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Who is Jonas Valanciunas?
Jonas Valanciunas is a Professional Basketball player from Lithuania. Jonas Valanciunas is presently a center for the NBA Leagues. In the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors selected him with the fifth overall pick.
He is without a doubt one of the most successful basketball players in the modern era.
After the victory, the Grizzlies maintain their chances of making the playoffs.
They will now compete with the Golden State Warriors for the eighth seed in the Western Conference in the play-in tournament’s final game.
For the Grizzlies to defeat the Spurs, Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks both scored a lot of points.
Even more, Valanciunas becomes the first player in franchise history to record 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds.
They quickly gained an advantage over the Spurs, outplayed them for the majority of the quarters, and ultimately defeated them in the fourth.
Memphis dominated the opening period
Jonas Valanciunas made a jump shot for the Grizzlies to tie the score. Then, with 10:54 remaining in the first quarter
Dejounte Murray opened the night for the Spurs by stealing the ball from Ja Morant and dunking on the other end.
Jakob Poelti’s pass was stolen by Jaren Jackson Jr., who then put it in on the opposing side to give Memphis the lead over the Spurs.
The game was tied 4-4 when Keldon Johnson missed a jump shot, though.
The advantage was subsequently reclaimed by Dillon Brooks as he made a jumper in response and was knocked down.
The Grizzlies now have a five-point lead thanks to a three-pointer by Jaren Jackson.
With 8:54 left in the quarter, the advantage had quickly grown to 7 points.
Memphis scored again after Jaren Jackson Jr. missed a three-point attempt and Valanciunas made another basket.
They kept up their superiority over the Spurs.
The basket by Brooks gave the team a 14-point lead after he drove right to the basket.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson, at last, made a basket.
Nevertheless, Ja Morant made a three-pointer and Valaciunas scored on an assist from Morant.
As Brooks nailed another jump shot, the Grizzlies maintained their superiority.
With Lonnie Walker’s layup and Rudy Gay’s three-pointer, the Spurs finally made progress, but it was still insufficient because Memphis kept scoring.
Block by De’Anthony Melton Desmond Bane’s shot was blocked by Kyle Anderson, as was Devin Vassell’s, but Murray eventually made the layup for the Spurs.
With one minute left in the quarter, Rudy makes another three-pointer, and with 7.8 seconds left, he makes another basket.
The Grizzlies lead by 19 points at the end of the quarter despite the Spurs’ last-second push.
The spurs’ lead was reduced
The Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 19 points at the start of the third quarter, 19-38.
The first basket by the Spurs reduced the advantage to 16 points.
When the quarter’s 10:00 mark came around, they were 24-41.
Poeltl misses a basket attempt to cut the deficit to 11 points. Patty Mills misses a long three-point attempt.
Keldon’s basket, which narrowed the advantage to two points as the Spurs extended their 15-0 run, came on the other end of a dunk by Ja Morant.
The score at the midpoint of the quarter was 44–45.
But with less than three minutes left to play, the Grizzlies rapidly widened their advantage to 43-51.
With 2:14 left before halftime, Rudy Gay scored a jump shot, cutting the margin to four points.
Ja Morant was stopped by Poeltl, and Keldon was stopped by Kyle Anderson.
Desmond Bane was able to increase Memphis’ lead with a basket as a result.
With just over a minute remaining in the half, Keldon deflected a Poeltl miss.
With 41.7 seconds left in the quarter, Morant missed a three-point attempt, bringing the score to 49-56.
The Grizzlies maintained their supremacy
With a jump shot from the free-throw line, DeMar DeRozan opens the third quarter.
With 10:21 left in the first, Walker makes a left-handed layup to narrow the margin to three points.
After drawing a foul, Anderson made a layup to increase the Grizzlies’ lead.
Halfway through the quarter, the Spurs were down by five points to the Grizzlies, who subsequently expanded their lead thanks to Valanciunas.
Morant then made a straight drive to the basket, scoring again to take a nine-point advantage.
With 4:45 left in the quarter, Rudy missed a jump shot, bringing the score to 61-68.
Every time the Spurs reduced the lead, the Grizzlies retreated.
They gained a five-point advantage, which Valanciunas increased with a jump shot.
After DeRozan converted a layup to reduce the deficit to five points, Morant retaliated with a jump shot.
The Grizzlies were ahead at the end of the third quarter, 65-72
In the end, the Grizzlies triumph
With 10:29 left in the third quarter, Tyus Jones’ three-pointer gave the Grizzlies a 10-point advantage.
After missing the shot, Gorgui Dieng was fouled, and he made a three-pointer to trim the Spurs’ lead to six points.
The Spurs added another score via Rudy’s inside-the-arc jumper.
The Spurs were within one point after Mills’ three-pointer.
After falling behind the Grizzlies early on in the game, the Spurs took the lead on DeRozan’s jump shot.
With 7:13 left in the quarter, Brooks made a jump shot to regain the lead.
Johnson missed a three-point attempt, giving the Spurs the advantage once more.
In the final quarter, they were knotted at the half
Halfway through the quarter, Brooks hit a jumper to tie the score at 83-83.
He once more receives a bucket for the lead.
DeRozan pushed toward the basket, but Valanciunas stopped him to keep the advantage.
With 3:53 remaining in the quarter, their score was 87-89.
After making a three-pointer, Anderson increases his lead to five points.
The margin was increased to 87-94 by Valanciunas’ scooped layup.
With 2:45 left in the quarter, Rudy Gay makes a three-pointer for the Spurs, bringing his team within four points.
With a minute and a half to go, Desmond made a three-point attempt that Morant missed, extending the advantage to 90-98.
Rudy Gay makes a three-pointer on the ensuing possession after DeRozan returns the favor with a jump shot.
When Morant missed a free shot with 8.0 seconds left in the game, the score was 96-99.
scoring notables
The Grizzlies defeated the Spurs behind the leadership of Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks, maintaining their postseason aspirations.
Dillon Brooks was the team’s top scorer off the bench with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.
While Jonas led the starting with a double-double of 23 points and 23 rebounds in addition to one assist.
He becomes the first player in Memphis Grizzlies history to finish a regular-season or postseason game with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds.
Reporters were told by Grizzlies player Ja Morant, “Those two guys were big-time for us tonight.”
“Much praise for everyone on our team. We all succeeded, but [Valanciunas] secured the paint for us today, and DB — tonight strengthened his case for being named to the All-Defensive team.
Ja Morant had 20 points, six assists, and six rebounds as well.
Morant clarified Memphis’ plans by saying, “We plan to pack for a three-game road trip.”
Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped up with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
“It was incredible. Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies told reporters after the game.
“There’s absolutely nothing like it.
“Especially early on, you can sense the crowd’s enthusiasm and see the towels in the throng, which kind of brings to mind the Grindhouse days of old.
It was simply incredibly bizarre. It’s difficult to describe in words.
Memphis will now face the Golden State Warriors, who fell to the LA Lakers 103-100, after their victory.
We still have one more to go, and it’s quite significant.
The same weight as (Wednesday),” declared Valanciunas.
“It’s going to do or die, but that’s how we grow our experience and confidence.
These games are crucial for us because we are a young team competing for something.
Tottenham put up a fight, but not enough to win
The Spurs, on the other hand, fell behind early in the game by 19 points.
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Spurs, said only, “We got our ass kicked in the first quarter.”
Memphis scored 38 points in the period, including 18 in the paint.
However, they excelled in the second half.
Even though they were ahead midway into the fourth quarter, they ultimately fell to the Grizzlies.
DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 20 points, three rebounds, and three assists, and Keldon Johnson added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Dejounte Murray, who had the game’s only triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists, came next.
While Jakob Poeltl recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in addition to 2 assists.
Similarly, Rudy Gay led the Spurs bench with 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Spurs, said only, “We got our ass kicked in the first quarter.
Memphis scored 38 points in the period, including 18 in the paint.
After the victory, the Grizzlies maintain their chances of making the playoffs.
They will now compete with the Golden State Warriors for the eighth seed in the Western Conference in the play-in tournament’s final game.
For the Grizzlies to defeat the Spurs, Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks both scored a lot of points.
Even more, Valanciunas becomes the first player in franchise history to record 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds.
They quickly gained an advantage over the Spurs, outplayed them for the majority of the quarters, and ultimately defeated them in the fourth.
The spurs’ lead was reduced.
The Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 19 points at the start of the third quarter, 19-38.
The first basket by the Spurs reduced the advantage to 16 points.
When the quarter’s 10:00 mark came around, they were 24-41.
Poeltl misses a basket attempt to cut the deficit to 11 points. Patty Mills misses a long three-point attempt.
Keldon’s basket, which narrowed the advantage to two points as the Spurs extended their 15-0 run, came on the other end of a dunk by Ja Morant.
The score at the midpoint of the quarter was 44–45.
But with less than three minutes left to play, the Grizzlies rapidly widened their advantage to 43-51.
With 2:14 left before halftime, Rudy Gay scored a jump shot, cutting the margin to four points.
Ja Morant was stopped by Poeltl, and Keldon was stopped by Kyle Anderson.
Desmond Bane was able to increase Memphis’ lead with a basket as a result.
With just over a minute remaining in the half, Keldon deflected a Poeltl miss.
With 41.7 seconds left in the quarter, Morant missed a three-point attempt, bringing the score to 49-56.
The Grizzlies maintained their supremacy
With a jump shot from the free-throw line, DeMar DeRozan opens the third quarter.
With 10:21 left in the first, Walker makes a left-handed layup to narrow the margin to three points.
After drawing a foul, Anderson made a layup to increase the Grizzlies’ lead.
Halfway through the quarter, the Spurs were down by five points to the Grizzlies, who subsequently expanded their lead thanks to Valanciunas.
Morant then made a straight drive to the basket, scoring again to take a nine-point advantage.
With 4:45 left in the quarter, Rudy missed a jump shot, bringing the score to 61-68.
Every time the Spurs reduced the lead, the Grizzlies retreated.
They gained a five-point advantage, which Valanciunas increased with a jump shot.
After DeRozan converted a layup to reduce the deficit to five points, Morant retaliated with a jump shot.
The Grizzlies were ahead at the end of the third quarter, 65-72.
In the end, the Grizzlies triumph
With 10:29 left in the third quarter, Tyus Jones’ three-pointer gave the Grizzlies a 10-point advantage.
After missing the shot, Gorgui Dieng was fouled, and he made a three-pointer to trim the Spurs’ lead to six points.
The Spurs added another score via Rudy’s inside-the-arc jumper.
The Spurs were within one point after Mills’ three-pointer.
After falling behind the Grizzlies early on in the game, the Spurs took the lead on DeRozan’s jump shot.
With 7:13 left in the quarter, Brooks made a jump shot to regain the lead.
Johnson missed a three-point attempt, giving the Spurs the advantage once more.
In the final quarter, they were knotted at the half
Halfway through the quarter, Brooks hit a jumper to tie the score at 83-83.
He once more receives a bucket for the lead.
DeRozan pushed toward the basket, but Valanciunas stopped him to keep the advantage.
With 3:53 remaining in the quarter, their score was 87-89.
After making a three-pointer, Anderson increases his lead to five points.
The margin was increased to 87-94 by Valanciunas’ scooped layup.
With 2:45 left in the quarter, Rudy Gay makes a three-pointer for the Spurs, bringing his team within four points.
With a minute and a half to go, Desmond made a three-point attempt that Morant missed, extending the advantage to 90-98.
Rudy Gay makes a three-pointer on the ensuing possession after DeRozan returns the favor with a jump shot.
When Morant missed a free shot with 8.0 seconds left in the game, the score was 96-99.
scoring notables
The Grizzlies defeated the Spurs behind the leadership of Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks, maintaining their postseason aspirations.
Dillon Brooks was the team’s top scorer off the bench with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.
While Jonas led the starting with a double-double of 23 points and 23 rebounds in addition to one assist.
He becomes the first player in Memphis Grizzlies history to finish a regular-season or postseason game with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds.
Reporters were told by Grizzlies player Ja Morant, “Those two guys were big-time for us tonight.”
“Much praise for everyone on our team. We all succeeded, but [Valanciunas] secured the paint for us today, and DB — tonight strengthened his case for being named to the All-Defensive team.
Ja Morant had 20 points, six assists, and six rebounds as well.
Morant clarified Memphis’ plans by saying, “We plan to pack for a three-game road trip.”
Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped up with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
“It was incredible. Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies told reporters after the game.
“There’s absolutely nothing like it. “Especially early on, you can sense the crowd’s enthusiasm and see the towels in the throng, which kind of brings to mind the Grindhouse days of old.
It was simply incredibly bizarre. It’s difficult to describe in words.
Memphis will now face the Golden State Warriors, who fell to the LA Lakers 103-100, after their victory.
We still have one more to go, and it’s quite significant.
The same weight as (Wednesday),” declared Valanciunas.
“It’s going to do or die, but that’s how we grow our experience and confidence.
These games are crucial for us because we are a young team competing for something.
Tottenham put up a fight, but not enough to win
The Spurs, on the other hand, fell behind early in the game by 19 points.
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Spurs, said only, “We got our ass kicked in the first quarter.”
Memphis scored 38 points in the period, including 18 in the paint.
However, they excelled in the second half.
Even though they were ahead midway into the fourth quarter, they ultimately fell to the Grizzlies.
DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 20 points, three rebounds, and three assists, and Keldon Johnson added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Dejounte Murray, who had the game’s only triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists, came next.
While Jakob Poeltl recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in addition to 2 assists.
Similarly, Rudy Gay led the Spurs bench with 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Spurs, said only, “We got our ass kicked in the first quarter.”
Memphis scored 38 points in the period, including 18 in the paint.
After the victory, the Grizzlies maintain their chances of making the playoffs.
They will now compete with the Golden State Warriors for the eighth seed in the Western Conference in the play-in tournament’s final game.
For the Grizzlies to defeat the Spurs, Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks both scored a lot of points.
Even more, Valanciunas becomes the first player in franchise history to record 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds.
They quickly gained an advantage over the Spurs, outplayed them for the majority of the quarters, and ultimately defeated them in the fourth.
Memphis dominated the opening period
Dejounte Murray opened the night for the Spurs by stealing the ball from Ja Morant and dunking on the other end.
Then, with 10:54 remaining in the first quarter, Jonas Valanciunas made a jump shot for the Grizzlies to tie the score.
Jakob Poelti’s pass was stolen by Jaren Jackson Jr., who then put it in on the opposing side to give Memphis the lead over the Spurs.
The game was tied 4-4 when Keldon Johnson missed a jump shot, though the advantage was subsequently reclaimed by Dillon Brooks as he made a jumper in response and was knocked down.
The Grizzlies now have a five-point lead thanks to a three-pointer by Jaren Jackson.
With 8:54 left in the quarter, the advantage had quickly grown to 7 points.
Memphis scored again after Jaren Jackson Jr. missed a three-point attempt and Valanciunas made another basket.
They kept up their superiority over the Spurs.
The basket by Brooks gave the team a 14-point lead after he drove right to the basket.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson, at last, made a basket.
Nevertheless, Ja Morant made a three-pointer and Valaciunas scored on an assist from Morant.
As Brooks nailed another jump shot, the Grizzlies maintained their superiority.
With Lonnie Walker’s layup and Rudy Gay’s three-pointer, the Spurs finally made progress, but it was still insufficient because Memphis kept scoring.
Block by De’Anthony Melton Desmond Bane’s shot was blocked by Kyle Anderson, as was Devin Vassell’s, but Murray eventually made the layup for the Spurs.
With one minute left in the quarter, Rudy makes another three-pointer, and with 7.8 seconds left, he makes another basket.
The Grizzlies lead by 19 points at the end of the quarter despite the Spurs’ last-second push.
The spurs’ lead was reduced
The Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 19 points at the start of the third quarter, 19-38.
The first basket by the Spurs reduced the advantage to 16 points.
When the quarter’s 10:00 mark came around, they were 24-41.
Poeltl misses a basket attempt to cut the deficit to 11 points. Patty Mills misses a long three-point attempt.
Keldon’s basket, which narrowed the advantage to two points as the Spurs extended their 15-0 run, came on the other end of a dunk by Ja Morant.
The score at the midpoint of the quarter was 44–45.
But with less than three minutes left to play, the Grizzlies rapidly widened their advantage to 43-51.
With 2:14 left before halftime, Rudy Gay scored a jump shot, cutting the margin to four points.
Ja Morant was stopped by Poeltl, and Keldon was stopped by Kyle Anderson.
Desmond Bane was able to increase Memphis’ lead with a basket as a result.
With just over a minute remaining in the half, Keldon deflected a Poeltl miss.
With 41.7 seconds left in the quarter, Morant missed a three-point attempt, bringing the score to 49-56.
The Grizzlies maintained their supremacy
With a jump shot from the free-throw line, DeMar DeRozan opens the third quarter.
With 10:21 left in the first, Walker makes a left-handed layup to narrow the margin to three points.
After drawing a foul, Anderson made a layup to increase the Grizzlies’ lead.
Halfway through the quarter, the Spurs were down by five points to the Grizzlies, who subsequently expanded their lead thanks to Valanciunas.
Morant then made a straight drive to the basket, scoring again to take a nine-point advantage.
With 4:45 left in the quarter, Rudy missed a jump shot, bringing the score to 61-68.
Every time the Spurs reduced the lead, the Grizzlies retreated.
They gained a five-point advantage, which Valanciunas increased with a jump shot.
After DeRozan converted a layup to reduce the deficit to five points, Morant retaliated with a jump shot.
The Grizzlies were ahead at the end of the third quarter, 65-72.
In the end, the Grizzlies triumph.
With 10:29 left in the third quarter, Tyus Jones’ three-pointer gave the Grizzlies a 10-point advantage.
After missing the shot, Gorgui Dieng was fouled, and he made a three-pointer to trim the Spurs’ lead to six points.
The Spurs added another score via Rudy’s inside-the-arc jumper.
The Spurs were within one point after Mills’ three-pointer.
After falling behind the Grizzlies early on in the game, the Spurs took the lead on DeRozan’s jump shot.
With 7:13 left in the quarter, Brooks made a jump shot to regain the lead.
Johnson missed a three-point attempt, giving the Spurs the advantage once more.
In the final quarter, they were knotted at the half
Halfway through the quarter, Brooks hit a jumper to tie the score at 83-83.
He once more receives a bucket for the lead.
DeRozan pushed toward the basket, but Valanciunas stopped him to keep the advantage.
With 3:53 remaining in the quarter, their score was 87-89.
After making a three-pointer, Anderson increases his lead to five points.
The margin was increased to 87-94 by Valanciunas’ scooped layup.
With 2:45 left in the quarter, Rudy Gay makes a three-pointer for the Spurs, bringing his team within four points.
With a minute and a half to go, Desmond made a three-point attempt that Morant missed, extending the advantage to 90-98.
Rudy Gay makes a three-pointer on the ensuing possession after DeRozan returns the favor with a jump shot.
When Morant missed a free shot with 8.0 seconds left in the game, the score was 96-99.
scoring notables
The Grizzlies defeated the Spurs behind the leadership of Jonas Valanciunas and Dillon Brooks, maintaining their postseason aspirations.
Dillon Brooks was the team’s top scorer off the bench with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.
While Jonas led the starting with a double-double of 23 points and 23 rebounds in addition to one assist.
He becomes the first player in Memphis Grizzlies history to finish a regular-season or postseason game with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds.
Reporters were told by Grizzlies player Ja Morant, “Those two guys were big-time for us tonight.”
“Much praise for everyone on our team. We all succeeded, but [Valanciunas] secured the paint for us today, and DB — tonight strengthened his case for being named to the All-Defensive team.
Ja Morant had 20 points, six assists, and six rebounds as well.
Morant clarified Memphis’ plans by saying, “We plan to pack for a three-game road trip.”
Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped up with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
“It was incredible. Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies told reporters after the game,
“There’s absolutely nothing like it.
“Especially early on, you can sense the crowd’s enthusiasm and see the towels in the throng, which kind of brings to mind the Grindhouse days of old.
It was simply incredibly bizarre. It’s difficult to describe in words.
Memphis will now face the Golden State Warriors, who fell to the LA Lakers 103-100, after their victory.
We still have one more to go, and it’s quite significant.
The same weight as (Wednesday),” declared Valanciunas.
“It’s going to do or die, but that’s how we grow our experience and confidence.
These games are crucial for us because we are a young team competing for something.
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Tottenham put up a fight, but not enough to win
The Spurs, on the other hand, fell behind early in the game by 19 points.
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Spurs, said only, “We got our ass kicked in the first quarter.
Memphis scored 38 points in the period, including 18 in the paint.
However, they excelled in the second half.
Even though they were ahead midway into the fourth quarter, they ultimately fell to the Grizzlies.
DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 20 points, three rebounds, and three assists, and Keldon Johnson added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Dejounte Murray, who had the game’s only triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists, came next.
While Jakob Poeltl recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in addition to 2 assists.
Similarly, Rudy Gay led the Spurs bench with 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Gregg Popovich, the coach of the Spurs, said only, “We got our ass kicked in the first quarter.
Memphis scored 38 points in the period, including 18 in the paint.
