Are The Grizzlies True Finals Contenders?

Additionally, he’s been shooting 54.2 percent from the field and 61.1 percent from the three-point line.

But it’s about more than numbers – Morant has been playing lights-out basketball and has produced numerous highlight-worthy plays.

Morant created 22 points, nine rebounds, and six assists on Thursday night against the Detroit Pistons – all in just 25 minutes.

Those 25 minutes were a season-low for Morant but he still led the team in points.

Can They Maul The Competition?

Morant, Dillon Brooks , Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson, Jr. – there are just a few of the stars who are making the Grizzlies into the Western Conference powerhouse they are.

But can they really take out the teams at the top to make it to the NBA Finals?

The two best teams in the West are the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors.

So far, the Grizz have stayed competitive with both of them – winning and losing one game each.

The reason the Grizzlies have a chance against the Suns and Warriors when so many teams in the Western Conference don’t is their speed and size.

Memphis is a ridiculously fast team, just like Phoenix and Golden State.

Other competitors in the West, such as the Lakers and Mavericks and Jazz, just can’t keep up with the Suns and Warriors.

That isn’t the case with the Grizzlies.

In fact, some would say that Memphis is actually faster than those teams and can at times out-play them, even with Chris Paul and Stephen Curry.

And with the season Morant is having, many are saying he’s a better MVP candidate than both Paul and Curry.

They have speed, they have youth, they have a star point guard, and they even have powerful defense too.

This isn’t a fluke, the Grizzlies really are incredible this season.

It’ll be difficult for them to surpass both the Suns and Warriors to claim the West because both of those teams have much more postseason experience and a squad that has been there before.

But no one should count this team out.

With the way they’ve been playing, it’s not outlandish to imagine the Grizzlies winning the Western Conference Finals – or even the NBA Finals too.