Up stepped Conley and JaMychal Green to make big three-pointers which the visitors could not answer, and from there all the Grizzlies had to do was make their free-throws.
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Brandon Knight secured his first career triple-double with 30 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds. “I can’t sit here and say, the 3s where they went under the screen, he had his legs under him”.
“The 3-point shots that I struggle with Russell are the ones where he’s really off balance”, Donovan said. “They feed off each other”, Williams said. “It’s tough to guard guys when they have it going like this”. Before Donovan said the team is waiting for the next evaluation in a week to determine a timetable for Durant’s return.
Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points to lead the tired Lakers, who were playing on consecutive days for the second time in a week. Louis Williams finished the game with 16, Hibbert had 14 and Russell added 13. Eleven players on the Celtics’ roster have appeared in at least five games and averaged more than 12 minutes while no player is averaging more than 31 minutes (Isaiah Thomas is the leader at 30.9 minutes).
A tremendous shooting performance from range to the tune of 4-7 from beyond the arc and an absurd 29 points for the former discarded back-up point guard of the Miami Heat.
Chalmers wasn’t alone in performing well for the Grizzlies.
“It actually gave me more motivation”.
I think we have built up our trust defensively. And I say what I gotta say and do what I gotta do.
“And hopefully they’ll forget about 2008”, he said with a laugh. DeMarcus Cousins had 36 points with 10 rebounds while Rudy Gay netted 27. None of Westbrook’s five assists came in the final 181/2 minutes, when a nine-point Thunder lead disintegrated. And here’s Smart on the matchup with Westbrook: “That’s the type of guy that Russ is”. Today’s game has a late start time and airs on TV channels in a few regions as well as being available as a live stream online option.
Zach Randolph recorded his fourth double-double of the season (447th career) with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma City G Dion Waiters is 7-of-24 from the field over the last two games.3.
“He definitely saved us tonight offensively”. I just try to bring what I can bring to the team. “It was fun to watch him”, San Antonio reserve guard Patty Mills said. Still even without Durant, the Thunder had an MVP-candidate point guard and Serge Ibaka to pick up the slack (you can count Enes Kanter if you want). Maybe never will be, but it seems that facing him on the floor got the best out of Smart, who is playing on a team that’s playing the kind of basketball Billy Donovan is trying to instill with the Thunder, so far unsuccessfully.
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And a little bit premature. The Celtics have won their last two games in incredible fashion, and are certainly on the rise with expectations from those on the outside.
