Game Thread PLAY-IN GAME# 1: GRIZZLIES VS BLAZERS - AUGUST 15, 2020 - SATURDAY, 11:30, ABC

[BigGameDamian]

Nurk def going through the motions

Not his play, his facial expressions

That's what I'm saying. He looks gassed?

 

[Natebishop3]

Ok guys, please, just one blowout. Just one. So over the close games lol

 

[Shaboid]

STEP ON THEIR THROATS!

 

[Sedatedfork]

Active hands!

 

[illmatic99]

Seriously though, why is Dame and Trent playing so tight on Morant? Let. Him. Shoot.

Giving him different looks and not letting him get space to use as a runway. I wish we'd go under more but this is working.

 

[Labinot41]

Hezonja warming up before he locks down LeBron like he did back on the Knicks

 

[Natebishop3]

Nurk def going through the motions

Not his play, his facial expressions

He looks completely spent. I know how he feels man. He doesn't look like his usual fiery self and I don't blame him one bit.

 

[B-Roy]

This is the best defense we have played all bubble

Cause Memphis doesn’t have shooters.

 

[B-Roy]

BOMBS FOR GRANDMA!

#NURK

this quote out of context would be very suspect

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Active hands!

 

[craigehlo]

Memphis looks much slower than in the first meeting. Not having to defend a 3-point sniper team is helping.

 

[illmatic99]

Cause Memphis doesn’t have shooters.

One of the few teams we can use our nurk Hassan lineups with

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Please blow these boys out...

 

[B-Roy]

One of the few teams we can use our nurk Hassan lineups with

yeah, we have trouble defending in space. Memphis has no space

 

[Darkwebs]

Stupid Mario brother.

 

[Natebishop3]

That was actually a really clean strip. Solid defense.

 

[James lamphear]

Good hustle Maro

 

[Natebishop3]

Stupid Mario brother.

I thought it was actually a really good play on defense.

 

[Shaboid]

Looking a little sloppy. Clean it up fellas.

 

[Labinot41]

HEZONGOD

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Just don’t look back

 

[Natebishop3]

You've got to be fucking kidding me.

 

[Road Ratt]

Nice defensive first quarter, let's keep it up.

Memphis: 32.0 FG%, 33.0 3P%

 

[Natebishop3]

That's the kind of bullshit that teams have been hitting all bubble.

 

[James lamphear]

Real good quarter to many soft passed though.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Mario is awesome

 

[Chris Craig]

Good 1st, let's keep it going!

 

[Darkwebs]

I thought it was actually a really good play on defense.

I meant the earlier play where he got stripped in transition

 

[Tince]

Too many early turnovers.

Yeah, still not perfect, but the score eventually reflected how much better we were playing. And the calls we were getting.

 

[Shaboid]

Looked like a travel on that last three to me, but whatever.