Grizzlies na Memphis sun yi nasara a kan Timberwolves na Minnesota da ci 112-108 a wani wasan NBA mai cike da kwarjini a ranar 12 ga Janairu, 2025. Wasan ya kasance mai zafi har zuwa karshe, inda Grizzlies suka yi amfani da damar da suka samu don cin nasara.
Ja Morant ya jagoranci Grizzlies da maki 28, yayin da Desmond Bane ya taimaka da taimako 7. A gefe guda, Anthony Edwards ya zura maki 25 a ragar Timberwolves, amma bai isa ya kawo nasara ba. Jaren Jackson Jr. ya taka rawar gani a tsaro, inda ya sami rebounds 10 da kuma blocks 3.
Wasu abubuwan da suka fito daga wasan sun hada da nasarar Grizzlies na yin amfani da kura-kuran da Timberwolves suka yi, inda suka sami maki 20 daga kura-kuran. Hakanan, Grizzlies sun yi nasara a kan rebounds, inda suka sami 48 idan aka kwatanta da 40 na Timberwolves.
“Mun yi kokari sosai kuma mun yi amfani da kowane dama,” in ji Morant bayan wasan. “Timberwolves sun yi wasa mai kyau, amma mun yi imani da kai har zuwa karshe.”
Timberwolves sun yi kokarin dawo da wasan a cikin kwata na hudu, inda suka yi amfani da tsarin tsaro mai tsanani, amma Grizzlies sun yi tsayin daka don tabbatar da nasara. “Mun yi wasa da zuciya É—aya, amma ba a isa ba,” in ji Edwards. “Za mu ci gaba da yin aiki don inganta.”
Grizzlies sun ci gaba da samun nasara a gasar, yayin da Timberwolves ke fuskantar matsalar rashin nasara a wasanninsu na baya-bayan nan. Wasan ya nuna irin gwagwarmayar da kungiyoyin biyu ke fuskanta a cikin gasar NBA.