The Grizzlies' bench sank the Clippers

Les Grizzlies THE Grizzlies they currently have the most prolific bench in the NBA, with a “second unit” that averages 48.5 points per game. And Memphis’ victory against the Clippers only confirmed this strength.

Trailing by 13 points at halftime, Ja Morant’s teammates relied on their substitutes to restart the machine. Trailing 11-2 in the second half of the third quarter, Jock Landale Then Saint Aldama are highlighted. The Spaniard scores five points, including a game-winning shot that puts Memphis back four lengths.

This heat wave definitely gets the Grizzlies going, who can then count on the duo Cedric Coward – Jaren Jackson Jr. to complete the comeback and take control of the match.

“Our bench has important passages in every match”underscores Zach Edei. “We have a solid team and a lot of guys who are capable of proving themselves. Even those in the starting five have taken a step forward and are fulfilling their role perfectly.”

Final reinforcement at the end of the match

Even when they fall behind, the Clippers don’t give up and lean on them Kawhi Leonard to go back in front. But when Tyronn Lue takes out his wingman, Memphis once again seizes the opportunity to strike thanks to his substitutions. Cam Spencer and Joc Landale then connected on three 3-pointers to give the Grizzlies an eight-point lead.

“Second Unit” played with a huge rhythm, a lot of fluidity”rejoices Tuomas Iisalo. “The actions came naturally. The Clippers have very good outside defenders and Zubac under the rim, so if you lack dynamism on offense, make it easy for them. We had Cam (Spencer), we had KCP, who was also very good in the first half and kept us in the game. We had Jok (Lendel) on defense. I thought our bench moved really well. »

This last reinforcement sealed the fate of the match and allowed Memphis to win 112–107, carried by a mostly dominant bench: 47 points to 15 against the Clippers, with four players of at least ten units: Santi Aldama (13 points), Joc Landale (12), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (12) and S (12).

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			Shots			Rebounds
Players	MJ	Min	Shots	3pts	LF	Off	Def	That	Pd	Bp	Int	Ct	Ft	Pts
Jaren Jackson Jr.	17	29:21	46.1	35.6	81.7	1.0	4.3	5.3	1.6	2.1	0.6	1.2	4.2	18.3
I Morant	12	28:45	35.9	16.7	94.2	0.5	3.0	3.5	7.6	3.8	1.0	0.1	2.3	17.9
Saint Aldama	19	26:32	47.0	32.2	64.3	1.5	5.1	6.6	2.8	1.1	1.0	0.8	1.3	13.8
Cedric Coward	19	26:51	46.6	37.5	86.4	1.5	4.5	6.0	2.8	1.3	0.7	0.4	1.9	13.7
Zach Edey	6	23:30	62.8	33.3	89.5	3.5	5.3	8.8	0.8	1.7	1.0	1.7	2.8	12.0
Jock Landale	19	22:32	53.8	44.9	69.7	2.2	3.3	5.4	1.6	1.1	0.5	0.4	2.6	11.2
Jaylen Wells	19	26:06	41.4	33.3	68.6	1.2	2.3	3.4	1.7	0.7	0.7	0.1	2.1	11.1
Cam Spencer	19	20:03	45.5	44.4	88.2	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.5	0.9	0.7	0.1	1.3	10.0
Vince Williams Jr	14	22:09	36.6	28.8	83.3	1.1	3.9	5.1	5.6	2.3	1.0	0.4	2.0	7.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	19	22:35	35.4	28.6	90.0	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.1	1.0	0.7	0.2	1.2	7.1
Jahmai Mashack	1	6:00 a.m	50.0	50.0	0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
Olivier-Mackenzie Prosper	11	10:05	45.2	11.1	90.9	0.8	1.5	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.5	4.5
Javon Small	8	12:23	35.7	31.6	80.0	0.1	0.9	1.0	2.8	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	4.3
Charles Bassey	2	15:30	37.5	0	33.3	3.5	4.0	7.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.5	3.5
John Konchar	17	12:32	47.4	30.4	50.0	0.6	2.2	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.6
Mrs. Jackson	8	6:45	25.0	0.0	66.7	0.4	1.4	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.5	2.5
PJ Hall	7	3:51	55.6	33.3	66.7	0.4	0.9	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.4	1.9