises next season, and the future will sooner or later belong to them… (Poirot)Return to Sohu, see more
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