![]() ![]() The next six spots belong to players who’ve mostly come off the bench (and mostly defended against other reserves). That on-court number is, by a healthy margin, the lowest among 287 players who’ve averaged at least 15 minutes in 20 games or more. 1, and for the season they’ve allowed 8.6 fewer points per 100 possessions with Jackson on the floor (102.3) than they have with him off the floor (110.9). 15), the Grizzlies ranked 20th defensively (having risen from 30th through their first seven games). On the day that Jackson made his season debut (Nov. When Allen tossed a lob to Mobley, Jackson was able to get back and affect Mobley’s dunk attempt … Early in the third quarter, Adams blitzed a pick-and-roll and Jackson left his man (Evan Mobley) to meet Jarrett Allen’s roll into the paint. Just before Adams’ tip-in, Jackson defended a Garland iso and swatted his shot in the paint …īut Jackson’s most impressive defensive play wasn’t scored as a block. The last of those four blocks was the biggest. The heart of that defense is Jaren Jackson Jr., who had four of those seven blocks, and is now averaging 4.6 blocks per 36 minutes, the most for any player in the last 11 seasons (since Serge Ibaka averaged 4.8 per 36 in 2011-12). Memphis’ top-ranked defense left those guys wide open, but was more disruptive overall, forcing 19 turnovers (10 of them live balls) out of the Cavs and blocking seven shots. But Cleveland did get some unusually good perimeter shooting from Isaac Okoro and Lamar Stevens, who went 6-for-6 from 3-point range or with their toes on the arc. Statistically, Cavs-Grizz was an offensive game, with the two teams combining to score 118.7 points per 100 possessions. (Every other team has at least three losses in games they led by at least 10 points.) ![]() The Grizzlies blew a 19-point lead, but extended their winning streak to 11 games (one shy of the longest streak in the league this season) and improved to 31-0 in games they’ve led by double-digits. GRIZZLIES WIN THEIR 11TH STRAIGHT □ /H8VzMgUrKh After Steven Adams’ go-ahead tip-in, Dillon Brooks blocked a Darius Garland 3-point attempt that could have won the game at the buzzer. The league’s top two defenses met (for the first time) in Memphis on Wednesday, and appropriately, a terrific game ended with a defensive stop. Before the next rankings drop on Monday, here are some of the storylines he’s keeping an eye on this weekend. (center) has been the heart of Memphis’ league-leading defense this season.Įach week during the season, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann surveys the league to compile stats and notes for his in-depth Power Rankings. ![]()
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