Game 77: Memphis Grizzlies (30-45) at Phoenix Suns (17-59), Saturday, Mar 30, 10PM

[bwgood77]

He'll probably score 85 on 80% shooting tonight in a win and the rhetoric on the GB will be "can only score efficiently and win in meaningless games at the end of the season".

[bwgood77]

Crawford, Daniels, Okobo, Jackson and Bender....scary lineup

[Kerrsed]

So whats the over/under on Booker setting a career high tonight?

[bwgood77]

Anddd..some ball movement leading to a Bender 3.

[bwgood77]

So whats the over/under on Booker setting a career high tonight?

Well, I know it's not necessarily what you are meaning to ask, but the over/under of a career high tonight is 70.

[Qwigglez]

I was thinking before the game started, I don't think anyone can guard Booker tonight. Hopefully he's still feeling it.

If we end up being up by 20+ we may not play Booker all that much though.

[Crives]

Anyone know last time someone went for 50+ 3 games in a row?

[SunsLyf3]

Okobo showing great court vision tonight. Taking care of the ball.

[sunskerr]

Man that was some poor effort from Ayton the last two possessions there. Cmon man.

[SunsLyf3]

I was thinking before the game started, I don't think anyone can guard Booker tonight. Hopefully he's still feeling it.

If we end up being up by 20+ we may not play Booker all that much though.

Kobe? Gilbert Arenas?

[sunskerr]

I was thinking before the game started, I don't think anyone can guard Booker tonight. Hopefully he's still feeling it.

If we end up being up by 20+ we may not play Booker all that much though.

Kobe? Gilbert Arenas?

Well looks like the rest of the team has (predictably) let the lead dwindle to 11 so maybe book will keep playing.

[Qwigglez]

Anyone know last time someone went for 50+ 3 games in a row?

Harden was close earlier in the season he scored 50+ on the Grizzlies and Knicks, and then only scored 48 on the Lakers. The Rockets lost to the Knicks in that span.

[Qwigglez]

Ayton is feasting on the smaller Rabb.

[NE1Care]

I know I am wrong but I do not remember seeing Ayton win a jump ball. Can someone teach him how to win a jump ball, please.

[bwgood77]

Anyone know last time someone went for 50+ 3 games in a row?

Kobe did it 4x in a row 3/16/07-3/23/07. No one else has done it since 87 (and maybe a while before that since I only went back that far)..

http://bkref.com/tiny/3aEFr

[Qwigglez]

I know I am wrong but I do not remember seeing Ayton win a jump ball. Can someone teach him how to win a jump ball, please.

I almost wrote the exact same thing, except Suns got the jump ball to start the game.

[bwgood77]

Actually I ran it back to 68 and interestingly enough, only one other person did it since then, and it was Jordan in 87. I must have just missed him because he did it at the tail end of the 86-87 season in mid April....and my earlier query started 87-88 (I had set it there to pick up any Jordan games but must have just missed it and he did it at the end of his 3rd season.

http://bkref.com/tiny/99bf8

Makes sense...Jordan averaged over 37 ppg in his 3rd season. Early in his career people used to say he couldn't win too actually...he's just a scorer, since he couldn't get out of the first round his first 3 years.

[Qwigglez]

These guys must be doing the awkwardsuperhero hashtag. They didn't seem to enjoy being out there... except for Iron Man, he actually seemed like Tony douchey Stark.

[Qwigglez]

I feel like we should be up by 20 since the Grizzlies are shooting under 40% and we are shooting above 50%, but the Grizzlies have 20 free throw attempts to our 8.

[bwgood77]

Would be nice if Ayton got a 20/20 game. He's on pace for at least 24/23.

Edit: When I typed that I was thinking about how I might rather see like a 4 or 5 block game though, and then he comes up with a block.