Grizzlies v. Boston Postgame

Deja Vu? I'll say...

Here we go, under 10 seconds to play, edge of your seat, The man with the hot hand has the ball, Mike Miller a chance to win/tie...BRICK!

Just like that, the Grizzlies go into the break hobbling and boasting a two game losing streak. Granted, both games were on the road, against Eastern Playoff Teams. Again the Grizzlies came up short in a last ditch effort to overcome poor shooting, and questionable defense. Giving up 90 points may not look like a bad night of defense, but the Celtics scored at will inside, racking up 30 some odd points in the paint.

Memphis shot just 26% from 3-point land, and Jason Williams was 2-9.

Again you could see the fatigue in the Grizzlies from the beginning, they desperately need Gasol and Posey to get healthy and get on the floor. The other major factor (especially in the first half) were the fouls! I know it is the result of smothering defense, but we had guys constantly in and out of the lineup with foul trouble the last three games. It's like the ref's will call ANY contact in the paint, and the most ridiculous hand-check fouls on screens. We had to resort to Earl and J-Will playing in the backcourt together most of the first half.

The Grizzlies go into the Break now with a 30-23 Record, and have to come out and play a schedule that has a combined opponent winning percent at .571. It won't be an easy road to the playoffs, but if we get healthy, its one we can travel.

Season Record (1-1-1)*

*starting 2/10