since then peculiar night in los angeleswith a loss to the Lakers and feud with exNFL Shannon Sharpe, making it a less than perfect season for the The Memphis Grizzlies were completely disbanded. Taylor Jenkins They fell this Sunday to the Toronto Raptors 106-103losing a +8 lead in the fourth quarter and now piling on eight defeats in their last nine appearances.
The loss against the Raptors, while painful, is the lesser of evilswhen deletions of incumbents such as Ja Morad and suspension Dillon Brooks. What will really be a test for these Grizzlies, though, is how your young core responds to the first moment of real adversity from establishing the group as a force in the West.
Last season it exceeded all expectations and after beating Minnesota in the 1st round of the Playoffs, the Eliminated against the Warriors in the Western Semifinals it left no scope for criticism or questioning. And after opening this campaign with Point 31-13With an 11-game winning streak (and 9 more to go), the Grizzlies seemed to be in steady upward trajectoryalmost no obstacles in the way.
And suddenly the stones appeared. The offense has fallen into a deep pit in recent weeks, the defense is no guarantee either and above all the second unit performance makes it clear that Memphis is missing a few pieces to gain power in the bank.
In this losing streak, the Grizzlies bench has a difference of -6.3 points per player. Only the San Antonio Spurs (-7) appear worse than their replacement players.
The match against Toronto was another example of this: none of the Memphis relievers scored more than 6 runsunlike some Raptors who found 17 from Chris Boucher and 14 from Thaddeus Young.
The script leaves two issues to be noted. One, if the Grizzlies decide make a move in the next few hours, just to strengthen that weak second unit they present today. The other, more important in the long run, is the team response to adversity and criticism. Are they moving forward and regaining the level of the past few months or is there a disruption that will have implications for the future?
In this sense, there are some signs that trigger alarms. On the non-sports side, it’s been a rough couple of weeks for Memphis, with various controversies and controversies involving Ja Morant and Dillon Brooksbeyond some unpleasant statements of the point guard himself, who, for example, claimed that he is not worried about any of the opponents from the West.
the grizzlies they flew too high, too soon, and in 2022-2023 it made them fall through the roof. We will see how and when they manage to stop the decline.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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