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In this game, the Grizzlies faced an extremely difficult situation, which will become a reality for the team in the near future. Due to a severe ankle sprain, team leader Ja Morantas went 3-5 weeks without basketball, and due to a minor injury, substitute player De’Anthony Melton did not help the team.
In addition to the two main attackers, the remaining grizzlies lost another defender in the middle of the second half. Returning to defense, offensive defender Grayson Allen hit Jaylen Brown in the leg and left the field with an ankle injury. Since the beginning of the season, the Grizzlies have been working without Jaren Jackson and Justise Winslow due to long-term injuries.
Jonas Valančiūnas, who played the best game of this season, led the bleeding Memfio team ahead. During the 24 minutes she spent on the field, Utena scored 20 points (6/10 doubles, 1/1 trit., 5/7 penalty), 11 rebounds and an effective pass, but the line of Lithuanian statistics was overshadowed for 5 turnovers.
Already in the first half of the meeting, the guests fell into the pit and slightly reduced their delay only in the fourth half. The Browns, led by Brown, who played a career game in the third quarter, also held a 30-point lead.
The knockout blow was hit by Boston basketball players in the second half. In just over three minutes, the Celtics managed to score up to 17 unanswered points, and Brown, the main starter of the streak, scored 18 points in the second quarter alone.
The home forward, who played only until the end of the third period, scored a total of 42 points, hitting 7 of 10 shots. Brown’s previous career record was 34 points.
Failure in Boston has become a nasty Grizzlies tradition in recent years. In the duel between the Celtics basketball players, the Memphis team dropped for the tenth time in a row, and the last victory at TD Garden was celebrated by guests from Tennessee in November 2013.
“Celtics”: Jaylen Brown 42 (8/11 double, 7/10 trit., 5/6 penalty), Jayson Tatum 16, Marcus Smart 14 (4/9 trit.), Daniel Theis 12 points.
“Grizzlies”: Jonas Valančiūnas 20 (Cam. 11), Gorgui Diengas 17, Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane 16 points each.
The visit to Boston became the second straight game for the Grizzlies on the road. The last trip to the Memphis trip after Brooklyn and Boston will be Charlotte, where the Grizzles will face the home team the Hornets Friday through Saturday night.
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