Ja Morant and Desmond Bane, both of the Memphis Grizzlies, beat Irving and Durant to reach an all-time record for points in a single NBA game.
The main duo of Grizzlies, Ja Morant and Desmond Baneclashed head-on against the partnership of Irving and Durant at the Brooklyn Nets and made history in NBA. Last Monday, the 24th, the two teams faced each other and Memphis left with a 134-124 victory. In addition to the high number of points, the two players of the home team stood out for beating a record reached in the 1983 season. per Isiah Thomas, John Long and Kelly Tripucka.
At the time, the trio managed to score more than 35 points in a single game, when they were defending the Detroit Pistons. The game was marked by a duel between Isiah Thomas, John Long and Kelly Tripucka against Kiki Vandeweghe and Alex English, both from the Denver Nuggets. The confrontation had three extensions and the marks reached by these players were surpassed only on Monday, 24, by Ja Morant and Desmond Bane.
The two had 38 points each and reached 76 points in the match between Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets. Meanwhile, Kyrie Irvin and Kevin Durante achieved a score of 35 points and added to their team about 70 points. Thus, since 1983, it is the first time that two players from different teams have scored more than 35 points in a single NBA game.
However, unlike the Denver Nuggets-Detroit Pistons game, Memphis Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets didn’t need overtime to get that many points in a single game. Thus, with only the regular time of the confrontation, Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant made history and added 146 points in just 48 minutes of match.
To keep the good phase that they live, the Memphis Grizzlies will return to the courts this Thursday, the 27th, when they will face the Kings. The match is scheduled to start at 23:00 (Brasília time), and the team will have the chance to maintain its unbeaten record at the beginning of the season. It is important to highlight that the team won its first three games, when it measured forces against Knicks, Rockets and Mavericks.
Source: sportbuzz
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