On December 27, Beijing time, the Grizzlies played the Pelicans.
At the beginning of the game, Ingram threw a shot to help the Pelicans take the lead, Bane's play helped the Grizzlies take the lead, Valanciunas and McCollum helped the Pelicans maintain the lead, and Jackson and Bane's play helped the Grizzlies overtake to end the first quarter, and the first quarter ended, the Grizzlies 24-19 Pelicans.
Entering the second quarter, McCollum and Murphy's play helped the Pelicans complete the comeback, Morant and Roddy's play helped the Grizzlies chase closely, and Ingram and Williamson's play in the latter part of the quarter helped the Pelicans lead into the locker room, and at the end of the half, the Pelicans 48-43 Grizzlies.
In the second half, Jones made a layup to open the second half, the Pelicans took advantage of the situation to maintain the lead and widen the difference, Morant and Biyombo played to help the Grizzlies bite the score, and it was Murphy and Ingram who continued to go outside ** in the latter part of the quarter to help the Pelicans lead by double digits into the final quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans 80-67 Grizzlies.
In the final quarter of the final battle, Smart continued to help the Grizzlies close to single digits, Jones and Williamson's play helped the Pelicans maintain their lead from being eroded, and at the critical moment, Williams and Morant's play helped the Grizzlies close the point difference to a millimeter to see the hope of a counterattack, Jackson made one of two extreme free throws at the last moment to drag the game into overtime, and the game ended in regular time, and the two sides tied 103 into overtime.
Entering overtime, the two sides fell into a scoring drought, Valanciunas and Morant hit free throws to kick off the overtime, Smart's play helped the Grizzlies overtake the score, the Grizzlies used Jackson and Morant to maintain the lead and kill the suspense of the game, the Pelicans were powerless to return to the sky and had to shoot to lose, the game was over, and the Grizzlies counterattacked the Pelicans 116-115 in overtime.
Ja Morant 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists;Desmond Bane had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists;Jaren Jackson Jr. 19 points and 10 rebounds;Marcus Smart had 13 points and 5 steals;Bismarck Biyombo had 8 points and 7 rebounds.
Brandon Ingram had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocksZayn Williamson 22 points and 11 rebounds;Jonas Valanciunas 17 points and 12 rebounds;CJ-McCollum 16 points;Tre Murphy had 10 points and six rebounds.
Grizzlies: Luke Kennard sidelines with a bruise on his left knee;Derrick Rose is out with left hamstring pain;Steven Adams is sidelined with a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee;Brandon Clarke is sidelined with a torn left Achilles tendon.
Pelicans: Matt Ryan's right elbow is back in absence;Larry Nance Jr. is out with a fractured right rib;Cody Zeller is sidelined with a sprained right ankle.
Commenting on today's match, CJ said, "I think today's match was the weirdest game I've ever been involved in. ”
CJ McCollum played 39 minutes today, shooting 6-of-14 from the field and 1-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and missed two free throws at a critical moment.
The Grizzlies beat the Pelicans in overtime