I know Beale St in downtown Memphis had to be off the chain last night! The Memphis Grizzlies continue to show their strength and desired recognition in the NBA. Ronald Tillery of www.commercialappeal.com writes:
Point guard Mike Conley credits the improved poise under pressure.
Head coach Lionel Hollins points squarely at the suddenly dynamic defense.
Tony Allen just says the Grizzlies are greedy.
Who could argue any of those points?
Every bit of it seems true these days.
The Griz continued their strong effort toward earning a playoff spot Monday night by building a 17-point lead and then holding on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 107-101, before a crowd of 13,903 in FedExForum.
Playing for the third time in four nights, the Grizzlies (36-29) maintained control throughout with another lively defensive effort after escaping Dallas with a one-point victory the night before.
“Guys are focused and locked in,” Allen said. “Getting back-to-back wins against these two top teams pretty much shows that we’re very ambitious.”
Allen and Conley each finished with 20 points. Conley added nine assists with a turnover and a few clutch baskets in the fourth quarter after the Thunder had cut the Grizzlies’ lead to one.
Perhaps no shot was bigger than Conley’s driving layup around Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. Conley darted in the lane, pump-faked to elude Durant’s reach and scored a layup that gave Memphis a 102-96 advantage with 31.4 seconds left.
“That,” Hollins said, “was the breather we needed.”
Zach Randolph later made four straight free throws to seal the Grizzlies’ 14th win in their last 17 games at home.
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How far do you think the Grizzlies will advance? Do you think we are playing better because of the additions of Veterans like Battier and J-Will? Do you think our playing style has changed? I continue to say GO GRIZZLIES
Point guard Mike Conley credits the improved poise under pressure.
Head coach Lionel Hollins points squarely at the suddenly dynamic defense.
Tony Allen just says the Grizzlies are greedy.
Who could argue any of those points?
Every bit of it seems true these days.
The Griz continued their strong effort toward earning a playoff spot Monday night by building a 17-point lead and then holding on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 107-101, before a crowd of 13,903 in FedExForum.
Playing for the third time in four nights, the Grizzlies (36-29) maintained control throughout with another lively defensive effort after escaping Dallas with a one-point victory the night before.
“Guys are focused and locked in,” Allen said. “Getting back-to-back wins against these two top teams pretty much shows that we’re very ambitious.”
Allen and Conley each finished with 20 points. Conley added nine assists with a turnover and a few clutch baskets in the fourth quarter after the Thunder had cut the Grizzlies’ lead to one.
Perhaps no shot was bigger than Conley’s driving layup around Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. Conley darted in the lane, pump-faked to elude Durant’s reach and scored a layup that gave Memphis a 102-96 advantage with 31.4 seconds left.
“That,” Hollins said, “was the breather we needed.”
Zach Randolph later made four straight free throws to seal the Grizzlies’ 14th win in their last 17 games at home.
Read More Here from the Source
How far do you think the Grizzlies will advance? Do you think we are playing better because of the additions of Veterans like Battier and J-Will? Do you think our playing style has changed? I continue to say GO GRIZZLIES
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