And Joe Ingles' shot bounced on the circle without going in. This missed buzzer shot by the Magic veteran was synonymous with victory for the Grizzlies. These are not dead. Despite the number of absentees, including that of their leader Ja Morant, they have just had three victories in a row (away from the Raptors and the Heat).
And are therefore not completely out of the race for “play-in” with a record of 18 victories and 27 defeats (five victories from Jazz, 10th). Surprising thing for a team at the bottom of the table: the Grizzlies have a positive record of 13 wins for 12 defeats away.
Which, mechanically, means they have a lot more trouble at FedExForum. This victory against Orlando was only their 5th of the season (for 15 defeats).
A 180° turn
“ We just have to practice what we do outside and try to do it at home. It’s a 180 degree turn from what we were able to do last year. I think these guys are coming in with the right mentality and the right approach, and I hope it clicks quickly. “, wish Taylor Jenkins.
The shift to which the latter refers is clear. Last year, his team quite simply had the best record in the league at home: 35 wins for 6 defeats. A year earlier, the Grizzlies were also in the Top 3 in this register.
“ It's always good to win here. I know we have a better away record, so every time we come back here and we can do the job, all these games are going to mean something at this stage. We're trying to come back, make a comeback and we'll get there. But we will have to fight. Each match will be played like a playoff match », Promises Jaren Jackson Jr, leader of his team this night with 30 points (13/30) and 8 rebounds.
After a trip to Indiana, Memphis will continue with the reception of the Kings, the Cavs and a team very close in the standings, the Warriors.
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Ja Morant | 9 | 35.3 | 47.1 | 27.5 | 81.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 25.1 |
| Desmond Bane | 37 | 34.5 | 47.4 | 38.4 | 86.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 24.4 |
| Jaren Jackson, Jr. | 42 | 31.6 | 45.1 | 32.8 | 83.1 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 21.6 |
| Marcus Smart | 20 | 30.2 | 43.0 | 31.3 | 76.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 14.5 |
| Luke Kennard | 20 | 24.4 | 43.1 | 42.6 | 89.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| Santi Aldama | 33 | 23.2 | 43.2 | 33.3 | 61.8 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
| Scotty Pippen, Jr. | 2 | 14.7 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| Derrick Rose | 17 | 17.9 | 43.8 | 33.3 | 90.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| David Roddy | 41 | 22.7 | 40.8 | 31.8 | 71.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| Vincent Williams, Jr. | 34 | 24.2 | 42.9 | 38.3 | 83.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 8.0 |
| Ziaire Williams | 42 | 18.7 | 38.0 | 31.3 | 83.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| Gg Jackson | 12 | 13.5 | 48.3 | 50.0 | 69.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| Xavier Tillman, Sr. | 31 | 20.4 | 41.0 | 23.5 | 40.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 9 | 17.4 | 40.0 | 17.4 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 30 | 23.9 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| Jacob Gilyard | 27 | 16.6 | 40.2 | 41.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Jake Laravia | 11 | 11.1 | 37.2 | 20.8 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| John Konchar | 35 | 17.5 | 38.6 | 29.0 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Kenny Lofton, Jr. | 15 | 6.6 | 37.8 | 30.0 | 53.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 3 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
