Today the Grizzlies once again completed a reversal, winning 111:109 at home to win Atonezan and one step away from advancing to the Western Conference semifinals.
Tough again! The Grizzlies are back in the black and white bear era
In this game, they entered the final quarter with an 11-point gap, and with less than seven minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves still led 99-88 with an 11-point advantage. Then similar to the third game, the Grizzlies fought back frantically for the next 8.2 seconds, with 8.2 seconds left in the game, the Grizzlies led by 3 points, but the Timberwolves did not give up, the timeout came back, the Timberwolves completed the coach Finch's tactical arrangement, Edwards stepped forward to hit the key three points, equalized the score, and thought the game could be dragged into overtime.
However, in the last round, Morant received the sideline ball, Edward actually tried to steal at this time and failed, directly giving Morant an avenue, and for morant, who was physically explosive, this was an easy opportunity to score points, came to the penalty area to face Vanderbilt's defense, Morant successfully completed the kill. As a result, the Grizzlies blasted 37 points in the final quarter while giving the Timberwolves only 24 points, and finally completed the reversal.
After this game, the Grizzlies also set a record, becoming the first team in NBA history to complete double-digit reversals in the final quarter multiple times in a series, as if to show the tenacity of the black and white bears.
Referees disputed the frequent penalties, which made the game suffer criticism
In fact, in this game, Morant is obviously the hero of the win, the whole game has 30 points, 13 boards, 9 assists and 3 steals, including 18 points in the final quarter (half of the free throw line), and in the third quarter, he also completed an earth-shattering slam across Beasley.
Morant's performance in this game was good enough, but because of the referee's decision, it was also questioned. In the final quarter, Morant was able to get a whistle almost every time he broke through, and then successfully stood at the free throw line to score points, so that later, the Timberwolves did not dare to defend much. It is worth mentioning that in this game, NBA President Adam Xiaohua also sat off the field to watch.
This also caused some fans watching the match to call it a game with a black whistle.
Mars hits Earth! The Grizzlies are about to meet
At present, the Warriors and the Grizzlies are only one victory away from being able to stand on the stage of the Western Conference Semifinals, and the two old rivals will usher in a seven-game best-of-seven game, this time, the Warriors returning from injury are obviously much more confident than in the past, and the Grizzlies hope to be able to use the home advantage to carry the youth storm to the end. If the two sides can meet in the Western Conference semifinals, the heat will be very high.