Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season-high 41 points at his home court, only two points shy of his career record. However, the Grizzlies still lost to the Mavericks at home and started a fierce perimeter offensive in the second quarter. They are already good at three-pointers. The Mavericks responded with 35 points from Luka Dončić and defeated the Grizzlies in the final game, winning their third consecutive victory.
Although he failed to produce more than “30 points, 10 assists” in two consecutive games and three consecutive games at the beginning of the month, Luka Dončić still used his outstanding performance as an ace to lead the Mavericks to act as a bad guest and give full play to his abilities. As it should be.
Kyrie Irving, another star guard of the Mavericks, was injured in the previous game against the Trail Blazers. The injury to his right foot initially seemed shocking, but head coach Jason Kidd said after the game that it was not serious and just needed further examination. He even criticized a certain player. These news amplified the rumors of the seriousness of KI’s departure. KI has returned to Dallas first and did not travel to Memphis with the Mavericks. Therefore, in today’s game against the Grizzlies, only Dončić will lead the team as a “one-star”.
The Grizzlies started the game with three consecutive three-pointers from Jaren Jackson Jr., Santi Aldama, and Desmond Bane. This is actually a bit paradoxical. Although the Grizzlies have taken a lot of three-pointers this season, their number of hits only ranks in the middle. Class, the three-point shooting percentage is the second worst in the league, only better than the Raptors, who are also sluggish from outside this season, and their opponent today, the Mavericks, is the team that ranks first in the league in three-point attempts and hits this season. Although the three-point shooting percentage is “only” ninth, they are still the league’s famous three-point artillery unit. The Grizzlies’ perimeter offensive at the beginning of the game is quite “trivial”. But this move was obviously short-lived. Although the Grizzlies made 5 three-pointers in the first quarter, they were the result of volume after taking 14 shots. The Grizzlies team’s shooting percentage in the first quarter was only 0.364. On the other hand, Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II received dunks in the penalty area many times, and Dončić repeatedly caused the Grizzlies to foul and stood at the free throw line. Although the Mavericks only made 1 of 8 shots from beyond the three-point line, they still took the lead at the end of the first quarter.
After the turmoil in the first quarter, they were still leading. In the second quarter, the Mavericks took the lead. Jaden Hardy came off the bench and made all three three-pointers. Dončić and Donte Exum combined to score 23 points with long shots and short cuts. The Mavericks scored 23 points alone. He scored 38 points in the quarter with a high shooting percentage of 0.667, making it impossible for the Grizzlies to compete even if their two main players, JJJ and Bane, also had the firepower to score 10 points each in a single quarter. At the end of the first half, the Mavericks had a 16-point lead.
In the third quarter, although the Grizzlies responded with JJJ scoring three consecutive perimeter shots, the Mavericks’ perimeter firepower had already opened up and was an “indiscriminate attack.” The three-point perimeters in this quarter were replaced by Markieff Morris, Seth Curry and rookie Olivier-Maxence. Prosper contributed. Although there were some mistakes on both sides that led to turbulence in the offense, the Mavericks still maintained a 15 to 20 point lead with a stable perimeter, even if the Grizzlies relied on Vince Williams Jr. to score 10 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter. The points brought a bit of suspense for a while, but in the end it was just a slight narrowing of the point difference when the outcome was decided. The Mavericks, who had maintained a double-digit lead for most of the time since the second quarter, defeated the Grizzlies 120:113 in the end. , won three consecutive victories, and avenged the loss to the Grizzlies at the beginning of the month.
Both teams strengthened many of their attacks outside the three-point line today, taking a total of 84 three-pointers. On the contrary, the Grizzlies took more three-pointers than the Mavericks. The Grizzlies scored 6 three-pointers in JJJ’s single game. Under his leadership, the team shot 18 of 44 from the field, and the three-point shooting rate of over 40% was actually above the standard. JJJ scored a season-high 41 points, and Bane also had 28 points and 8 assists, but the performance of only two people was still insufficient. Against the Mavericks, who truly understand the three-pointer, Dončić led the way with 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Among them, he scored 23 points in the first half. Although the total shooting rate of 9 of 21 shots was not outstanding, it was He tried hard to score points in various ways with 5 three-pointers and 10 of 12 free throws. Under his leadership, even if KI was absent, the Mavericks still had five people score in double figures. In addition to Dončić, Hardy who came on the bench also He scored 19 points with five three-pointers, Lively II scored 16 points and 16 rebounds, and Exum also had 16 points and 6 assists.
After KI was absent from the Mavericks, the main players in the original rotation, including Grant Williams, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber, Josh Green, etc., were also unable to play due to injuries. With serious injury problems, they still used their outside strengths to defeat the enemy today. The biggest key is for several substitute players to step forward. Exum, Hardy, rookie OMP and others will play important roles during this period. It depends on whether the Mavericks, who started the season hot but have had some bumps in the past two or three weeks, can survive it. After this period of injury, they are heading towards the playoffs that they missed last season.
As for the Grizzlies, they are still facing various challenges. The original main center Steven Adams has been retired for the entire season due to a cruciate ligament injury. The shooter Luke Kennard has also been rested since mid-November due to a left knee contusion. He will be suspended soon. Also injured is Marcus Smart, who was acquired in this offseason. The only good news is Ja Morant, who has been suspended for 25 games by the league. If there are no accidents, he can return to the team as soon as next week. So far, he has 6 wins and 16 losses in the season. The Grizzlies, who are only better than the Spurs in the Western Conference, need their main point guard to return to the team as soon as possible to help.
Further reading:
“2023-24 Season Opening Analysis” Dallas Mavericks—the beginning of a new era
Dallas Mavericks: A journey after a surprising start to the season
Effects of a change of pace How did the Mavericks help Doncic speed up?
[Player Analysis]Is it not necessarily better to be older when you are young? Unemployed youth returning to work – Dante Exum
“2023-24 Season Opening Analysis” Memphis Grizzlies-Behind the hidden worries is a strong team ready to go.
What is the key to JJJ’s improvement from the experience of playoff setbacks?
The impact is greater than expected. What difficulties will the Grizzlies face if Morant is absent this time?
Breaking the 50 mark? – “Desmond Bane, the new young master of the Grizzly Bear who was appointed in times of crisis”
[Editor Zhang Zhengbang]
2023-12-12 04:49:54
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