The victory of the Memphis Grizzlies against Utah Jazz did not come without fireworks Tuesday evening – on their own bench.
Although it is a 140-103 rout of Memphis, the frustrations boiled at the point where two teammates had to be separated.
Desmond Bane pushed Santi Aldama during a waiting period and seemed to shout to “make an F — ING stop”.
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Memphis Desmond Bane (22 )’s guardian reacts with Memphis Grizzlies Forward-Center Santi Aldama (7) during the second half against the Dallas Mavericks in Fedexforum. (Petre Thomas-USA today Sport)
Aldama was pushed into a chair on the sidelines and got up quickly to approach Bane, but the teammates separated the two before the situation could be intensified.
Perhaps the grizzlies had an interior tension after losing each of their previous matches, but it could be fair to say that this fight lit a fire under the team.
Memphis followed Utah 61-47 at one point, but then ended the match on a 93-42 race. They outstripped Jazz 76-38 and exceeded them 33-8 in the second half.
Memphis striker Grizzlies Santi Aldama (7), striker Jaren Jackson Jr. (13), goalkeeper Ja Morant (12), goalkeeper Desmond Bane (22) and striker Jaylen Wells (0) warm up in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles clippers in Fedexforum. (Petre Thomas-Imagn images)
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Bane lost 21 points in the victory, while Memphis is now located in place No. 4 of the Western Conference.
Aside from the slow start, it was an impressive performance of the grizzlies, which was without its star player in Ja Morant.
Grizzlies have waded since he lived near the top of the ranking earlier in the season. Once the injuries have struck – in particular the food of more, currently a leg of the hamstrings – Memphis has abandoned most of the championship conversations.
Desmond Bane # 22 of the Grizzlies of Memphis Dribble the Ballon during the match against the 76ers of Philadelphia on November 20, 2024 in Fedexforum in Memphis, Tennessee. (Grant Burke / NBAE via Getty Images)
The jazz were hot beyond the arc in the first half, reaching 13 of their first 19 attempts, but once their 3s stopped falling, they were unhappy in efforts and production.
