Reply With Quote
I remember Rudy Gay said he was working on D this summer.
Last game when I looked onto his face, his eyes was dull and was like: score,score,score...
LOL Grizzlies!!!! I can't wait to see when AI plays, is gonna hit the roof
DENVER — The scoreboard wasn’t all that provided fireworks in what turned out to be a shootout Sunday night between the Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.
The Grizzlies had to douse an explosive shouting match between O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay on their bench before the end of a 133-123 loss in a wildly entertaining affair at the Pepsi Center.
Mayo tossed in a career-high 40 points only to have the performance overshadowed by Nuggets’ forward Carmelo Anthony’s 42-point outburst, and somewhat marred by an incident during a late fourth-quarter timeout.
Denver kept Memphis at arms length in the fourth quarter, never allowing the Griz to get closer than five points. Gay took exception when Mayo made a strong comment about his teammates not getting back on defense.
Griz coach Lionel Hollins grabbed Gay and players also intervened to separate the pair.
All parties downplayed the fiery scene after the Griz fell to 1-2 on the season.
“I told them to shut up so we can get on with the rest of the game,” Hollins said. “It’s not about you. It’s about us trying to win a game. We can’t stand here with you guys going back and forth. It was a heat-of-the-moment incident. They get along. They’re just compe ors. They both want to succeed.”
Mayo thought the Griz still had a chance to win if they could just stop trading baskets.
“We’re both compe ors. We just felt that defensively we weren’t communicating,” Mayo said. “Our energy was going down and we said some things. But we got it situated, and continued to play the game.”
Gay said the incident was “nothing” and his hope is that people won’t blow it out of proportion because of rumors he didn’t get along with Mayo from last season.
“It’s not what people think it was,” Gay said. “Me and O.J. were together all summer. We’re fine.”
Take away the Grizzlies’ opening-night debacle and their offense seems as healthy as ever. All five of the Grizzlies' starters scored in double figures. Marc Gasol had 20 points and Gay chipped in 18 for the Griz, who finished with 27 assists.
The equal-opportunity Grizzlies found a different hot hand offensively with Mayo making 17-of-25 shots. Mayo’s previous career high was 33 points. It was also the fifth time in Mayo’s brief NBA career that he finished a game without a turnover.
“I’m not happy because I felt like we played well enough to win the game,” Mayo said. “It just got to the point where we were trading buckets. We didn’t get enough stops.”
Neither team played locked-down defense. Both squads were equally porous as the combined 57 fast-break points proved. The Griz shot 58 percent while the Nuggets excelled at a 55-percent clip.
Anthony was too much to handle.
The Griz trailed 67-66 at halftime and then Anthony scored 14 points in the quarter as the Nuggets built a 98-85 lead. Anthony used deft shooting and strong drives to the basket to punish the Griz and keep their starters in foul trouble.
“I’m just trying to get wins,” Anthony said. “My confidence is up and I got one thing in mind, which is that gold ball (championship trophy).”
Hollins said his team had no reason to hang its head.
The Griz kept battling and made the score 118-113 after Gasol’s two free throws with 4:16 left. It was Anthony that answered right away with a 14-footer.
“If we continue with that energy and effort, and shore up some other areas, we’ll be fine,” Hollins said. “Denver knew that they had to put out and they did. I was happy about the way we competed. We just lost to a good team; a better team. Denver showed why it made the Western Conference Finals last season.”
The Griz started fast, connecting on 11 of their first 12 shots.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news...izzlies-and-m/
I remember Rudy Gay said he was working on D this summer.
Last game when I looked onto his face, his eyes was dull and was like: score,score,score...
expect a package of farmar susha and morrison for one of them in the next week
lmao
Gay mad cuz the Juiceman stylin on his ass.
@ your sig.
F**k. I just "got it".
I'm pretty sure Mayo said whatever he did out of frustration in the 4th when the game was still close and Hollins still had Sam Young (
Gay mayo : fat-free, soy based
one of the nuggets should have just told the grizzlies "what is the big deal about defense ? "
rudy gay is the typical highlight reel nothing else player. Mayo is a balla on the other hand.
Should've given up Gay for Rondo last year.
Rudy Gay is so overated its not even funny.
I doubt that's bias at all coming from a Battier fan.
If Rocket fan hadn't completely on themselves and kept Gay, they wouldn't have had to spend money on a pretty average Ariza and spent it elsewhere on a player that fits their needs.
Ariza was pretty average when he dropped 33 on the Blazers
stupid Mayo...we'll take him off your hands for Sasha and Luke
Do it Mitch!
1 game! Cool!
someone call jerry west
is his average points 33 aswell?
Gay is garbage plain and simple.
Overpaid, overhyped, turnover machine, tunnel vision, chucker...he reminds me of...well....you.
He's a of a lot better player than Battier.
It's 29.0 PPG right now, wish that could continue
Thread le is misleading...
Lol, and Durant is a of alot better player than Oden
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
