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After a dismal first half, the Jazz and Grizzlies pulled it together a bit as Utah took home the win, 98-88.
The Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies showed up at the FedEx Forum on Sunday night, and out of pure coincidence, a basketball game broke out. The Grizz bench has been invisible thus far, while Marreese Speights is 0-6. Marc Gasol is having a solid game thus far, but he's about the lone bright spot for his team. Meanwhile, Gordon Hayward and Al Jefferson have 14 points apiece as Utah leads Memphis 46-40 at halftime.
Memphis was down double digits at one point, but did well to cut the lead to six points just before halftime. They're still shooting a poor 34 percent from the field, and it goes without saying that they're going to need to shoot the basketball better in the second half. They're winning the battle on the boards for the most part, but they've allowed Jefferson to get four offensive boards and create some second-chance points. Also, Hayward has 14 against Tony Allen. Go figure that out.
For more on the two teams, head over to Utah Jazz blog SLC Dunk and Memphis Grizzlies blog Straight Outta Vancouver.
Jazz Vs. Grizzlies: Utah Grabs Important Road Win
The Memphis Grizzlies have been good at home so far this season, but they didn't exactly put on a show for their fans on Sunday night. The Utah Jazz, who have been very poor on the road this year, played well for the entire game on both ends of the floor and grabbed their third road victory of the year, winning 98-88.
Gordon Hayward was at his best and led all scorers with 23 points. Al Jefferson was a monster in the paint, grabbing 15 boards -- 6 of them offensive -- while scoring 21 points. Memphis' starting five did plenty of scoring, but their bench gave them very little help. In 22 minutes, O.J. Mayo scored two points and failed to make a field goal.
Memphis drops to 14-14 on the year, while Utah is 14-12. Both teams are involved in the tight race in the middle of the Western Conference, and at the moment, Utah sit in eighth while Memphis are outside of the playoff places.
For more on the two teams, head over to Utah Jazz blog SLC Dunk and Memphis Grizzlies blog Straight Outta Vancouver.
Feb 13 12:01a by Kevin McCauley - 0 comments