Shooting under 30 percent from beyond the arc and 60 percent from the free-throw line are tough ways to try to win a game. Also, getting outrebounded by fourteen rebounds won’t make it easy to win, either . Now pair those with the fact that Marc Gasol only finished with nine points, and Russell Westbrook notched another triple double. Sounds ugly, right?
This game could’ve been a potential blowout, but the Memphis Grizzlies continued to fight and keep the game close.
The Grizzlies were within two points with under three minutes to go. Mike Conley had a chance to get to nail a fast-break three to pull the game within one, but Steven Adams blocked it, slimming any chances the Grizzlies had at winning the game.