Friday, December 03, 2021
Thunder “taste your own blood”
NBA team celebrates incredible victory
There have been huge defeats in the long history of the NBA. But no team has ever been as bad as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Memphis Grizzlies made NBA history. The team from the US state of Tennessee prevailed on Thursday evening (local time) with 152: 79 (72:36) against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 73-point success is synonymous with the highest victory in the 75-year history of the North American professional league. The previous record was held by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who recorded a 68-point success (148: 80) against the Miami Heat in December 1991.
The game was long over when John Konchar stealed and pulled him to the basket. His right-hand dunk gave the Grizzlies a 145-67 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder and a new franchise record for points in a game with 3:02 to go. That 78-point lead was Memphis’ largest lead, with 73 points left in the end. “At that moment, I didn’t know it was a franchise record,” said Konchar. I just saw the alley and dunked it. But it’s fantastic. “
“When you taste your own blood …”
“It feels great to be in the history books,” said Point Guard De’Anthony Melton. “Everyone has contributed to this.” Nine of Memphis’ twelve players scored double-digit points, Jaren Jackson Jr. became the top scorer with 27 points. The downgraded opponents were helpless: “Tonight doesn’t necessarily show who we are,” said Thunder coach Mark Daigneault. “This is not indicative of what we stand for as a team.”
A combination of several factors led to the debacle, said Daigneault. “When you compete, you are exposed to the ups and downs of competition,” said Daigneault. “And when you get in the ring, you expose yourself to all of those things. That’s why the joy feels so good, because when you get hit and taste your own blood, it doesn’t feel right. “
Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder rushed past the negative record: At the beginning of May, the team was behind Indiana with 67 points before they got up and the deficit at the end of 95: 152 with 57 points was well below the historical one Limit could push.
This time they couldn’t save themselves. “I think we have slacked off on the defensive and before you know it the teams are on a rhythm and the game is out of control,” said center Mike Muscala. “We didn’t fight, that’s obvious. You’d rather go out of the game fighting. You’d rather do your best and play together.”
Suns continue large series
The Phoenix Suns have also set a new club record. With a 114: 103 (69:51) home win against the Detroit Pistons, the Arizona team achieved their 18th consecutive win – the longest streak in franchise history. The Suns had to do without their injured top scorer Devin Booker. The Suns caught this as a collective: seven players scored double-digit points.
The Toronto Raptors stopped the Milwaukee Bucks: The team from Canada won with 97:93 (48:40), with which the Bucks lost a game for the first time after eight successes in a row. At the Bucks, MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo failed. The Chicago Bulls confirmed their strong form with a 119: 115 (69:51) away win. DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine scored Chicago’s final 14 points and led the Bulls to their 15th win of the season.