This season's regular season showdown is coming to an end, and the Phoenix Suns, which have already secured the throne of the regular season, have always maintained a very high level of competition. After successfully defeating the Golden State Warriors, they will hit another 10 consecutive wins after winning nine straight. In fact, as the league's first team to lock up the playoffs in advance, the Suns could have sat on the Diaoyutai and watched the tiger fight. But instead of making that choice, they continued to show off their alliance overlordship. This game, they came to Memphis again, away to play the Grizzlies.
Admittedly, the Grizzlies' performance this season has been equally surprising, becoming the most amazing dark horse team in the West. So far, they have also achieved a record of 54 wins and 23 losses, as well as a six-game winning streak. Both teams are in excellent shape, and what kind of sparks will burst out from both sides is really exciting. At the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies, who played at home, took the lead and got the initiative to lead the score. Dillon shot 5-of-11 in the first quarter and delivered a comprehensive statistic of 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist to lead the team to a 34-23 score.
With an 11-point lead at the start, the Grizzlies are a veritable dark horse team. The Grizzlies, who entered the second quarter of the showdown and took the lead, did not follow the trend, but encountered a strong counterattack from the Suns. Booker, who handed over 12 points in the first quarter, was dumbfounded, but McGee and others, who came off the bench in the team, were able to play a state of blooming everywhere, and followed the trend to 27-20 to help the team recover the 7 points behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half, the gap between the two teams was narrowed to four points.
Easy to fight again, the Suns team that has achieved good results in chasing points can continue to threaten. In the third quarter, Devon Booker played 12 minutes of playing time and delivered a key 9 points, Ayton also had 4 points and 6 rebounds, and Bridges, who delivered a key 9 points. With the team's players in succession, the Suns played another 33-30 score, recovering the three points behind in the first half. Entering the final quarter of the tiebreaker, the gap between the two sides has been narrowed to 1 point, and the Suns have a better chance of achieving a reversal.
Unfortunately, in the fourth quarter of the regular time competition, the Grizzlies did not give the Suns a chance to continue to fight back, but played a 38-31 score. In the end, the fourth quarter was over, and the Grizzlies won the game with a 122-114 score. The Suns' dream of 10 consecutive wins was awakened, while the Western Dark Horse Grizzlies still showed their unparalleled aggressiveness, winning seven consecutive victories in front of the league overlord, which was really surprising.
Looking back at the game, the overall score of the players on the Suns side was not very comprehensive. Devin Booker sent 41 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the 37 minutes of the game, while the performance of other players in the team was not very good, Ayton only scored 9 points, Paul only contributed 8 points, and the starter only had 18 points handed over by Bridges, which can alleviate the overall scoring pressure of the team to a certain extent. However, on the Grizzlies, who have won seven consecutive games at home, not only do they have 7 players who have reached double digits in points, Dillon also have 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
Again, even though the team's star Morante has had to miss the team's game due to injury in recent times, the performance of other players in the team is still very good. Compared with the championship-winning combinations of those superstars, this season's Grizzlies have gradually played the flavor of team basketball, and there is a great opportunity to recreate the spurs' old legends.