Nail bighter against the knicks in overtimeThe game started out close with both teams making most of their shots, but then later in the 1st quartor, the grizzlies started taking control and took a 10 point lead. The grizzlies had full control of the first half but we did have problems. Sam Young was shooting too many threes and missing, and we didn't have a decent three point shooter.
In the first half the grizzlies were basically an inside oriented team with Horford scoring inside and especially Zack Randolph who made some huge buckets for the grizzlies inside the paint and was dominating the boards. Jamal Tinsley tried to become a passer and get it to the open players but he could hardly get the ball to anyone.
At half time in the locker room, the coach of the grizzlies preached defense, and told his team to continue to go inside to Horford and Randolph. He told Thabeet and Horford to block shots and rebound, and he told Mike Conley Jr. to pass the ball to the open men inside, and to Rudy Gay.
In the 2nd half though, the knicks fought back, and it went back and fourth in the 4th with both teams making their shots, especially from outside. Sam Young missed some cluth shots, Ronny Brewer stepped up big in place of the injured O.J. Mayo, who got hurt early in the 1st half. Brewer had 12 points off the bench for the game.
At the end of 4 quartors, the game was tied 58 to 58. It was a good defensive game until over time, the hero in overtime was Rudy Gay who made clutch three, after clutch 3 to take a big lead. But once again, the knicks fought back, but in the end the grizzlies offense overcame the knicks offense and memphis won the ball game, 88 to 84.
Al Harrington stealing an inbounds memphis grizzlie pass in overtime
Player of the game-Zack Randolph who had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals
Al Horford had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks
New York knicks players
Al Harrington had 25 points and 8 rebounds
David Lee had 15 rebounds
Tracy Mcgrady had 24 points
Chris Duhon had 15 points and 15 assists
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Comments from players and the coach of the memphis grizzliesRudy Gay-We won, we won! We should win our home games, especially against teams like the new york knicks, no disrespecting the knicks though. They have some very talented players, Harrington, Lee and Mcgrady were killing us, inside and out. We have to play better defense against our opponents throughout the year, common guys!
O.J. Mayo-Don't worry grizzlie fans, i'm not longer hurt, that collision that i was in just knocked the wind out of me, and i was in pain.
Zack Randolph-That's what i'm talkin about, give me the ball inside, because i'm your main offensive big man, and am the best big man that you have.
Coach-In the end, all that matters is that we won. But there are a few things that we have to work on, our outside defense, and we need better three point shooting, but the main thing is defense, because defense wins games.
---- Andrew Bynum 
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