Grizzlies Feast on Nuggets

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The Memphis Grizzlies were hungry last night and chose to make a meal of the Denver Nuggets. They led wire-to-wire on their way to a 119-99 smackdown on a short-handed Denver team.

 

Stats Breakdown:

Memphis:

*Marc Gasol continued to prove his place as an All Star. In only 24:13, Gasol had his way with the Nuggets. He had a game-high 24 points on 9/15 shooting, went 3/4 from beyond the arc, was a perfect 3/3 from the free throw line, had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block. Aggressive, selfish Marc is my favorite Marc.

*Mike Conley is looking more like himself. He finished with 18 points (16 of those in the 1st half) on 50% shooting, 4 boards, 5 dimes, and a steal.

*Vince Carter, the Ageless One, had another good night. He ended with 14 points, was 4/6 from the field, went a perfect 3/3 from beyond the arc, went 3/4 from the line, grabbed 5 rebounds, had 6 assists, and a block. Carter continues to show the world that just because he’s now the oldest active player in the league, he’s still got plenty of gas in the tank. VC now sits at 2001 career 3’s. Keep shooting!!!

*Zach Randolph had 14 points on 7/12 shooting and 5 boards. He moved into 83rd on the all-time scoring list.

*JaMychal Green ended the night with 8 points (4/9 from the field) and 8 rebounds.

*James Ennis III had 13 points (4/6 from the field), 6 boards, an assist, and a block.

*Brandan Wright again hovered around 5 minutes on his 2nd game back from injury. He had 2 points and 2 rebounds.

 

Denver:

*Jameer Nelson was ejected less than 4 minutes into the 1st quarter after jawing with the ref causing 2 quick techs.

*Danilo Gallinari finished with 14 points before leaving with a left groin strain late in the 3rd quarter, Kenneth Faried had 11 points and 11 boards, Jusuf Nurkic (who I still haven’t forgiven for disrespecting Marc Gasol) only had 4 points, Emmanuel Mudiay had 14 points and a team high 7 assists, and former Grizz Darrell Arthur had 14 points (4/7 from beyond the arc).

*Denver was without Nikola Jokic (left hip flexor strain) and former University of Memphis guard Will Barton (sore left ankle).

 

Tidbits:

*Memphis is now 3-1 on a 6 game road trip. They play OKC on Friday and the Timberwolves on Saturday before coming home to play the Spurs on Monday night.

*Memphis is now 30-21 on the season.

*The Grizzlies are hitting from beyond the arc at a clip they have rarely seen. They are currently shooting 35.7% from trey on the season. It’s not just one or two guys hitting it from 3 either. It’s a team effort. Against the Nuggets, Gasol went 3/4, Conley went 2/7, Harrison was 2/3, Carter was 3/3, Ennis was 2/4, and Daniels was 2/3.

*This line…love…

*This will blow your mind…

*No Grizzly played more than 30:08 (Tony Allen).

*Simply put, the Grizzlies did exactly what they were supposed to against a tired Nuggets squad that had lost against the Lakers the night before. They dominated from start to finish. Isn’t it nice to see a blowout win instead of these close games all the time? My heart doctor thanks you, Grizzlies.

 

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