It's still only a small sample size of three games, but the Grizzlies are undefeated since the return to play of Ja Morant. Victorious successively over the Pelicans, the Pacers then the Hawks, with 28.0 points, 9.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds from their leader, they are still stuck in 13th place in the West (9-19), but confidence is returning to the local locker room .
“ I'm not surprised at all [de nos résultats] » asserts the one who was suspended for the first 25 games of the season. “ I know everything we are capable of, the kind of team we are and what we can accomplish in this league. »
“ We've been playing together for a long time, so we know what we're capable of and things are clicking for us right now » agrees with this Jaren Jacksonresponsible for running the house with Desmond Bane in the absence of his All-Star teammate.
Do not restrict yourself individually
Eager to bring joy to MemphisJa Morant above all brings victories to his team and, as leader, he does everything possible to even bring it back into contact with the Top 10. He who, let us remember, takes responsibility for the poor start to the Tennessee franchise.
Author of a fantastic comeback, the Super star of the Grizzlies has in any case tried to come back by being herself for three games, especially by listening to the advice of her teammates.
“ They tell me to always be aggressive and, if I don't, they point it out to me » slips the former Rookie of the Year and Progression of the Year on this subject. “ So I went out there and was myself and everything started working for us again.…”
Think about the game before thinking about the ranking
Still, the Memphis players do not want to get excited for the moment, because they know that the road will be complicated before regaining a place in the Top 8 in the West: six and a half games behind the current Lakers 8th of this conference…
“ Currently we are not thinking about our ranking » tempers Santi Aldama. “ We just take it one game at a time and just play our game, hoping we'll be where we want to be at the end of the season.. »
Clearly, the Grizzlies dream of the playoffs and they intend to hold on to this desire, especially since they have found a position they love: that of the hunters and no longer the hunted. A bit like the Pelicans or the Lakers last season, who had a magnificent second half of the season.
“ I feel like we're back to where we need to be, which is we're hungry, people doubt us, and that's where we're at our best. »warns Ja Morant, who considers himself to be at only 75% of his capabilities.
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Ja Morant | 2 | 34.6 | 47.5 | 12.5 | 83.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| Desmond Bane | 26 | 34.4 | 46.3 | 38.2 | 85.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 24.7 |
| Jaren Jackson, Jr. | 27 | 31.5 | 45.5 | 31.9 | 83.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 21.5 |
| Marcus Smart | 11 | 29.9 | 42.9 | 29.5 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 12.5 |
| Santi Aldama | 21 | 25.1 | 44.7 | 35.2 | 62.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| Derrick Rose | 15 | 18.9 | 43.8 | 34.4 | 90.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 9.1 |
| Luke Kennard | 8 | 21.5 | 36.2 | 37.0 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| David Roddy | 26 | 23.8 | 40.6 | 28.9 | 71.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| Ziaire Williams | 25 | 19.9 | 40.3 | 33.0 | 88.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| Xavier Tillman, Sr. | 15 | 20.7 | 39.8 | 29.0 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 21 | 24.3 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 9 | 17.4 | 40.0 | 17.4 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| Vincent Williams, Jr. | 19 | 19.4 | 42.1 | 37.3 | 82.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| Jacob Gilyard | 19 | 15.7 | 41.4 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| John Konchar | 22 | 17.9 | 36.1 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Jake Laravia | 8 | 12.3 | 34.4 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Kenny Lofton, Jr. | 15 | 6.6 | 37.8 | 30.0 | 53.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Gg Jackson | 4 | 4.6 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 3 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
