{"id":1373587,"date":"2022-03-13T07:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T11:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1373587"},"modified":"2022-03-13T08:03:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T12:03:00","slug":"knicks-collapse-again-in-loss-to-grizzlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-collapse-again-in-loss-to-grizzlies\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Collapse Again in Loss to Grizzlies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fknicks-collapse-again-in-loss-to-grizzlies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1373587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2014 Last month the Knicks couldn\u2019t compete with the young and speedy Grizzlies at the Garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But they have become a new team in March, and the Knicks looked on the verge of upsetting the Grizzlies in building a 15-point lead late in the third quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the Grizzlies proved too good and Ja Morant too great. In the land of Elvis Presley, the Knicks suffered a \u201cHeartbreak Hotel\u2019\u2019 kind of loss and their three-game winning streak was snapped brutally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead of finishing their six-game trip away from New York in spectacular fashion with Julius Randle again the engine, the Knicks collapsed and Morant sped the Grizzlies to a comeback 118-114 win at Fed Ex Forum on Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBittersweet,\u2019\u2019 Randle said of finishing the trip 3-3. \u201cKind of the story of the season. There\u2019s been a couple of games we kind of lost it at the end.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115471.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115471.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Ja Morant dunks the ball.\" class=\"wp-image-21504796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115471.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2046 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115471.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115471.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115471.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ja Morant dunks the ball. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morant finished with 37 points and eight assists. In the game\u2019s key play, RJ Barrett was blocked by Jaren Jackson Jr. and Morant sped downcourt for a layup and 109-106 lead with 2:00 left. Barrett finished with 23 points but shot a dismal 9 of 25 \u2014 including 1-for-6 from 3-point range.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Randle scored 36 points but just six in the fourth quarter, four of them coming after Memphis had a comfortable lead. He was 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, but mostly he was ferociously scoring inside and on the fast break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel good, but for me I judge a lot of things in how you can get better as an individual, how can I help this team win more games,\u2019\u2019 said Randle, who has been on a scoring rampage the past month. \u201cI still feel I have to find a way to close out games better individually and help us more as a team down the stretch.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The loss dropped the Knicks 4\u00bd games behind the play-in tournament with 15 games to play. The Knicks (28-39) face the Nets in Brooklyn in a Sunday matinee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks were 12 minutes away from their first four-game winning streak of the season before the Grizzlies exploded on a 34-12 run during the final period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=688\" alt=\"Ja Morant flexes.\" class=\"wp-image-21504797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1376 1376w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1032 1032w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=688 688w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=344 344w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/1239115743.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ja Morant finished with a game-high 37 points.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Knicks were up 15 late in the third before turnovers led to a late Grizzlies 6-0 run in the final minute. Coach Tom Thibodeau blamed the loss on leading by just nine points entering the fourth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t close out the third,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said. \u201cThat was a big problem. We gave them life. They\u2019re one of the best teams in the league. They\u2019re not going to give it you. You got earn it, and they came at us all game.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always talk about executing at the end of quarters,\u2019\u2019 Randle added. \u201cThat little run was tough. It might\u2019ve been a little difference on why we won or lost. Up 15, they cut it to nine. We lost by four. It was a big swing.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Morant, a longshot MVP candidate, was a whirling dervish and finished 14 of 33, attacking all night as the Knicks were unable to keep him out of the paint, where he also threw up deadly alley-oop lobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took 33 shots, so he\u2019s going to make some,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Morant put on all the fancy dribble moves in the fourth quarter and went behind the back for a driving layup that gave the Grizzles their first lead since the early in the game at 102-101 with 6:00 left.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-NYK_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-NYK_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Knicks\" class=\"wp-image-21505047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-NYK_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-NYK_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-NYK_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-NYK_.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Julius Randle faded in the fourth quarter after a strong first three quarters. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Immanuel Quickley answered with a 3-pointer to put the Knicks back in front by two, but the Grizzlies then ran away with the night, proving too deep as six players hit double figures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe shot 14 for 33,\u2019\u2019 Randle said. \u201cWhich is if you\u2019re going to give him 37 you want to give it to him like that. But he\u2019s a great player. He made big players down the stretch. Credit to him to have the mental toughness down the stretch to still continue to attack and make plays.\u2019\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Randle was both a beast inside and a reindeer in the period with 12 points as he ran the floor with aplomb. The Knicks hit him with long passes for easy buckets \u2014 a fast-paced goal they have talked about much of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 31-18 fourth quarter also ruined a big night for starting point guard Alec Burks, who is starting to find himself as he scored 18 points. Mitchell Robinson filled up the boxscore (10 points, 16 rebounds, four blocks, three steals).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey share the ball,\u2019\u2019 Barrett said. \u201cThey\u2019re happy for each other\u2019s success. They\u2019re like a well-oiled machine.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2014 Last month the Knicks couldn\u2019t compete with the young and speedy Grizzlies at the Garden.\u00a0 But they have become a new team in March, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1373587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1373587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1373587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1373587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1373587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}