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1st Quarter:
In the first quarter Gasol came out on fire, the Suns defense no matter what they did they could not stop Gasol and his almighty hook. With the help of Joe Johnson and Amare though the Suns stayed in it. Gasol had twelve points at the end of the quarter and Joe and Amare had six each. Grizzlies defense gave them a 23-17 lead at the end of the quarter.
2nd Quarter:
This quarter the Suns outscored us by only two, but that put them within four. Amare was doing great and racked up four rebounds giving him seven total in the half earning him player at the half for the Suns. No one could stop him down low and Joe had eleven points. The big player still though was Gasol and his twenty-two points at half giving Grizzlies lead 44-40.
Key Matchups and Key Player Updates:
Key Matchup: Gasol Vs Marion-
Gasol clearly winning matchup with 22 pts and Marion a measly 4 pts.
Key Bench Players: Battier and J. Jackson-
Neither player doing spectacular in first half Battier with 2pts. and Jackson with 4 pts., but look for big 4th quarters for these player hopefully.
Sleepers: Mike Miller and Joe Johnson-
Each having good 1st halves, Mike with 12pts. all from outside the arc and Joe had 11 pts. People still looking for them to break out and change the game for their teams.
3rd Quarter:
The game was even all through this quarter, no one lost or gained ground. Suns finally stopped GAsol and held him to four points this quarter giving him a total of twenty-six. Nash finally broke out of his shell and came out and scored twelve points. Nash showed his last years MVP form. Marion scored zero points in a dissapointing game so far. Going into the fourth quarter Suns hoped to gain som eground and overcome the four point defecet of 65-61.
4thQuarter:
The Grizzlies had Battier start off this quarter and boy did it pay off. He had a total of two points going in, but coming out he had fifteen. He scored thirteen points in the fourth and was unstoppable from outside. The Grizzlies held Joe Johnson to zero points in fourth and Nash to three points. No one coud stop the Grizzlies this quarter and Gasol, who posted another twelve this quarter. The final score of the game was 96-85 Grizzlies overcome the Suns and Pau Gasol got player of the game honors.
Post Game Wrap-up
Key players for us were:
Shane Battier:
13 points in 4th quarter
Pau Gasol:
38 points, 3 blocks, 3 rebounds
Mike Miller:
26 points
Bobby Jackson:
10 assists
Raul Lopez:
10 assists off the bench
Hakim Warrick:
7pts, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks coming off bench
Things that helped us win:
Joe Johnson:
Holding him to 0 points in 4th quarter
Amare Stoudamire:
Holding him to 3 rebounds in 2nd half
Jim Jackson:
Holding him to 4 poitns and 0 points in 4th quarter
Shawn Marion:
Holding him to 8 points and 4 rebounds on in the game
Thing we got away with:
Steve Nash:
Letting him score 21points in the second half.
Leader Board:
Points:
Pau Gasol-28
Rebounds:
Amare Stoudamire-10
Assists:
Bobby Jackson and Raul Lopez-10
Steals:
Bobby Jackson-3
Blocks:
Pau Gasol and Amare Stoudamire-3