On January 4, Beijing time, the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Brooklyn Nets 118-104, this battle, the Grizzlies scored 40 points in the third quarter, while the Nets only scored 26 points, with this wave, the Grizzlies finally won the game. In the whole game, the comparison of the number of rebounds between the two sides can be said to be unbearable.
According to statistics, at the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies led the Nets by 23 points. In the first three quarters, the Grizzlies grabbed 50 rebounds, the Nets only had 21 rebounds, and the Grizzlies had 20 frontcourt rebounds, which is about equal to the Nets' total rebounds.
Throughout the game, the Grizzlies grabbed a total of 24 frontcourt rebounds and 38 backcourt rebounds, bringing the total number of rebounds to 62. The Nets grabbed 8 rebounds in the frontcourt, 25 rebounds in the backcourt, and only 33 rebounds in the whole game. So, in terms of rebounds alone, the Grizzlies are almost twice as much as the Nets
Because the Nets lost too much in rebounds, coupled with the fact that Durant and Harden were not in line, Durant shot 8 of 24 and 8 of three-pointers, playing 31 minutes and getting 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists; Harden played 32 minutes, shooting 5 of 14, cutting 19 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
In the end, the Nets also gave up resistance in the second half of the fourth quarter, withdrawing all the main force, Durant and Harden went off early, although the bench players once narrowed the score difference to 12 points, but in the end the Nets still lost.