Must-know stats from Grizzlies’ franchise-record 11 win streak
Memphis Grizzlies are flying!
They extended their league-best winning streak to 11 with a 116-108 win over the Timberwolves.
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Ja Morant scored twice, finishing with 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, while Jaren Jackson Jr scored 20 points and five rebounds. Desmond Bane leads the Grizzlies with 21 points, while the team receives several contributions across the board, including 48 bench points.
With the victory, they currently own only 3rd place on the Western Conference rankings and 3 matches behind the No. 1 seed.
Let’s dive into some of the key numbers behind their hot time series.
11: The First Franchise
The Grizzlies’ 11-game streak is the longest in franchise history, three clear of their previous eight best, coming in 2015 during the Age of Grit and Grind.
They also not only beat bad teams, but also rocked the Western Conference rankings with important victories over campaign teams, including Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers (twice). , as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers and LA Clippers.
THAN: Morant’s Game Winner Lifts Grizzlies Over Suns
Overall, the Grizzlies have won 21 of the past 25 games.
Their next opponent? Luka Doncic and the Mavericks.
1: Break the glass
The Grizzlies have been the most resilient team throughout the season and throughout the run they kicked that off, punishing teams on both the offensive and defensive fronts.
They lead the league in bounces per game (52.3), attack response (15.3) and second chance score (20.7) and second in percentage recovery (52.6), faster than nightly teams.
Big man Steven Adams leads the team, averaging 9.4 goals per night, but they do it by committee, with seven different players averaging at least 4.0 rebounds per game in Morant, Jackson, Desmond Bane , De’Anthony Melton, Kyle Anderson, Brandon Clarke and John Konchar, who have had 17 career bounces come off the bench in the win over Wolves.
3: Lock it up
In their 11 games, the Grizzlies had the third-best defense in the league, only to lose 104.8 points out of 100 possessions, behind only the Mavericks and Knicks in that span.
This season, they’ve mostly relied on defense, especially in the games Morant missed and they leading the league steal (10,2) and block (6,3) every game during the season.
Ja for MVP?
When you say it out loud, it sounds crazy, but The Grizzlies point guard is giving 2011 Derrick Rose big vibes.
THAN: Where does Morant rank among the best point guards?
Ja Morant scored 15 points in the first half tonight. He also scored 18 points in the third half against the Warriors on October 28. No other player has more than 15 points against the Warriors this season. pic.twitter.com/luvEtgDewc
– ESPN Statistics & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 12, 2022
Throughout the Grizzlies run, he looked like the tournament’s best player, being named Western Conference Player of the Week for consecutive weeks, averaging 29.4 points, 6, 7 rebounds and 6.1 assists on shot 53% from the field and 53% on shot 3. -point line.
During the series, the Grizzlies also led the league in points in paint ( 62.2 ), with Morant second only to Giannis Antetokounmpo in points in paint during that period at ( 17.6 ), while also leading the league in fastbreak scores per game ( 5.8 ).