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Before their visit to Memphis, the Miami team had won six games in a row. It was the second-longest Heat series of its kind in club history, with the Florida club led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh winning 13 straight guest games in the 2012-13 season.
The victory of the locals was based on the well-played end of the third quarter. As a result of 55:63 behind, the Grizzles closed the half, scoring seventeen unanswered points, and this streak was capped by De’Anthony Melton’s impressive top-down opponent Bama Adebayo.
DE’ANTHONY MELTON IS AWESOME PLEASE RT pic.twitter.com/Rsgr9qsUja
– Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) March 18, 2021
The Memphis team maintained their lead in the third quarter almost until the end of the game – just over 3 minutes before the final siren, the hosts took the lead with 83:76, but the Florida guests managed to even the score with seven. “.” dry spots “.
Melton, who has scored a double-double, and Slovenian Heat representative Goran Dragičius exchanged precise free throws down the straight, but young Grizzlies Ja Morantas had the decisive word.
A defender who defeated one of Jimmy Butler’s defenders settled the winner’s match after a break with a sharp colon, leaving the Miami team with just 1.2 seconds to retaliate.
JA MORANT IS CLUTCH ❄️ pic.twitter.com/uQPra0bweU
– Bleach Report (@BleacherReport) March 18, 2021
After a minute of rest requested by Erik Spoelstra, Bamas Adebayo made a mistake when trying to hang the ball towards Butler’s basket, and Kyle Anderson, who read the idea of the rivals, ended the game with two accurate free throws.
In the first half of the match, Jonas Valančiūnas, who faced the problem of first personal fouls, spent a total of 24 minutes in the squad, during which the Utena player managed to score 7 points (3/5 doubles, 1 / 2 penalties), 12 rebounds and a loose ball and three fouls.
Basketball players for the Heat, who have recently demonstrated powerful sportsmanship, held fourth place in the Eastern Conference tournament table even after the loss. The Memphis team is 10th in the West.
“Grizzlies”: Kyle Anderson, Ja Morant (0/5 trit., 6 res.) And De’Anthony Melton (10 reb., 6 res.) After 13, Dillon Brooks 10 points (2/10 trit.).
“Hot”: Jimmy Butler 24 (7th rec.), Bamas Adebayo 15 (12th rec., 6 res.), Duncan Robinson 13 (3/11 trit.), Tyler Herro 11 points.
This weekend could become one of the highlights of the Memphis team’s season. On Friday and Saturday, the Grizzlies will host the Golden State Warriors (21-20) at the top of the tournament table at local time.
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