On January 10th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Mavericks faced the Grizzlies at home today. For the Grizzlies, six players are injured in this game, Morant has been confirmed to miss all the remaining games this season with three Mavericks injured. In this campaign, the Mavericks were beaten inside by the Grizzlies, out rebounding 54-33. The Grizzlies kept the lead throughout the game, eventually defeating the Mavericks 120-103.
Technical statistics:
Mavericks: Irving 33 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Doncic 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Jones 11 points and 4 rebounds, Hardaway Jr. 9 points and 3 rebounds, Hardy 10 points
Grizzlies: Kennard had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Bane had 32 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Smart had 23 points and 4 rebounds, Williams had 14 points and 4 rebounds, Tillman had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Roddy had 11 points.
At the start of the first quarter, Doncic came up and sent an alley-wop, and then stepped back and hit a three-pointer to score a 5-0 wave. European Stage Bain opened the scoring for the Grizzlies, and Smart hit a three-pointer. Irving hit consecutive mid-range shots, and the Mavericks continued to lead. Kennard counterattacked from the outside, and the Grizzlies launched an 11-0 spurt to take the lead. Doncic made a free throw to chase the point, and Smart continued to respond from the outside. The Mavericks appeared out of shape in the first quarter and struggled to score through sports battles. After the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks 29-22.
At the start of the second quarter, the Grizzlies took advantage of the Mavericks inside and soon extended their lead to double digits. Hardy made consecutive shots and penalties to help the Mavericks stop the bleeding, but Kennard continued to respond from the outside, and the point difference between the two sides returned to double digits again. Roddy was cutting things inside for the Mavericks, and he was unequivocally shooting his three points from outside. Then he took another step and hit a free throw, Williams past Yang at the top of the right arc and the Grizzlies led by more than 20 points. Doncic first responded with a 2 + 1, and then used his signature step-back three-pointer to stop the Grizzlies. After the timeout, Hardaway also hit a three-pointer, and the Mavericks were on the verge of chasing the point differential into single digits. At the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies continued to bombard the Mavericks’ weak interior line to stabilize their lead. At halftime, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks 68-53.
After switching sides, Smart continued to hit the basket and hit the board with extra penalties. As for the Mavericks, while Irving can shoot inside and outside, he can’t stand alone. After Smart hit a three-pointer, the Mavericks called a timeout. This break paid off, firstly, Jones and Doncic broke through, and Hardaway and Irving also hit three-pointers from outside. When the Mavericks chased the point difference to only 10 points, Bane scored two three-pointers to help the Grizzlies stabilize their advantage. At the end of the quarter, Konchar and Bell also scored one after the other. After three quarters, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks 103-83.
The Mavericks strengthened at the beginning of the last quarter, Jones, Irving and Doncic scored under the basket one after the other, and the Grizzlies paused and readjusted immediately. After the time limit, the two sides went back and forth, and the point difference remained around 15 points. As Williams hit another three pointer the Mavericks were forced to stop the game. After the timeout, even though the Mavericks could still score, the Grizzlies’ offense didn’t slow down at all. As time gradually ran out, during the last two minutes, the Lone Ranger could only withdraw his main force and surrender. In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 120-103.
Starting lines for both sides:
Grizzlies: Smart, Kennard, Bane, Biyombo, Vince Williams
Mavericks: Doncic, Irving, Josh Green, Derrick Jones, Powell Return to Sohu to see more
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