NBA
Regular Season Round 105: Orlando M. - Memphis G. 81-86
Date: February 12, 2014
The Grizzlies gutted out another victory Wednesday night and did so in a manner that has come to define their season. Memphis’ 86-81 victory over the Orlando Magic in Amway Center required a strong defensive effort and the mental toughness to overcome the adversity brought on by injury. Griz center Marc Gasol left the game midway through the third quarter after aggravating a left MCL injury that cost him 23 games earlier this season. Gasol returned to the locker room after he banged knees with Magic point guard Jameer Nelson. The 7-foot Spaniard didn’t return for the Grizzlies’ second straight victory heading into the NBA’s All-Star break. Gasol downplayed the situation after the game. He will, however, have an MRI test during the break to determine the seriousness of his injury. There is swelling and Gasol walked with a limp. “It’s scary when it happens, but I think we’re going to be OK,” Gasol said. “We’re going to get it checked to make sure everything is OK. But it feels a lot better than it did the first time.” Gasol said he’s “pretty confident and positive” this time, more than when he originally suffered a sprained MCL in November. “When it first happened, it brings back a lot of bad memories and the season goes through your mind,” said Gasol, who attempted to re-enter the game but was denied. “I was trying to play, but I had about 12 guys telling me not to play. Maybe they were right. I think they were wrong.” The Griz led by 13 points in the first half but were embroiled in a seesaw battle after halftime. They trailed 79-78 after Nelson’s driving layup with 1:59 left in the fourth quarter. Memphis, though, owned the final two minutes. Randolph scored from 19 feet to put the Griz back in front. The Griz ended the game on an 8-2 run and held the Magic without a field goal until 5.2 seconds remained. Randolph finished with a team-high 20 points that included several clutch baskets. Courtney Lee added 17 points. Memphis scored 19 points off 14 Orlando turnovers. The Griz allowed 41-percent shooting and didn’t give up more than 13 points to any Magic player after Washington’s Bradley Beal tossed in a career-high 37 points against them Tuesday night. “We really needed this one,” Randolph said after making 8 of 14 shots. Still, the focus in Memphis’ locker room was on Gasol. “When Marc went out, everybody was kind of hurt by it, knowing what it took for him to get back,” Griz forward Tayshaun Prince said. “Hopefully, everything is all right with him. In the meantime, Kosta Koufos and Ed Davis have been in this situation before and they’ve given us a huge lift.” Griz coach Dave Joerger lauded his players for finishing strong entering the break and staying together for the first 52 games of the regular season. “I’m proud of my guys,” Joerger said. “This is a huge win. There’s a big difference in the West between being four games over .500 and six games over .500.” Memphis also ended Orlando’s impressive run. The Magic had won three straight games that included wins over Indiana and Oklahoma City. “(The Griz) are an interesting group,” Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. “It’s weird because I’ve watched a lot of them and somehow those two bigs impose their will on the game, and they did it again just being methodical in their approach.” Courtesy of: commercialappeal.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 105: Orlando M. - Memphis G. 81-86
Date: February 12, 2014
The Grizzlies gutted out another victory Wednesday night and did so in a manner that has come to define their season. Memphis’ 86-81 victory over the Orlando Magic in Amway Center required a strong defensive effort and the mental toughness to overcome the adversity brought on by injury. Griz center Marc Gasol left the game midway through the third quarter after aggravating a left MCL injury that cost him 23 games earlier this season. Gasol returned to the locker room after he banged knees with Magic point guard Jameer Nelson. The 7-foot Spaniard didn’t return for the Grizzlies’ second straight victory heading into the NBA’s All-Star break. Gasol downplayed the situation after the game. He will, however, have an MRI test during the break to determine the seriousness of his injury. There is swelling and Gasol walked with a limp. “It’s scary when it happens, but I think we’re going to be OK,” Gasol said. “We’re going to get it checked to make sure everything is OK. But it feels a lot better than it did the first time.” Gasol said he’s “pretty confident and positive” this time, more than when he originally suffered a sprained MCL in November. “When it first happened, it brings back a lot of bad memories and the season goes through your mind,” said Gasol, who attempted to re-enter the game but was denied. “I was trying to play, but I had about 12 guys telling me not to play. Maybe they were right. I think they were wrong.” The Griz led by 13 points in the first half but were embroiled in a seesaw battle after halftime. They trailed 79-78 after Nelson’s driving layup with 1:59 left in the fourth quarter. Memphis, though, owned the final two minutes. Randolph scored from 19 feet to put the Griz back in front. The Griz ended the game on an 8-2 run and held the Magic without a field goal until 5.2 seconds remained. Randolph finished with a team-high 20 points that included several clutch baskets. Courtney Lee added 17 points. Memphis scored 19 points off 14 Orlando turnovers. The Griz allowed 41-percent shooting and didn’t give up more than 13 points to any Magic player after Washington’s Bradley Beal tossed in a career-high 37 points against them Tuesday night. “We really needed this one,” Randolph said after making 8 of 14 shots. Still, the focus in Memphis’ locker room was on Gasol. “When Marc went out, everybody was kind of hurt by it, knowing what it took for him to get back,” Griz forward Tayshaun Prince said. “Hopefully, everything is all right with him. In the meantime, Kosta Koufos and Ed Davis have been in this situation before and they’ve given us a huge lift.” Griz coach Dave Joerger lauded his players for finishing strong entering the break and staying together for the first 52 games of the regular season. “I’m proud of my guys,” Joerger said. “This is a huge win. There’s a big difference in the West between being four games over .500 and six games over .500.” Memphis also ended Orlando’s impressive run. The Magic had won three straight games that included wins over Indiana and Oklahoma City. “(The Griz) are an interesting group,” Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said. “It’s weird because I’ve watched a lot of them and somehow those two bigs impose their will on the game, and they did it again just being methodical in their approach.” Courtesy of: commercialappeal.com
 MEMPHIS G. (coach: Tuomas Iisalo)86 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 05 | eijdIlph, ciZh | 49 | 2-68 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3-0 (25%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 69 | 5 |
| 68 | CiliUhRs, XaZV | 49 | 1-64 (31.8%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 69 | 5 |
| 86 | OQajZR, wiFshiuj | 40 | 9-66 (14.1%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 68 | 5 |
| vRR, CIuQUjRF | 48 | 0-66 (30.0%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 3-3 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 60 | 5 | |
| 44 | GisIl, biQZ | 84 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| zIhjsIj, ziBRs | 88 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 36 | KIufIs, KIsUis | 85 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 64 | ballRQ, baVR | 64 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| bIQQas, giQaus | 66 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 48 | giLas, qd | 1 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 45 | vRuRQ, zIj | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | SllRj, wIjF | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| yQijVlaj, ziBiil | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 43-10 (08.4%) | 8-68 (61.9%) | 68-62 (11.9%) | 2 | 82 | 41 | 69 | 63 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | |||
 ORLANDO M. (coach: Jamahl Mosley)81 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 7 | kuZRLaZ, XaVIli | 49 | 1-68 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 67 | 5 |
| 68 | HiQQas, wIMais | 43 | 3-7 (33.3%) | 5-6 (5%) | 0-0 (655%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 60 | 5 |
| 3 | SfflilI, SQQIj | 45 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 9 | 5 |
| 63 | XRlsIj, ziBRRQ | 45 | 6-3 (80%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 5 |
| 66 | giLas, GlRj | 87 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 7 | 5 |
| 0 | PlidapI, kaZUIQ | 81 | 6-7 (66.6%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 86 | HiQVlRss, biuQaZR | 62 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | P'ruajj, KFlR | 60 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 00 | bIIQR, q'wTiuj | 63 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | XaZhIlsIj, SjdQRT | 2 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 65 | OQaZR, eIjjaR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 03 | bixaRll, zisIj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | viBM, gIQIj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 45-95 (38.7%) | 3-64 (45.2%) | 7-65 (75.5%) | 60 | 89 | 38 | 62 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 26 | 99 | |||
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)
