On December 20, Beijing time, the Grizzlies challenged the Pelicans away, and Morant, who was banned for 25 games for pulling out his gun, finally ushered in a comeback!In the end, with Morant's stunner, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Pelicans 115-113!Returning to the first game of Morant's stunner, he celebrated domineeringly after the game: "i'm back！James tweeted his congratulations as soon as possible: "12, that's all!."”
Morant started the game for 34 minutes, shooting 12-of-24 and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line, scoring 34 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 blockThe fly in the ointment was 0 of 5 from three-point range. In the first half, the Grizzlies once trailed the Pelicans by 24 points, and Morant only scored 7 points at halftime, but it exploded directly in the second half, scoring 27 points to lead the team to a reversal!It's too strong.
Hopefully, Morant can take this as a warning, and the court is where his own value is reflected. Speaking after the game, Morant said: "My teammates are also my brothers, so we work hard together and take the **. They helped me a lot in the process. It was they who told me to stay positive and persevere. ”
Morant is back to the final game, and the worst player must be Kenneth Lofton Jr.!In order to welcome the smooth comeback of the gun king, Chubby finally became a victim. The Grizzlies officially announced that they would cut Lofton and keep Biyombo. Why are the Grizzlies laying off Morant's comeback?Because the team needs to vacate a spot for the king of guns!
As soon as the news came out, fans also expressed their dissatisfaction, knowing that Lofton has been playing for the Grizzlies for two years, and Biyombo is just a temporary signing from the team this season, but the last person to leave is Chubby ......It can only be said that from the perspective of role, Grizzlies management believes that it is more important than Yombo than Lofton, after all, Adams is reimbursed for the season.
Kenneth Lofton Jr., undrafted in 2022, is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 124kg, and the 21-year-old played a total of 39 games for the Grizzlies in the first two seasons of his career, contributing an average of 41 point and 3 rebounds!Lofton has played 15 games this season and averaged just 66 minutes to get 26 points and 1 rebound, shooting 378, 30 three-point shootingIt can be said that he is completely marginal.
In fact, many fans are very optimistic and like Lofton, so they gave him several nicknames, the most famous of which are "Chubby" and "Bamboo Pole Buster"!The leader still clearly remembers that as long as Wembanyama or Holmgren played well, there would always be a phrase in the comment section: Reward a Lofton.
That's not just talking, in the NBA career, Lofton has played against Wembanyama and Holmgren, and the truth is that Chubby has blown them all up!Brothers who have played wild ball know that don't say anything thin and powerful, if you meet a player of Lofton's weight in Wemban, it's so easy for people to beat you on their backs, after all, this body is not for nothing.
If you want to say that Lofton vs. Wembanyama, the most classic battle is still in the FIBA U19 World Cup!At that time, Lofton represented Team USA against Wembanyama, the "French Spider-Man", and the ending was that the zebra was pressed and rubbed!Lofton was fatter than he is now, and Wembanyama looked even thinner than he is now.
The opponent Holmgren was in the summer league, and everyone's eyes were on Holmgren at that time, and no one knew the undrafted pick, and as a result, Lofton did not give face to his former teammates at all, and gave Holmgren enough to choke. It was at that time that everyone was attracted by the little fat Lofton, the left-handed general, a bit of a little Randolph.
A more classic game was last season's Grizzlies' regular season finale loss to the ThunderLofton started the game for 40 minutes, shooting 17-of-25 from the field and slashing for 42 points, 14 rebounds and one stealHe also set career highs in points and rebounds, and was also the first player in the class of 2022 to score 40+!It is worth mentioning that this is also the first start of Chubby's career, and he directly slashed 42 points!
It's hard to imagine how much energy this player would have exploded if the Grizzlies focused on training and giving Chubby more opportunities!Don't forget that Lofton was also the MVP of the Development League that year, and he was also selected for the All-Star Rookie Game as a Development League player!Helplessly, this is the cruelty of the NBA, it can only be said that Chubby is really a pity, the only hard flaw is that he is too short.
The good news is that after Lofton was cutSources have revealed that there are multiple teams interested in him!Leaving the Grizzlies may not be a bad thing, it means that Chubby is about to have a new start, what if he plays in the next stop?Of course, welcome Morant back, and I hope the Bears don't make any more mistakes and continue to contribute great games to the fans!