Los Angeles (AFP)
The Memphis Grizzlies overturned a 26-point delay in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves to win 104-95, to advance 2-1 in the first round of the playoffs in the NBA.
The Grizzlies trailed by 26 points in the second quarter and 25 before 3:10 minutes from the end of the third, but he returned to the atmosphere of the meeting in Minneapolis to stun his opponent by scoring 37 points compared to 12 in the last quarter, equaling the fourth largest comeback in the history of the “Playoff”.
Desmond Payne scored 26 points and Brandon Clark added 20, 12 of them in the fourth quarter, from the bench.
Although he succeeded in only five shots out of 18 from inside the arc, Jean Morant ended the meeting with “Triple-Double” by scoring 16 points to 10 rebounds and the same assists.
Payne said, “Everyone stayed in the atmosphere of the match, and held on throughout the match,” adding, “Whether we were at the top or the bottom, that was enough to accomplish what was achieved.”
“It is an emotional victory that comes from being frustrated,” he added, warning at the same time that more efforts should be made in a series of seven matches in the Western Region.
At the losing side, D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points, but he failed with his three shots from close range in the last quarter, while errors by teammate Karl-Anthony Towns and a solid defense from the Grizzlies limited his efforts on the field to only 8 points.
In Denver, the Golden State Warriors are on the cusp of qualifying for the second round, with their third straight victory over the Denver Nuggets 118-113.
Stephen Curry and Jordan Paul scored 27 points each, Clay Thompson added 26 for the Warriors, while Draymond Green “six points and 10 assists” stole the ball with 34:7 seconds left, Golden State ended the meeting with 9 points versus 2 for its host.
And starred in the losing ranks, the best player in the regular season last season, the Serbian Nikola Jokic, with 37 points and 18 rebounds.
In Salt Lake City, the Dallas Mavericks beat its host Utah Jazz 126-118 to advance 2-1.
He starred in the ranks of the winner Galen Bronson with 31 points, Spencer Dinwiddy added 20, including 10 in the last quarter, and Maxi Clipper 17, while his Slovenian giant Luka Doncic, who has a calf stretch, was absent once more.
Donovan Mitchell stood out in the ranks of Utah by scoring 32 points, including 28 in the second half, allowing his team to reduce the difference to a point with Mike Conley’s hat-trick before 6:24 minutes from the end, but he did not succeed in taking the advantage.
