NBA

Regular Season Round 158: Memphis G. - Phoenix Suns 120-115

Date: March 30, 2019
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Suns' (17-60) road loss to fourth ranked Grizzlies (31-45) in Memphis 115-120 on Saturday. Grizzlies forced 19 Suns turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Suns were plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas (213-92) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 20 rebounds and 5 assists. Point guard Mike Conley (185-87, college: Ohio St.) contributed with 33 points (!!!) and 5 assists for the winners. Five Grizzlies players scored in double figures. Devin Booker (198-96, college: Kentucky) replied with a double-double by scoring 48 points (!!!) and 11 assists and Bahamas center DeAndre Ayton (216-98, college: Arizona) added 17 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Suns. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Grizzlies maintains fourth position with 31-45 record. Suns lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 60 games lost. Grizzlies will face league's second-placed Clippers in Los Angeles in the next day and it may be the game of the week.
Top scorers:
Memphis G.: J.Valanciunas 34+20reb+5ast, M.Conley 33+4reb+5ast, J.Holiday 14+2reb, B.Caboclo 12+6reb+2ast, D.Wright 11+3reb+3ast, T.Dorsey 11+3reb+5ast
Phoenix Suns: D.Booker 48+3reb+11ast, D.Ayton 17+13reb+1ast, M.Bridges 10+4reb+2ast, J.Jackson 10+4reb+1ast, T.Daniels 9+2reb, D.Bender 8+9reb+2ast
gschID: 705955

  MEMPHIS G. (coach: Tuomas Iisalo)120
  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 42 2-64 (16.0%) 8-1 (44.4%) 66-63 (92.1%) 5 3 3 0 4 5 8 5 5 6 44 82 85
  CiMIZlI, mQujI 42 6-4 (44.4%) 8-3 (05%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5 1 1 8 6 5 6 6 5 8 68 64 66
  gIQsRF, wFlRQ 49 6-4 (44.4%) 6-0 (85%) 1-9 (20.9%) 5 4 4 0 4 5 6 5 5 6 66 7 7
  kilijZaujis, zIjis 43 61-89 (07.4%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 66 7 85 0 4 5 8 8 5 4 43 30 8
  HIladiF, zusUaj 43 4-3 (90%) 8-0 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 5 0 5 8 6 5 8 63 2 60
  WQaDhU, gRlIj 82 8-1 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 3-1 (11.9%) 6 8 4 4 6 5 0 8 5 6 66 60 -4
65 eiMM, oLij 64 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8 4 0 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 0 1 4
  WishMuQj, zulaij 2 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 -7
80 OiQsIjs, ChijdlRQ 9 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -4 -66
4 CiQURQ, zRLIj 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 -68
wIUil   44-13 (06.1%) 2-80 (48.5%) 45-35 (90.5%) 60 87 33 83 62 5 60 1 5 66 685 688  


  PHOENIX SUNS (coach: Jordan Ott)115
  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 +/-
6 mIIVRQ, gRLaj 34 61-84 (17.1%) 4-1 (05%) 9-2 (29.0%) 6 8 4 66 4 5 5 5 5 1 32 38 6
80 mQadDRs, baVil 48 8-4 (11.9%) 8-9 (82.1%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 8 0 5 5 6 5 6 65 0 -65
40 mRjdRQ, gQiDij 45 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 2 7 8 3 5 8 8 5 4 2 64 -0
88 SFUIj, gRSjdQR 89 9-66 (14.1%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 4 65 64 6 8 5 5 6 5 3 69 86 9
63 bRlUIj, gRSjUhIjF 62 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 8 5 8 8 5 6 8 0 1
85 ziZVsIj, zIsh 45 4-0 (15%) 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5 3 3 6 3 5 5 6 5 6 65 0 -1
  CQiTfIQd, ziBil 45 6-8 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 4-0 (15%) 5 8 8 2 6 5 6 5 5 8 2 64 -66
45 gijaRls, wQIF 88 5-4 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 7 0 8
8 PVIMI, qlaR-yQijZV 9 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 4 8 -1
  ApildajD, eiFBIjd 8 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 -4 -4
wIUil   46-04 (02.0%) 68-82 (38.7%) 69-84 (94.7%) 9 44 35 89 81 5 2 9 5 67 660 652  



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)