Lithuanian confrontation in Memphis: the career match of JV and the former Sabonis close to the triple double / News



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Photo: AP – Scanpix

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The roads of Jonas Valančiūnas and Domantas Sabonis crossed on the NBA court Monday night. They both had dominant performances, but in the end Sabonis was happy with the victory.

Man of the match
Caris LeVert

EFF

38

Caris LeVert

Points

3. 4

Precision

14-20

Bounces

5

Effective transfers

3

Sabonis is represented in the trip of the Indiana Pacers (25-27) 132: 125 (45:31, 29:32, 32:34, 26:28) beat the Memphis Grizzlies (26-25).

For the winners, Sabonis scored 18 points (6/9 doubles, 1/4 trit., 3/3 penalty) in 30 minutes, bounced 15 and took 1 ball, made 9 assists, made 2 errors and committed 5 personal fouls.

Valančiūnas, who played the best game of the season and of his career at the time, scored 34 points (16/25 dvit., 2/2 penalties), 22 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 error in 32 minutes.

Utena repeated her career NBA performance record when in 2019. In March, she scored 34 points and threw 20 balls into the Phoenix Suns’ basket.

Tonight’s game at the Grizzlies Center became his second career, in which he scored at least 30 points and bounced at least 20 balls. According to this indicator, it is the second in the history of the Memphis Club. More such performances in the Grizzlies uniform have only been given by the Memphis team symbol, Zach Randolph (3).

For Valančiūnas, it was also the fourth game wearing a Grizzlies jersey, where he scored at least 25 points and bounced at least 20 balls. In this sense it surpassed Memphis, the aforementioned Randolph.

The Pacers were assured of a 14-point lead after the first half (45:31), but the Grizzlies were able to return to the game and scored just 3 points early in the fourth quarter after a quiet two points from John. Konchar (111: 114).

An impressive stretch came in the middle of the deciding quarter, when Valančiūnas scored four points in a row, Sabonis responded with points on a foul and JV scored another colón and brought the Grizzlies’ deficit back to 3 points again – 117: 120.

1 minute left to play. 46 sec. Valančiūnas realized the fines and the delay of the hosts was minimal: 125: 126. Still, Caris LeVert hit float, Ja Morant fumbled and LeVert scored easy points and the Pacers took a 5-point lead in 130.35 seconds.

In the Grizzlies ‘next attack, LeVert initially blocked Desmond Bane’s shot and while the hosts saved the ball, Moranto’s three-point goal was missed and the Pacers’ victory was secured by the exact penalty from Malcolm Brogdon of 132: 125.

“Grizzlies”: Jonas Valančiūnas 34 (16/25 dvit., 22 atk. Kam., 2 blok.), Ja Morantas 23 (8/14 dvit., 7/11 baud., 6 rez. Lost, 4 kld.) ), Kyle’as Andersonas 15 (4/11 dvit., 5 atk. Kam., 3 per. Kam.), Dillonas Brooksas 13 (5/15 dvit.), Tyusas Jonesas 12 (2/3 trit.), Desmondas Bane’as 7 (2/7 dvit., 5 rez. Lost).

“Pacers”: Carisas LeVertas 34 (12/14 dvit., 2/6 trit., 5 atk. Kam., 3 blok.), Malcolmas Brogdonas 29 (5/12 dvit., 5/9 trit., 9 atk. kam., 11 rez. lost), Domantas Sabonis 18 (6/9 dvit., 15 atk. kam., 9 rez. lost), Dougas McDermottas 13 (5/7 dvit.), Edmondas Sumneris 11, TJ McConnellas 10 (5/6 dvit., 5 atk. Kam., 4 rez. Lost), Goga Bitadze 7 (6 atk. Kam., 5 blok.).

Jonas Valančiūnas performance:

Performance of Domantas Sabonis:

Match summary:



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