The Nets give up the last 13 points of the game in a 103-98 loss to the Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Cedric Coward on Sunday he hit two 3-pointers and scored 21 points to help the Memphis Grizzlies hold off the Brooklyn Nets 103-98.
Jock Landale added 16 points and nine rebounds, and Saints Aldama he scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Cam Spencer he scored 12 points and 12 assists in the Grizzlies’ final game before a two-game series against Orlando in Berlin and London.
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Noah Clownney AND Tyrese Martin led the Nets with 17 points apiece, and Danny Wolf AND Jalen Wilson scored 11 points each. Wolf also had 10 rebounds. Martin was 6 of 8, going 5 of 7 from 3-point range.
Brooklyn led 98-90 after Clowney split a pair of free throws with three minutes to go. Memphis scored the final 13 points, with Coward’s second final 3 giving the Grizzlies a 101-98 lead with just under a minute left.
Memphis, which squandered a 21-point second-half lead Friday night in a loss to Oklahoma City, saw the Nets open the second half with a 17-6 rally to tie the game at 67.
Michael Porter Jr.who had 18 points and six assists in Friday’s 121-105 loss to the Clippers, sat out the game due to rest. The Nets will play 17 games this month, and Sunday was the first night of a series of back-to-back games.
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Memphis led by 16 at halftime and had a 61-50 advantage at halftime.
Brooklyn had just five free throws in the half, compared to 14 for Memphis, a Nets coach point Jordi Fernandez made clear several times to the refereeing staff.
Next
Nets: Monday night at Dallas.
Grizzlies: Play Orlando Thursday night in Berlin and Sunday in London.