Morand joins the conversation about the MVP

That being said, since Morand apologized after the game, it’s impossible not to stand by what he’s doing. Because what he has achieved, especially in the last 10 matches – all of them victories for the Grillis – is unbelievable: 27.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists with 41.7% in threesomes in 32 minutes participation, he writes … Counters, for a Morand, if he keeps this up, he’ll get into the conversation for the MVP of the season.

It’s clear that right now the favorite for the award is Steve Carey, followed by Giannis Antitokunbo, DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Jokic and Kevin Durand in whatever order everyone wants. But if the Grizzlies and Morand keep going like this, it’ll be hard for the explosives officer not to get into this conversation.

Carrie still does

Of course, Morand’s biggest hurdle is none other than Steve Carey. A Steve Curry who, even if he doesn’t shoot like we’re used to lately, can have 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on a bad night, like in the loss to the Grizzlies.

With Draymond Green out but Clay Thompson out, Carrie has to adjust his game again. As it turned out in Memphis, he will have no problem with that.

The cops joked

The Bulls went on a 9-win streak in Dallas. Faced with Detroit (two straight wins before the game between them), they hope to take the first step towards a new series and defeat the Pistons 133-87.

The Bulls are still – comfortably – at the top of the East with a record of 27-11. The quartet of DeRozan, Lavin, Bol and Vucevic find chemistry. Chicago is very good. And he makes fun of games with weak opponents.

The Suns write their own history

The Suns – relatively quietly – continue their fiddle. Their last win in Toronto (95-99) was small (also). But the Suns have the best record in the NBA at 31-9. After 40 games, they set the best record in their history and made history.

Phoenix is ​​a contender for the title. Last year’s run to the final is no coincidence. The suns are here and they are fine. The West is really fun these days.

The Pelicans are one…Zion off the Rise

Watching the Pelicans narrowly defeat the Wolves 128-125 with Ingram’s three-pointer, you can’t help but think: How good would it be if they had Zion Williamson? The answer will – sadly – most likely not be given this year, for a New Orleans that now has a 15-26 record but is still just 1.5 games away from the — 10th in the West — Blazers.

The pelicans have some interesting facts. Ingram has improved as a creator. Valentsiounas opens the field. Josh Hart and Herb Jones have put together one of the best defensive forward twins in the league. Divod Graham has his good times. The sane Williamson would shoot her. But he remains injured.

The Raptors are competitive

The narrow loss to the Suns was a reminder to the world that the Raptors are a really good team. Basically they are more than competitive because before they lost to Phoenix they had 6 wins in a row.

The Raptors are almost complete now and finding their chemistry. Fred VanVlit plays like All Star. Pascal Shiakam remembers himself two years ago. Oji Anunobi is stable, Austin Barnes is Rookie Contender of the Year. Bushe, Bertz, Atsua form an extremely interesting foursome center. Toronto is 8th in the East with a 20-18 record and is looking higher.

Kyle Kuzma is on fire

It was December 27th when Kyle Kuzma last scored under 20 points. Since then, he has 8 consecutive +20-point games, with the last against the Thunder (122-118 win) stopping at 29 points.

Confidence in the NBA is a big deal. Last year, Kuzma was clearly out of the Lakers, didn’t have chemistry with LeBron and Davis, and didn’t have much in general. However, it feels good to the wizards and it shows.

The wolves missed their chance

Wolves went to New Orleans with three straight wins and knew that with another they would catch the Clippers in 8th place. In the end, however, they couldn’t stand it – like several times (and) this year – and were defeated by the Pelicans with 128-125.

Minnesota only seems to pour milk on it when it’s ready to take the plunge. It is 9th in the West with a 20-21 record, with the 8th Clippers having a 21-21 record and the 10th Blazers having a 16-24 record. Minnesota is finally allowed to enter the playoff tournament in the west. But it has to be serious.