“The Memphis Grizzlies are on a historic run without their star Ja Morant!”: Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr and co set record with 5 straight wire-to-wire wins

Akash Murty | 07/12/2021
"The Memphis Grizzlies are on a historic run without their star Ja Morant!": Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr and co set record with 5 straight wire-to-wire wins

After their win over the Miami Heat, the Memphis Grizzlies are on a run of rare and incredible type of victories.

On Monday night, Memphis Grizzlies got their fifth straight win. They spoiled the party for Jimmy Butler in his return and got a 105-90 victory in Miami, without Ja Morant.

The 2020 Rookie of The Year is out with knee soreness and isn’t expected back in starting line-up anytime soon. So all those five teams must be anticipating for the Grizzlies to come up short on offense without their star guard. But they all got disappointment.

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The Grizzlies didn’t just win all these games, they did it in an unrealistic manner. Led by Dillon Brooks in the absence of Ja, Grizzlies never even gave a chance to their opponents to take the lead in all of their last five matches.

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According to Sportradar, the Grizzlies are just the second team in the last 25 NBA seasons to not trail in five consecutive games.

Being tied at 2-2 in the first quarter against the Heat prevented it from being another record that was never trailing or tying. Yes, they did not even let their opponents tie the game before their outing against the Heat. That’s utter dominance.

The Grizzlies currently stand at fourth in the Western Conference, having a 14-10 record. That’s way better than anybody’s expectations of them at the start of the season.

Getting such dominating victories over 5 opponents in straight games, restricting 4 of them to 91 and below, would have boosted their confidence and energy to the stratosphere.

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But they’d have to keep their feet on the ground, as they’ll have to squeeze out as many victories as they can in the absence of some of their injured stars.

At least 5 Grizzlies have been able to put up double-digit scoring in four out of their last five victories. That’s what they will be relying on. The total team effort.

Post Edited By: Amulya Shekhar
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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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