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José Luis Martínez
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The Cavaliers They don’t get tired of winning. The Grizzlies They were the nth victim of NBA leader, who chained in Memphis his sixteenth victory (124-133)franchise record exceeding the two brands of 15 triumphs in a row that they owned themselves this season and the 15 that they achieved in the two stages of LeBron James in Cleveland. AND In the 16 wins they scored at least 105 pointsthe second best victorious streak in the league with at least those points From the Lakers 1971-72.
The set of Kenny Atkinsoncoach with Spanish passport, Does not lose since February 4when he fell to the Celtics 105-112, consolidates his league leadership (56-10) and threatens the historical records of LOs Warriors of Stephen Curry in 2016 (73-9) and the Michael Jordan Bulls in 1996 (72-10). “It is something special what we are doing, we are playing with joy,” said the coach.
What we are doing is something special, we are playing with joy
Kenny Atkinson (Cavaliers coach)
He has it in his hands if he continues at this cruise speed that he has reached. They subtract 16 regular season games and if you get a 14-2 they would be the third history team that reached 70 victories. It is not crazy to get it. In Memphis he signed his Twenty-seventh triumph at home, to one of the franchise record (27 in 2008-2009) And it carries 11 followed out of Clevelandthe second best brand since the Lakers on track 14 in 2019.
Huge Ja Morant
The Grizzlies, very competitive, were about to break that streak on the back of the hurricane Ja Morant, author of 44 points (16/18 T2, 1/4 T3 and 9/10 TL), 8 rebounds, 7 assists, a robbery in 35 minutes. But the cavaliers, who for the second game followed Without its star Donovan Mitchell (discomfort in the left groin) they reduced him to a summer storm with power his collective game, with up to six players in double scoring digits.
Ja Morant prepares to score in an acrobatic position after overcoming Isaac Okoro.EFE
The omnipresent Evan Mobley (22+4+3+1 robbery+2 caps) and Darius Garland (20+2+9+4 robberies)next to Jarrett Allen (16+6+3+1 robbery+1 cap) and substitutes De’Andre Hunder (18+5), Sam Merrill (14), Ty Jerome (12+2+5) and Javonte Green (10+4+2) They marked the pattern of a team that can boast of having the most granitic block of the NBA.
Santi Aldama continues
Too much for some Grizzlies in which, together with Morant, they stood out Jaren Jackson Jr (13+3+4 robberies+2 caps), that reappeared after missing five games for an injury to his left ankle, Desmond Bane (12+6+3) and the substitute Brandon Clarke (13+5+1) On a night he could not play Spanish either Santi Aldamaeven convalescent of his problems in the right calf.
Evan Mobley throws a basket in front of Scotty Pippen Jr. and Vince Williams Jr.LaPresse
The Grizzlies, which They broke their streak of four consecutive victoriesThey competed from you to the leader in the first quarter, but At the beginning of the second they fit a 9-23 partial that already made them go to tow the whole game, leaving the break down (58-75). The cavs flew in that first part with a 53% in field shots and a triple 12/29 that contrasted with the 4/17 t3 of Memphisdespite everything he never surrendered and made up the result in the last act (32-21).
