Key Stat of the Night
- The Celtics outscored the Grizzlies 40-24 in the second quarter while shooting 67% from the field, including 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. The Grizzlies were held to 34% shooting from the field in the first half.
Key Run of the Night
- The Celtics used a 17-2 run to take a 26-point lead with 14.9 seconds remaining in the first half.
Game Recap
The Memphis Grizzlies fell to the Boston Celtics 139-110 in the final game of the 2021-22 regular season on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points andv nine rebounds while Jaylen Brown added 18 points and four assists. Daniel Theis notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
John Konchar recorded his first career triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Santi Aldama set new career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds, his first career double-double. Ziaire Williams added 18 points and Jarrett Culver tallied 14 points. Kyle Anderson shot 7-for-11 from the field for 16 points.
Tatum fueled a 40-24 advantage for the Celtics in the second quarter, extending Boston’s lead to 72-49 at the halftime break. Tatum poured in 26 points on 9-for-11 shooting in the first half alone. Boston outshot Memphis 63% to 34% in the first half and never trailed by less than 21 points the remainder of the game.
Despite the loss, the Grizzlies finished their 2021-22 regular season with a 56-26 record, matching the team’s 2012-13 franchise record for victories in a season. Memphis will enter the 2022 NBA Playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the highest conference finish in franchise history.
Next Game
The Grizzlies will face the winner of the 7-8 Play-In Game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Fans can watch on Bally Sports Southeast and listen on ESPN 92.9 FM
Team Quotes
Team Notables
- The Grizzlies finished their 2021-22 regular season with a 56-26 record, matching the team’s 2012-13 franchise record for victories in a season.
- Memphis will enter the 2022 NBA Playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the highest conference finish in franchise history… The Grizzlies will face the winner of the 7-8 Play-In Game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers.
- The Grizzlies won the Southwest Division championship, the first division title in club history.
- The Grizzlies became the first NBA team to lead the league in rebounds, steals and blocks since the latter two statistics were officially kept in 1973-74.
- Memphis also led the NBA in points in the paint, offensive rebounds, second chance points and fast break points.
- Boston finished the season with a 51-31 record and secured the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with tonight’s win.
- Memphis ended its 10-game home winning streak and fell at home for the first time since Feb. 16 vs. Portland.
Player Notables
- John Konchar recorded his first career triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists… Konchar grabbed a career-high seven offensive rebounds.
- Santi Aldama set new career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds to notch his first career double-double.
- Jarrett Culver scored a season-high 14 points.
- Kyle Anderson equaled his season high with 16 points (7-11 FG) to go with seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks.
- Jayson Tatum scored 26 of his game-high 31 points (11-14 FG, 6-8 3P, 3-3 FT) in the first half and also grabbed nine rebounds.
- Daniel Theis notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
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