The Memphis Grizzlies emerged victorious against the Brooklyn Nets, employing strategic plays and showcasing remarkable teamwork to secure a 106-102 win during Monday’s NBA action.
Luke Kennard scored a season-high 25 points as the Memphis Grizzlies held on in the final minute and snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in New York.
The Houston Rockets could use some oomph in the 3-point shooting department. As a team, the Rockets shoot just a smidge above 35 percent, good enough for the 27th-best clip in the NBA.
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is done for the season, and likely so are the team's playoff hopes. Here are three players who Memphis might move now that Morant is having season-ending surgery.
Grizzlies shooting guard Luke Kennard, who has been sidelined since November 14 with a left knee bone bruise, is nearing his return to the 5-14 club.
Guard Luke Kennard will miss a minimum of two weeks recovering from a bone bruise in his left knee, and forward Xavier Tillman is week to week with his own injured left knee.
The Grizzlies will be missing yet another key member of their rotation on Friday night.
Kennard is shooting 50 percent on three-pointers and 52 percent overall in this series.
Memphis Grizzlies sharpshooter Desmond Bane guarantees that the first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers will go to a Game 7. To make that happen, Bane and the Grizzlies have to figure out how to win Game 6 in Los Angeles.
The Memphis Grizzlies continue to show they can succeed with or without star guard Ja Morant. Their winning streak is at seven games in advance of a two-game visit from the Los Angeles Clippers starting Wednesday.
Kennard scored 30 points, all on 3s, in Memphis' rout of Houston Friday night
Luke Kennard made a career-high 10 3-pointers, Desmond Bane scored 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a 151-114 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Friday.
The Clippers made a move for a veteran shooter at the deadline. They also sent one away.
Clippers shooting guard Luke Kennard leads the NBA in 3-point percentage at a career-high clip of .489. But he’s averaging just 4.2 attempts per game and is tied for 106th in 3-point attempts.
You always have to keep your head on a swivel during the NBA offseason, as Ross can certainly attest to.
It's a bit of a startling development considering Kennard is coming off a season in which he shot 44.9 percent from three (which led the league) for a dependable 11.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
A career 42.5% shooter from distance, Kennard converted on a career-best and league-high 44.9% of his three-point attempts this season.
According to ESPN Stats and Info, it's the second-largest comeback in the play-by-play era (since 1996), behind only a 36-point comeback that the Utah Jazz pulled off in 1996.
The LA Clippers will be incredibly shorthanded against the Brooklyn Nets. Tonight will likely be the toughest game of the season for the Clippers, from a combination of scheduling, health & safety protocols, and injuries.
There is one main disagreement at the core of Wall and the Rockets’ current spat. But it seems unlikely that it will get resolved any time soon.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been through many ups and downs over the past two seasons, and Kawhi Leonard has kept his composure through it all. This season especially, Kawhi has weathered the storm for his team, stepping up and answering the call during the most intense moments.
Montrezl Harrell certainly seems to find the latest move by his former team to be pretty funny.
He’ll be eligible for a rookie scale extension when this season ends.
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