The Memphis Grizzlies have surprised the NBA world by winning their last four games without star guard Ja Morant.
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Morant sprained his knee against the Atlanta Hawks, and since then the Grizzlies have won over Sacramento, Toronto, Oklahoma City and now Dallas on Saturday night.
The win over the Mavericks also marked the first time in 25 years that an NBA team was able to record a streak of four or more straight wins, defined by Elias Sports as wins in which the team was never tracked and scored. number is never bound after 0-0.
With tonight’s win in Dallas, @memgrizz be the first @NBA over the past 25 seasons (when game-by-game data were first tracked) to record a 4+ win-string streak, determined by @EliasSports are wins that the team never gets past and the score never draws after 0-0. pic.twitter.com/h5axwjwV7z
– Grizzlies PR (@GrizzliesPR) December 5, 2021
The last time Morant was injured for an extended period of time, the team lost four of the next five games. Now, at 13-10 of the season following their win over the Mavs, the Grizzlies are holding onto the playoff picture – which is crucial compared to parity in the Western Conference – until they can get their top player back. his star. Against Dallas, Desmond Bane stepped in as an assist and had the best night of his career, finishing with 29 points and nine rebounds.
Morant is expected to return in “a few weeks” according to trainer Taylor Jenkins.
“He’s been responding very well to the treatments, the lifting sessions he’s been through, and we’ve only done a little bit of work on the field to make sure his knee moves,” says Jenkins. Move and see how he reacts.”
Before the injury, Morant was in All-Star form, averaging 24.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.8 aasists for the season.
