On January 1, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time, the San Antonio Spurs visited Memphis to meet the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies just won the Lakers two days ago, but the Spurs side of the star Dezhangtai Murray is absent, originally wanted to face the uneven lineup of the Heat two days ago to take advantage, but the final game postponement to steal chicken failure.
The Grizzlies started the game with a 9-0 start to the Spurs, but balltel and White scored inside and out to help the team stop the bleeding. Brandon Clark on the Grizzlies' side scored consecutive points on the inside later in the quarter to give the Grizzlies a six-point lead to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Walker and Forbes hit consecutive hits from the outside, Peltel also responded from the basket to help the team complete the rebound, and the Grizzlies also clenched the score under the leadership of the star Morant. Walker hit another three points before halftime, and the Spurs finished the first half by two points.
Easy to fight again, the Spurs side took the lead in entering the state wave of 8-2 to stop the Grizzlies. After the timeout returned, Desmond Bain jr. Jaren Jackson scored consecutive points to help the Grizzlies regain the initiative on the court, while the Spurs did not feel anything in the middle of the quarter, scoring only 18 points in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies led the Spurs 90-79 in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Grizzlies became more and more courageous, With Bane hitting three consecutive points, Tyes Jones and former Spurs time lord Kyle Anderson also hit consecutive shots, keeping the point difference in double digits, and finally the Grizzlies won four consecutive games at home to beat the Spurs 118-105.
There were a lot of problems exposed in this game, the main one of which was the scoring problem, and the Spurs side scored the highest points in the team, derRick White, Peltel and Forbes, all of whom scored 15 points. I think experienced fans who just look at this stat will also know that if Afu can get the highest score in the whole team, even if it is tied for the highest score, then this game will definitely be more fierce.
On the other hand, the Grizzlies' pawn, Siggia Morant, had 30 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 0 turnovers, and it should be noted that Morant scored 20 points in the first half. Seeing this I have to miss the head teenager Dezhangtai Murray very much, and I am sure that if Murray can play in this game, Morant must not score 30 points.
Our side has been New Year's Eve, but the Spurs side of this game is not the first game of the new year, but the final battle of 2021, although the end is not very good, and the coaching staff has let people have a handful of wool, but unconsciously the Spurs' ranking has risen to the tenth place in the West, I have to say that it is very similar to this time last year, don't forget that the Spurs' purpose now is not to enter the playoffs, but to train players and cultivate new people.
Without Archimedes, the Spurs can get to this point I never expected, not to mention that those who left home are still doing very well outside, which is really the only thing that can be comforting for the current Spurs fans.
The Spurs' ending has not been smooth, but please don't be discouraged. You see, the king of the North has once again risen with the wind.