On March 24, Beijing time, the Nets challenged the Grizzlies on the road, before this game, the Nets had suffered a 5-game losing streak against the Grizzlies, which is the longest losing streak that the team has ever faced other teams, and for the Nets, the Grizzlies are their bitter masters. And this game the Nets' Irving return, Durant can also play, the team lineup is very complete, the Grizzlies, their core Morant is absent, the team lineup is not complete. In terms of overall strength, the Nets have a better chance of winning the game.
In this game, the Grizzlies took advantage of the home advantage, they quickly entered the rhythm of the game, the team hit three consecutive points, the inside line also scored consecutive points, they faced the Nets' defense, the team played fully, a single quarter to get 40 points, 8 points ahead of the Grizzlies, the advantage is very obvious. In the second quarter, the Grizzlies offensively did not reduce, their efficiency on the offensive end is very high, and the mistakes are relatively small, and they are better than the Nets in terms of offensive execution, the team scored 36 points again in a single quarter, and the entire first half of the game, the Grizzlies have 76 points in the account, 14 points ahead of the Nets, further widening the point difference.
In the third quarter of the game, the Nets began to exert their strength, Durant had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the single quarter, Irving contributed 11 points and 3 assists, and the two players joined forces to get 25 points in a single quarter, leading the Nets to blast out a 42-27 offense in a single quarter, netting 15 points against the Grizzlies, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nets had surpassed the Grizzlies by 1 point.
In the final quarter of the game, the Grizzlies still occupy the initiative, although they lack absolute core, but the team as a whole is very good, they are united, play a smooth team offense, facing the Nets' two stars, the Grizzlies with a more outstanding overall performance, they bombed a 29-16 offense in the final quarter, bursting the Nets. In the end, the Grizzlies also beat the Nets 132-120 to achieve three consecutive wins, which is also the Grizzlies' six-game winning streak against the Nets.
In this game, Durant and Irving both played superstar-level performances, Irving had 43 points and 8 assists on 15-of-27 shooting, Durant had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, the two players teamed up to get 78 points, got more than half of the team's points, the overall performance was very good, but in the competition of substitute players, the Nets only scored 11 points, while the Grizzlies scored 52 points, in this regard, the Nets lost 41 points, the gap is obvious, which has become the main reason for the Nets to lose the game.
They didn't get much help with both Durant and Irving playing efficiently, with the team's bench players playing poorly and not as good as the Grizzlies overall. Coupled with the team's weak defensive play, the Grizzlies got a lot of opportunities to easily score, and the team also played hard against the Grizzlies without Morant, and most of the time, they were left behind, and finally the Nets also lost the game on the road, and the team's two-game winning streak was ended.