GAME 31: MEM vs TOR

[El Hespiritu]

I've reached the point whenever we face a non-contender team I feel it like a trap-game.

But short-handed Raptors don't even qualify for that; those types of games no way they can win.
You just should lose it yourself.

MEM didn't.

Still missing Jay Huff and Marcus and we'll sure miss Al-Dama for a while... that ankle roll looked frightening at court.
The Ken-Kon Duet sufficed to fill that void.

Best Kennard's game since last he came back from injuries... hopefully he's recovering his flow.
Konchard delivered as usual: him and Ja are just the best ones from the roster when it cames to steadily push tempo ahead within control (Pippin still learning that).

Great JJJ and Bane performances: Ja dominated the game without feeling any special need of scoring.

Edey had some rough moments at first half leading to some bench chat with an unhappy Jen-X.
Can't tell what they talked but once Zach returned to court he displayed one of his best games: composed and productive, running the right lanes and understanding how to move aggressively both ends without fauling.

Game after game, Jaylen Wells makes pre-Season projections for ROY to look more and more ludicrous.

Barrett and Barnes tried hard to no avail while Darko self-ejected himself a bit unnecessarily.

The whole thing ended up breaking some franchise records in a very proficient Win.

126-155 MEMPHIS W

[esvl]

This and next game vs Pels, Zach Edey has shown very important signs of improvements, mainly BBBIQ-wise, related to understanding of the role of a facilitator (positioning-screening). Reminded Adams a couple of times. I am excited.