The NBA regular season continues, with the two-game Grizzlies sitting at home, ushering in the challenge of the two-game winning Lone Ranger.
Currently, the Grizzlies are third in the West and the Mavericks are sixth in the West, with the Grizzlies sitting on home-court advantage.
On the Grizzlies side, Morant and Adams are absent; On the Lone Ranger's side, Doncic continues to hang the waiver card due to injury.
Finally, after 4 quarters of play, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers 112-108 and completed a big comeback!
Both teams start
Grizzlies: Bane, Jalen Jackson Jr., Dillon, Tyus Jones and Tillman.
Lone Ranger: Owen, Josh Green, Bullock, Powell and Kléber.
Match Review
In the first quarter, the Grizzlies had the upper hand, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 11 points in a single quarter, the Lone Rangers were temporarily suppressed, and the Grizzlies took a slight advantage of 2 points.
In the second quarter, the Lone Rangers fought back, Irving played 2+1, Wood and Josh Green combined to score 11 points, and at the end of the first half, the Lone Rangers rebounded by 3 points.
Returning from the break, the Lone Rangers went from battle to braver, Powell scored four straight points, Hardy hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the Lone Rangers led the Grizzlies by 13 points in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Grizzlies were not to be outdone, and Aldama led the team to a wave of 29-9 offense to overtake the score, and the Lone Rangers could not chase the score and had to shoot.
16 points reversal! The Grizzlies are celebrating a three-game winning streak
In this game, although the Grizzlies once fell into a passive situation where the score was as many as 16 points behind, fortunately, the team did not mess with itself, and the whole team scored a double-double to complete the reversal, and strongly defended the home court to usher in a three-game winning streak!
Grizzlies stats, Bane 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal; Jaren Jackson Jr. 28 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block; Tyus Jones 16 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal; Aldama 22 points and 14 rebounds; Kennard had 10 points and four rebounds.
In this game, Jaren Jackson Jr. was very efficient, shooting 10 of 16 from the field, shooting more than 60%, hitting a game-high 28 points, and hanging the inside of the Lone Ranger.
Aldama scored a double-double in this game, shooting 6 of 12 from the field, shooting 2 three-pointers, cutting 22+14, and personally did not make mistakes, becoming a surprise soldier!
More importantly, after beating the Mavericks in this game and winning three straight, the Grizzlies' current regular season record has improved to 44-27.
As a result, the Grizzlies surpassed the Kings in both regular season record and win percentage, leading the Kings by 1 win and rising to second in the West!
In contrast, on the Lone Ranger's side, the team's performance in this game was reversed by the Grizzlies, and the game performance of 2 consecutive wins was ended, obviously still to be studied.
Lone Ranger's statistics, Irving 28 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks; Josh Green 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist; Wood 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists; Hardy had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
In this game, although Irving, Wood and Hardy cut 20+ at the same time, they were strongly reversed by the Grizzlies in the final quarter with a single quarter of 29-12.
In addition, Irving also suffered a right foot injury and wore protective boots after the game, which will be a big blow for the Lone Ranger.
More importantly, after losing to the Grizzlies, the Lone Ranger's regular season record fell to 36-36, and the ranking was also overtaken by the Warriors.
Currently, the Warriors lead the Mavericks by 0.5 wins in the win gap, with the Mavericks dropping to seventh in the West and sixth in the West changing hands again.
In addition, the Warriors, Lone Ranger, Timberwolves, Thunder, Jazz, Lakers and Pelicans are only 2 wins away from each other, and the ranking competition in the West is becoming more and more fierce!