Memphis Teddybears

After the grueling 109 : 105 loss against Dallas the next opponent was due to be victimized.

Coming into a game with a surprisingly good record of 13-8 the Memphis Grizzlies were already handicapped by an ailing Rudy Gay. Then, three minutes into the first quarter a hard foul on Zach Randolph left him writhing on the floor. I never saw this in a video game - he actually rolled on the floor in pain - and of course nobody came to help him. With their second star out for 2-4 weeks the Grizzlies proved to be pushovers, never forcing me into a set offense, just allowing me to score at will.

So after the third quarter I played my subs extensively, with the same effect. Only my plan to go for the 50+ pts difference win were thwarted by a late game shooting streak the Teddybears put up, with the game finally ending at 139 : 102 on a lucky buzzer-beating 3 by O.J. Mayo (who had 30 pts!).

Williams 28, 3 reb, 16 ast, 4 stl on 13-21 shooting
Bell 20, 2 reb, 2 stl, 4-6 behind the line
Okur, 19, 5 reb, 2 stl, 7-9 shooting, 5-6 behind the line
Jefferson 17, 8 reb, 2 ast
Miles 12, 2 reb (in 12 mins)
Millsap 12, 4 reb, 2 blk
Evans 10, 3 reb, on 4-4 shooting
Kirilenko 7, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 4 blk (could have tried for the 5x5)

The only player with an off-night was Hayward on 2-9 shooting.

13-9