by dascoot on Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:31 pm
Headline: Celtics backcourt and KG too much for the Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies dropped again one game below .500 by losing to the guards and KG of the Celtics 145-133. Point Guard Stephon Marbury led the way with 48 points , had 14 assists and 5 rebounds. Ray Allen added 40 points and 5 rebounds, Kevin Garnett had a double double scoring 26 points on 13/15 shooting and had 15 rebounds along with 3 blocks in 29 minutes.
For The Grizzlies point guard Monta Ellis lead the Grizzlies with 35 points and had 5 assists. OJ Mayo added 24 points and Hasheem Thabeet had a double double with 21 points , 23 rebounds and also added 4 blocks. See below for stats on all the players.
Memphis Starters
C- Hasheem Thabeet- 21 points 8/12 FG, 23 rebounds, 4 blocks in 48 minutes
PF- Robert Horry- 6 points 3/8 FG, 10 rebounds in 27 minutes
SF- Rudy Gay- 19 points 8/21 FG, 11 rebounds in 48 minutes
SG- OJ Mayo- 24 points 11/28 FG, 37 minutes
PG- Monta Ellis- 35 points 17/44 FG, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals in 42 minutes
Memphis Bench
C- Stromile Swift- DID NOT PLAY
PG- Marko Jaric- 9 points 4/8 FG, 3 assists in 9 minutes
C- Colin Cox- DID NOT PLAY
SF- Sam Young- 0 points 1 minute
PF- Darrell Arthur- 13 points 6/7 FG, 9 rebounds in 25 minutes
SG- Quinton Ross- 6 points 3/8 FG, 4 rebounds in 14 minutes
SF- Emanuel Peters - 0 points in 1 minute
Boston Starters
C- Kedrick Perkins- 6 points 3/8 FG, 9 rebounds in 39 minutes
PF- Kevin Garnett- 26 points 13/16 FG, 15 rebounds, 3 blocks in 29 minutes
SF- Paul Pierce- 19 points 9/23 FG, 5 rebounds in 40 minutes
SG- Ray Allen- 40 points 16/ 27 FG, 5 rebounds in 38 minutes
PG- Stephon Marbury- 48 points 19/31, 14 assists, 5 rebounds in 48 minutes
Boston Bench
SF- Jarvis Hayes- 2 points 1/5 FG, 2 rebounds in 11 minutes
SG- Stacey Long- 0 points 0/2 FG, 13 minutes
PG- Rajon Rondo- DID NOT PLAY
PG- Daniel Gibson- DID NOT PLAY
SG- Ronald Dupree- DID NOT PLAY
C- Murray Lloyd- 0 points 0/1 FG, 11 minutes
PF- Brian Scabrine- 4 points 1/3 FG, 8 rebounds in 23 minutes
stay tuned in the next post as the (6-7) memphis grizzlies go up against the (3-11) Philadelphia 76ers.