NBA
Regular Season Round 142: Memphis G. - Sacramento K. 97-83
Date: March 30, 2015
The Memphis Grizzlies were delighted to snap out of their recent losing spell, no matter what opponent they dispatched. Mike Conley scored 18 points, Jeff Green added 16 and the Grizzlies ended their three-game skid with a 97-83 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Grizzlies moved back into the second spot in the Western Conference playoff race by a half-game over the Houston Rockets, who lost 99-96 at Toronto. "It's good to win. It makes things a lot easier to digest," said center Marc Gasol, who had eight points and 11 rebounds. Zach Randolph added 15 points for Memphis, while Courtney Lee scored 10. Kosta Koufos grabbed a season-high 12 boards and Memphis recorded a season-high 11 blocks, including three by Koufos. Gasol had six assists as Memphis dished out 23 on 38 field goals. "When you move the ball like that, it gives everybody a chance to get a feel," Gasol added. "You're a lot less predictable. It gets contagious. It's the way we should always play." Rudy Gay led the Kings with 24 points before leaving in the third quarter with a head injury. Ray McCallum had 12 points and Derrick Williams finished with 10. The Kings played without leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins, who was rested by the team. The Grizzlies had lost to Cleveland, Golden State and the Spurs, all by double digits, and the loss at San Antonio on Sunday cost them their hold on the No. 2 seed. This time, Memphis was in a different position than during the losing streak, carrying a 56-43 lead into halftime. Memphis built at the start of the second quarter, hitting its first five shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, to build the advantage to as many as 16 before halftime. "We played Memphis Grizzlies basketball, which is defense," Koufos said. "The bigs were up on screens and guards got through screens. That's what (helped) our offense." Memphis maintained the double-digit lead through much of the third quarter, Sacramento cutting the deficit to nine only once. The Grizzlies carried a 75-64 lead into the fourth period and regrouped after the Kings, who never led oin the game, cut the lead to eight early in the fourth. "We were behind from the beginning," Williams said. "We kept it close until the last couple of minutes." Sacramento coach George Karl acknowledged it was hard to challenge a team like Memphis with his two top players, Cousins and eventually Gay, out of the game. "Every time it looked like we had an opportunity, we'd bite ourselves in the butt with a bad pass or a bad decision," Karl said. Courtesy of: journaltimes.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 142: Memphis G. - Sacramento K. 97-83
Date: March 30, 2015
The Memphis Grizzlies were delighted to snap out of their recent losing spell, no matter what opponent they dispatched. Mike Conley scored 18 points, Jeff Green added 16 and the Grizzlies ended their three-game skid with a 97-83 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Grizzlies moved back into the second spot in the Western Conference playoff race by a half-game over the Houston Rockets, who lost 99-96 at Toronto. "It's good to win. It makes things a lot easier to digest," said center Marc Gasol, who had eight points and 11 rebounds. Zach Randolph added 15 points for Memphis, while Courtney Lee scored 10. Kosta Koufos grabbed a season-high 12 boards and Memphis recorded a season-high 11 blocks, including three by Koufos. Gasol had six assists as Memphis dished out 23 on 38 field goals. "When you move the ball like that, it gives everybody a chance to get a feel," Gasol added. "You're a lot less predictable. It gets contagious. It's the way we should always play." Rudy Gay led the Kings with 24 points before leaving in the third quarter with a head injury. Ray McCallum had 12 points and Derrick Williams finished with 10. The Kings played without leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins, who was rested by the team. The Grizzlies had lost to Cleveland, Golden State and the Spurs, all by double digits, and the loss at San Antonio on Sunday cost them their hold on the No. 2 seed. This time, Memphis was in a different position than during the losing streak, carrying a 56-43 lead into halftime. Memphis built at the start of the second quarter, hitting its first five shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, to build the advantage to as many as 16 before halftime. "We played Memphis Grizzlies basketball, which is defense," Koufos said. "The bigs were up on screens and guards got through screens. That's what (helped) our offense." Memphis maintained the double-digit lead through much of the third quarter, Sacramento cutting the deficit to nine only once. The Grizzlies carried a 75-64 lead into the fourth period and regrouped after the Kings, who never led oin the game, cut the lead to eight early in the fourth. "We were behind from the beginning," Williams said. "We kept it close until the last couple of minutes." Sacramento coach George Karl acknowledged it was hard to challenge a team like Memphis with his two top players, Cousins and eventually Gay, out of the game. "Every time it looked like we had an opportunity, we'd bite ourselves in the butt with a bad pass or a bad decision," Karl said. Courtesy of: journaltimes.com
 MEMPHIS G. (coach: Tuomas Iisalo)97 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 66 | CIjlRF, baVR | 43 | 3-2 (05%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 63 | 5 |
| GQRRj, zRff | 44 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 8-0 (35%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 62 | 5 | |
| 0 | vRR, CIuQUjRF | 46 | 0-1 (24.4%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 5 |
| 05 | eijdIlph, ciZh | 45 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 5-6 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 66 | 5 |
| 44 | GisIl, biQZ | 89 | 3-66 (41.3%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 5 |
| 60 | CiQURQ, kajZR | 80 | 5-8 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 36 | KIufIs, KIsUis | 83 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 0 | 9 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 5 |
| 67 | tdQah, mRjI | 69 | 8-0 (35%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 68 | CiliUhRs, XaZV | 60 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| GQRRj, zibFZhil | 3 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 45-15 (05.5%) | 2-84 (43.2%) | 64-69 (91.0%) | 63 | 46 | 30 | 84 | 86 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 5 | 64 | 79 | 655 | |||
 SACRAMENTO K. (coach: Doug Christie)83 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 84 | bZvRBIQR, mRj | 45 | 8-0 (35%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2 | GiF, eudF | 87 | 2-60 (04.4%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 88 | 5 |
| 4 | bZCilluB, eiF | 87 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | whIBpsIj, zisIj | 87 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 64 | WallaiBs, gRQQaZV | 83 | 3-66 (41.3%) | 5-4 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 5 |
| 65 | AUiusVis, XaV | 83 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 5 |
| ballRQ, SjdQR | 67 | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 5 | |
| 45 | qLijs, eRDDaR | 62 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 5 |
| 62 | Cisspa, PBQa | 62 | 8-3 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 83 | vijdQF, CiQl | 63 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | HIllajs, eFij | 0 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| WRiQ, giLad | 8 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 82-10 (34.6%) | 0-61 (46.4%) | 68-85 (15.5%) | 68 | 87 | 36 | 61 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 15 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
