Grizzlies Vs Pistons

The Detroit Pistons have played far better than the previous season up to the two months of the 2024-25 season. The team appears much stronger, especially on defense, and arrived in Memphis with eight victories under their belt for this campaign. The Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak on Monday night by the slimmest of margins – a 102-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Detroit initially brought in overtime.

Standout Jaden Ivey sank a jumper at the buzzer to help the Pistons stave off a season-worst fourth consecutive defeat. Ivey also scored 25 total points in the game. The Pistons won in a game they were missing the services of their main player, Cade Cunningham, who has a hip injury. They did welcome back last year first pick Ausur Thompson from a season-ending eight months’ blood-clotting problem.

The Pistons have already won more than half the games the team won last year before the season is not even two months old. They begin the match with a rather good 4-6 record away from home after clinching all of seven road games in 2023-24. The Pistons are 23rd in the league in scoring. They rank 21st in field goal shooting and are 17th in the league in 3-point shooting. They are fourteenth in 3-point field goals made per game.

They rank 23rd in the league in terms of offense rating in points per possession. On this aspect, they are 24 in turnovers per game this season. Currently the Pistons are ranked 10th in scoring defense. They rank eighth for field goal shooting and the twentieth in 3 point shooting. The Pistons are 27th in forced turnovers in the entire NBA. They are actually 12th in defensive efficiency. In the glass they rank fifth in NBA.

The AHL affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies has really been having much easier navigation this season with Morant back in play. Including this game they have played a total of 18 games in which 11 have been won and 7 lost and subject to the home games contributing to 7 losses and 3 wins playing at home.

This comes after Morant missed almost the whole season and the squad finished just 27-55 the previous year. Morant just returned to the sidelines after missing eight games because of an injury.

The Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 123-98 on Monday night, and they have now won four of their last five games. After recovering from a hip ailment, Morant made his comeback to the starting lineup, contributing 22 points and 11 assists. The Grizzlies' assault, which he led, hit 49% from the field overall and 42% from three-point range.

When the Grizzlies added Morant back into the starting lineup, the team's shooting improved and their speed increased right away. While Morant was not playing, the Grizzlies did manage to go on a little run. They enter this game with the second-highest scoring offense in the NBA.

After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 123-98 at this location on Tuesday, the Memphis Grizzlies are on a roll and are now seeking for their fourth straight victory.

With 22 points and 11 assists, Ja Morant made a spectacular comeback to the floor and led the team to 36 points in the first quarter, which the Blazers were never able to match.