Morant made a crucial effort at the critical moment, the Grizzlies reversed the Mavericks and ended their four-game losing streak

2025-03-08 12:19

Morant made a crucial effort at the critical moment, the Grizzlies reversed the Mavericks and ended their four-game losing streak

On March 8, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus game, the Memphis Grizzlies challenged the Dallas Mavericks away. Both teams have had unsatisfactory recent records, the Mavericks suffered three consecutive losses , and the Grizzlies lost four consecutive games , and both teams urgently needed a victory to boost morale. In this game, Grizzlies star Ja Morant scored 7 points in a row at the critical moment , leading the team to reverse the Mavericks and finally won 124-120 , successfully ending the losing streak .

 

At the beginning of the game, the two teams started to attack each other. Although the Mavericks lacked many main players, they still showed strong offensive firepower. For the Grizzlies, Morant entered the game slowly, only 1 of 8 shots in the first quarter , scoring only 2 points , which also put the team in a passive position. Under the leadership of Dinwiddie , the Mavericks gradually took control of the situation. He broke through and scored continuously, and used free throws to kill the Grizzlies' defense, helping the team take the lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led 31-26 .

Entering the second quarter, the Mavericks continued to maintain their offensive aggression, especially Dinwiddie, who kept breaking through to create damage and drive the team's offense. The Mavericks also did a good job on defense, restricting the Grizzlies' breakthroughs many times, hindering the opponent's offense, and the score difference was once pulled to double digits . However, the Grizzlies did not let the game completely get out of control. Bane and Brandon Clarke continued to score from the outside to help the team narrow the score difference. At the end of the half, the Mavericks still led 58-55 .

In the second half, the game entered a white-hot stage. The Grizzlies stepped up their offense, and the Mavericks did not show any weakness. The two sides launched a fierce offensive war. The Mavericks scored 41 points in a single quarter , 2 points more than the Grizzlies, maintaining a slight lead. The Grizzlies' offensive points gradually increased, Morant regained his touch, and Bane and Clark continued to output , and the game became more and more intense. After three quarters, the Mavericks still maintained a 99-96 lead, and the suspense of the game continued until the last quarter.

At the decisive moment, both sides refused to give in, and the score rose alternately. The Mavericks still insisted on Dinwiddie and Hardaway taking turns to attack the basket, while Morant began to take over the game on the Grizzlies side. He scored key goals in a row at the critical moment, and scored 7 points in a row at the last moment, completely killing the suspense of the game. In the end, the Grizzlies successfully counterattacked on the road, defeating the Mavericks 124-120 , successfully ending their four-game losing streak.

In this game, the Grizzlies were behind for most of the first half, but with Morant's explosion and Clark's outstanding performance , they finally reversed the Mavericks and successfully ended their four-game losing streak. On the Mavericks side, although many main players were absent, the team's overall offensive performance was still good. Dinwiddie and Hardaway's performance gave them a chance to win, but they failed to resist the Grizzlies' offensive in the final moments and finally lost regretfully.

With the end of this game, the Grizzlies' record has improved to a certain extent, while the Mavericks have suffered four consecutive losses . They urgently need to adjust their status to avoid further decline in their record. In future games, the Mavericks need to find a more stable scoring point, while the Grizzlies hope to continue the status of this game and strive for more wins.


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