The meeting between Memphis and Minnesota was the scene of an incredible scenario that night, with unlikely turnarounds, an overtime forced by a shot from nowhere and a victory snatched by the Grizzlies after 53 minutes of a particularly fight. intense.
In the thick of battle, Taylor Jenkins can be happy with her adjustments, starting with the return of Brandon Clarke. In the absence of Ziaire Williams, hit on the wrist, position 4 enjoyed its biggest playing time of the season and was able to put it to good use by aligning 20 points at 8/11 shooting, 9 rebounds, 1 against and his boundless energy.
Un « energizer » hors-pair
“I’m happy that the coach believed in me. I worked on my game every day, practiced and got ready for every game. It makes me happy to see that the coach saw that. He knew that when I was going to come in, I would be able to be myself and that I would bring my energy ”, he said after the meeting.
Taylor Jenkins also welcomed his return, Brandon Clarke having been the X factor of this match, for his overall performance but also for his two baskets torn at the very end of extra time to win the victory, characteristics of his style which fits perfectly. to the identity of his team.
“I especially congratulate BC, who was out of the rotation for a while and who was huge for us, whether it was early in the game or when Jaren Jackson Jr. caught his 6th foul. It had been a while since he entered the game. He released two big taps, it was huge ”, he stressed.
All good for Taylor Jenkins
The other winning inspiration for Taylor Jenkins was to place Jaren Jackson Jr (14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks) at position 5 during the entire fourth quarter.
The idea was to come up with a smaller five and a different opponent than Steven Adams to try and stop Karl-Anthony Towns. But also to create an electric shock while the Grizzlies were behind in the score and the gap climbed to +16 in favor of the Wolves less than 8 minutes from the end (86-102). And “JJJ” handled it well.
“He’s over 2m10. If you cannot play at station 5 with this size, there is a problem ”, slipped his teammate Brandon Clarke.
The interior also did its share of the job by scoring two baskets at 2-points then a 3-point “clutch” which brought his own to -2 to 90 seconds from the end of the fourth quarter. His two minutes in overtime were less convincing until his sixth foul conceded in attack. Fortunately for the Grizzlies, Brandon Clarke was able to provide the boost needed to end the evening in style and snatch a new victory (125-118).
Even though the battle has been tough, Taylor Jenkins can be satisfied after relaunching an important part of the squad and going for a five “small ball” that paid off, a possibility he may be tempted to apply again over the next few months. next matches against mobile pivots, as it will again be the case against the Hornets tomorrow night.
| Tirs | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Ja Morant | 10 | 35.1 | 48.5 | 36.7 | 76.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| Desmond Bane | 10 | 30.2 | 46.6 | 37.0 | 92.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| Jaren Jackson, Jr. | 10 | 26.9 | 36.1 | 34.8 | 96.2 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 13.6 |
| De’anthony Melton | 10 | 28.5 | 42.0 | 39.3 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 12.4 |
| Steven Adams | 10 | 25.0 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 94.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Kyle Anderson | 10 | 22.6 | 40.3 | 45.8 | 77.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| Tyus Jones | 10 | 17.0 | 53.8 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Brandon Clarke | 7 | 14.3 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| Ziaire Williams | 9 | 18.4 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| Sam Merrill | 3 | 12.7 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Xavier Tillman, Sr. | 8 | 14.8 | 48.3 | 11.1 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Saints Aldama | 3 | 7.1 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Jarrett Culver | 2 | 7.8 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| John Konchar | 9 | 12.9 | 52.6 | 14.3 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Killian Tillie | 3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
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