MADRID, 9 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Memphis Grizzlies of Spanish power forward Santi Aldama have interrupted a series of two consecutive victories by falling this morning in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks (92-99), who relied on the 41 points of point guard Dejounte Murray.
After leading 31-20 in the first quarter, the Tennessee team wasted their advantage and went into halftime with the score tied (46-46). After the restart, a 26-34 run was enough for the Georgia team to manage their advantage in the final minutes.
The Canarian Santi Aldama, once again a starter, was on the court for 31 minutes, in which he had time to score 13 points – 5 of 7 field goals, including 2 of 3 triples, and 1 of 2 from the personal line. , capture five rebounds, recover two balls and put three blocks.
In this way, Memphis remains in second-to-last position in the Western Conference (22-42), only ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers (17-45) and the San Antonio Spurs (13-50).