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The Memphis Grizzlies, currently the 13th seed, have improved in points in the paint since Ja Morant returned. However, they are struggling to win games despite having a talented roster. Ja Morant has been performing well, averaging 26.8 points per game. Other players like Derrick Rose, Marcus Smart, Desmond Bain, and Jaren Jackson Jr. have also been contributing. The team's record is 10-21, and they have a tough matchup against the Kings next. They have won a few games recently but are on a two-game losing streak. Overall, their performance does not reflect their talent. Hello everyone and welcome back to AKTalksNBA. Today we are going to be talking about how the Memphis Grizzlies are going to do throughout the rest of the season. They are the 13th seed, there are 10 and 21 right now. They were 29th in points in the paint, now they are first. Once Ja came back. So is Ja going to do good anymore? That's the question. So we are going to go over their roster. It is Ja Morant, Derrick Rose, Marcus Smart, Desmond Bain, Jaron Jackson Jr., Stephen Adams, Bismack Biombo, Zire Williams, Jacob Gilliard, Santee Almandia, Luke Canard, Brandon Clark, Xavier Tillman Sr., Gigi Jackson II, David Roddy, Vince Williams Jr., Jake LaRiva, Shaquille Harrison, and Jon Contrar. They have a really good team. But for some reason, they are not winning. Do you know why that reason is? It's because Ja Morant came back a couple games ago. Let's find out how many games that actually was. And it was... Let's see. There they are. He came back on December 19th. So... Yeah, December 19th. So that was 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Five games ago. And this is his stats. What was it again? His stats is 26.8 points per game. His vehicle percentage is 48.1. Vehicle percentage, 12.0. Rebounds per game, 5.4. Assists per game, 8.8. Steals per game, 0.8. Blocks per game, 0.8. So this is probably his best season so far, but he might have to do something different. Now Derek Rose. 9 points, 43 vehicle percentage, 34 three point percentage. 2 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game. 0.5 steals per game, 0.1 blocks per game. So he's doing pretty good this season for his whole career. He's averaged 17.5 points. Next is Marcus Smart. He's averaging 13 points, 43 vehicle percentage, 30 three point percentage. 2 rebounds per game, 4 assists per game, 2 steals per game, and 0.4 blocks per game. He's doing the best he had in the Grizzlies, because this is his first year in the Grizzlies. Desmond Bain. 24 points per game, his vehicle percentage is 47.2. His three point percentage is 38.4. Rebounds, 4.5. Assists, 5.2. Steals, 1.2. Blocks, 0.6. So he's doing really good this season. Probably his best season. Next is Jaron Johnson Jr. This year he's averaging 21 points per game. His vehicle percentage is 45.9. Vehicle percentage, 32.9. Rebounds per game, 5.6. Assists per game, 1.7. Steals per game, 0.8. Blocks per game, 1.6. He's doing good as well. Steven Adams. 8 points per game. Oh yeah, he hasn't been playing this season. I forgot about that. He broke his leg. Or did something to his leg. And he did not play. Anyways. Now there is an October season ending. So he's not playing this year. So I don't even need to talk about him. But Zyra Williams, we're going to go over him. Then we're going to talk about something else. And then we'll be done. This year he's averaging 7 points. Vehicle percentage, 38.6. Vehicle percentage, 31.6. Rebounds per game, 3.7. Assists per game, 1.4. Steals per game, 0.4. Blocks per game, 0.3. So he's doing pretty good. It's probably his best season. Yeah, this is his best season yet. So yeah. That is good. They are doing well this season. Except they're 10th and 23th. But I think they'll be better. They actually play tomorrow. Against the Kings. Which would be a tough matchup. What are the Kings? They're the 5th seed. Okay. Okay. So yeah. They've won in the past couple games. And they won against the Pelicans on the 26th. And they won against the Hawks on the 23rd. They won against the Pacers on the 21st. They won against the Pelicans on the 19th. The game that Ja came back because he had a game winner. And then they lost 5 games in a row before that. Yeah. So yeah. They're doing pretty well. Except their record doesn't show it. Yeah. Yeah. And I guess that was a really short one. And we're just going to keep on going over the Grizzlies. So they are... Of course I already told you this. But they are 10-21. Not 10-23. They are 2-11 away. They are 8-10. That's bad. Compared to the Celtics. The Celtics are 16-0 at home. Which is not good for the Grizzlies. No one else is doing as bad as them. Except the Spurs. I think they're a little bit worse. They only won 5 games somehow. And the Pistons. They've won a game yet. 2-29. The Pistons haven't won a game since October by the way guys. If you didn't know that. Yeah. The Grizzlies are not doing that well this season. They're on a 2-game losing streak. Which is not that good. In the last 10 games. They are 4-6. Not good. Sort of good. Oh wait. They're 8-10. At home they're 2-11. Yeah. That is all the notes I took. So. I guess we'll just end it. And if you like my podcast. Follow me. And yeah. That's it. Thank you.