NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 factors and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a five-game dropping streak by beating the Brooklyn Nets 106-102 on Monday night time.
Jake LaRavia added 14 factors and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who outrebounded the Nets 51-33 and piled up 25 second-chance factors to make up for all of the offense they’re lacking due to accidents. Lamar Stevens chipped in 13 factors.
The Nets had received 111-86 in Memphis on Feb. 26, permitting their fewest factors this season for his or her first victory below interim coach Kevin Ollie. They weren’t fairly nearly as good defensively and have been a lot worse offensively, including to their woes with a dismal 17-for-30 (56.7 %) displaying on free throws.
Nic Claxton had 21 factors for the Nets, who have been coming off consecutive victories over Atlanta that had allowed them to drag inside two video games of the Hawks for tenth place within the Jap Convention and the ultimate spot within the play-in event. However main scorer Mikal Bridges, who had 38 factors in Saturday’s victory, was 4-for-14 Monday and had simply 14 factors.
The sport was tied at 88 earlier than Stevens had the subsequent two baskets, and a basket by Kennard made it 94-88. Claxton ended Brooklyn’s drought, however Vince Williams Jr. scored and Kennard had his sixth 3-pointer for a 99-90 lead with three minutes to play.
Kennard completed 8-for-11 total and 6-for-9 behind the arc.
The Nets performed with out Cam Thomas due to foot and ankle accidents, and Ben Simmons, who was sidelined due to a pinched nerve in his decrease again, the identical harm that sidelined him for 35 video games earlier this season.
That’s nothing in comparison with the Grizzlies’ harm woes, with Memphis lacking the likes of Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane and Marcus Good on Monday.
However they led 53-52 at halftime and prolonged that to 71-63 on Kennard’s 3-pointer halfway via the third. Brooklyn used a 9-0 run to show a seven-point deficit right into a 77-75 edge, however Memphis obtained the ultimate 5 factors of the interval to guide 80-77 going to the fourth.
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