Morant and the Grizzlies sweep the Bucks to reign in the West
Memphis destroys Milwaukee to lead the Western Conference.
The Memphis Grizzlies mercilessly swept the Milwaukee Bucks (142-101) in a game that had already been settled at halftime, when the locals were winning by 29 points (70-41). This marks the seventh victory in a row for Memphis, who with a record of 19-9 lead the Western Conference after the defeat of the New Orleans Pelicans in Utah.
The victory, as the scoreboard shows, seemed like a piece of cake for the Grizzlies who handcuffed Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek only had 19 points- the third time he has fallen below 20 this season. Khris Middleton who came back after a long wrist injury was set to help Memphis get back on top, but the Bucks forward only made 3 points with a very low 0 of 4 from two and 1 of 8 from the triple. He may have hit the lowest point of his career against Ja Morant and the Grizzlies on Thursday night.
Ja Morant had 25/10/10 in just 26 MINS during the Grizzlies 41-point beatdown on the Bucks!
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) December 16, 2022
Grizzlies now have the best record in the West pic.twitter.com/LlvTrYJPPQ
The worst part for Milwaukee, though, was their defense.
Memphis has the best record in the West
Morant took advantage of the situation, accumulating his third triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Spanish Santi Aldama, who also took advantage of the weak defense, reached 14 goals (2 of 3 from triple) and 3 rebounds. With him on the court, the Grizzlies were +28, the third-highest after Morant’s +30 and Jones’ +32.