Spectacular victory for the Grizzlies in the last seconds to tie the franchise record by reaching 11 consecutive victories, the Memphis team managed to defeat strong 115-114 Cavaliers who fought until the end despite not having Donovan Mitchell. With this win they keep the pressure on the Denver Nuggets in the fight for the top of the Western Conference.
The Cavaliers quickly went ahead and took a 10-point lead as soon as the match began. Little by little, the Grizzlies woke up and before the end of the first quarter managed to turn the score around 31-30 with 52% of their shots. successful field.
Memphis point guard Desmond Bane came out fired up for the second quarter and had 14 points, missing just one of his shots. Ja Morant added a touch of magic before ending the quarter with a pass from behind and without seeing Santi Aldama who made a three-pointer to leave with a 68-61 lead at halftime.
The Cavaliers came out motivated for the third quarter and were able to recover from the seven-point deficit they had, Jarret Allen added 10 points and a score by Lamar Stevens in the last seconds put them ahead for the second time in the game with a score of 89-91.
The fourth quarter was a take-and-drop game with both teams going for the win; With time ticking down to the final 30 seconds and the Cavaliers’ lead was only one point, Gardner grabbed the ball and looked to go up the middle to float the ball, but Memphis high post Jackson Jr. was there to block it; Steven Adams turned the score around and Darius was going to try to win the game for Clevenland, but was turned back, this time by Dillon Brooks to give the Grizzlies the win.
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