News, Reviews, Headlines for the world of Tennis (tennis news)
 | Memphis did its job against Milwaukee and reached the playoffs14-08-2020 |
The Memphis Grizzlies team won the playoff series for a place in the playoffs. The Grizzlies did their job against Milwaukee and beat them 119:106 (22:21, 38:29, 33:24, 26:32). With the victory, the `grizzlies` secured the ninth position in the final standings and will meet the Portland Trail Blazers in the playoff tournament, starting on Saturday. As he is one position below his opponent, Memphis will have to win two consecutive games with Portland to qualify for the playoffs. Blazers need only one.
Jonas Valanchunas and Ja Morant each recorded a triple-double for the Grizzlies` victory - the Lithuanian center recorded 26 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists, and the playmaker - 12/13/10. Dylan Brooks was the top scorer with 31 points for the winners. Brandon Clark and Kyle Anderson contributed 10 points each.
For Milwaukee, who were unpunished Yannis Adetokumbo, Brooke Lopez scored 19 points and 9 rebounds, Frank Mason III added 18 and 8 assists, and Chris Middleton and DJ Wilson scored 14 and 12 points respectively.