Memphis Grizzlies lose heartbreaker, continue six game losing streak

Third Quarter:

The Mavericks exited the locker room and scored four quick points. Then, the Mavericks continued that run and turned it into a 16-4 run to pull within five. The Grizzlies started relying on their jump-shooting, and the Maverick got hot.

Then, Evans entered the game and brought the Grizzlies out of the mud. Driving, scoring, assisting, you name it, Tyreke did it. Then, the Mavericks had a Thanksgiving feast on the Grizzlies scoring 35 points in the third quarter alone. After trailing by as much as 17, the Mavericks had the lead at the end of the third quarter 74-72.

Fourth Quarter:

It seemed the Grizzlies looked like they were 10 steps slower than the Mavericks, and Rick Carlisle seemed two steps ahead of coach Fizdale. Then, with about 8:30 left in the fourth, Grizzlies trailed by seven and made a run.

Memphis trimmed the Dallas’ lead to one with 7:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. Marc Gasol was invisible, scoring his sixth and seventh points with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

With 3:53 remaining in the fourth quarter the Grizzlies trailed by four points, and missed a ton of layups in a run of a minute and a half. With 28.5 remainig in the fourth quarter, Gasol hit the biggest shot of the night to tie the Grizzlies with the Mavericks at 92 a piece. A Evans missed layup lead to a Green put back jam to win the game for the Grizzlies in Memphis. To finish the game with 0.5 on the game clock, Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes drilled the game winner to beat Memphis, in heartbreaking fashion.

Second Half summary:

The Grizzlies blew a 17-point lead to the Mavericks in the second half and looked lifeless throughout majority of the second half. The defense struggled, and the offense settled for 3-point shots instead of driving the paint. Gasol had less than 10 points, when the “others” showed up. The Grizzlies couldn’t play defense when needed in crunch-time, and that ultimately hurt the Grizzlies badly. The Grizzlies inconsistent scoring.

Final Stats:

Harrison Barnes: 22 points, 9-19 FG,34 minutes of play

Dennis Smith Jr.: 17 points, 7-20 FG, 26 minutes of play

Tyreke Evans: 18 Points, 7-12 FG, in 29 minutes

Deyonta Davis: 14 points, 6-7 FG, in 15 minutes of play

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The Memphis Grizzlies will look to snap their losing streak Saturday night in Denver against the Nuggets.