On March 24, Beijing time, the Nets challenged the Grizzlies away, Irving returned, and the Grizzlies star Morante was absent due to injury. Although the Grizzlies are far inferior to the Nets in terms of starpoints, in the first half of the game, the Grizzlies were in full control of the initiative, taking a 14-point lead at halftime.
In the first quarter, Durant and Irving were in good shape, KD scored 10 points, and Uncle Drew was three-point, mid-range shooting, and broke through the single quarter of 6-of-4 to efficiently send 11 points, but the Nets defensive end was punctured, losing 40 points in the single quarter and trailing by 8 points! The Grizzlies scored 6 of 10 three-pointers in a single quarter, and Bain, Brooks and Melton all scored in double figures!
The Grizzlies continued their outside touch in the second quarter, leading 10-4 to a 14-point lead to stop the Nets. After the timeout, Melton continued to hit three points, and Irving continued to show off his gorgeous scoring skills, and once again easily cut 20+ at halftime! In the final minutes, Melton was outside, and at halftime, the Grizzlies led the Nets by 14 points at 76-62.
Throughout the first half, Irving scored 22 points and four assists on 8-of-14 shooting, and made just one turnover, making a near-perfect half-time performance on his own birthday. Although Durant also scored a comprehensive statistic of 19 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 breaks and 1 cap, but at the same time there were 4 turnovers. On the Grizzlies side, Brooks scored 16 points at halftime, Bain 13 points, and Melton became an absolute wizard, contributing 20 points on 5-of-7 three-pointers, which is undoubtedly the key to the Grizzlies' half-time lead.