I think this was an interesting, potentially instructive game: With Kyle Lowry traded, Conley taking the bench after two minutes, and Marko Jaric predictably ineffective in 20 minutes of play, the Grizzlies played without a true point guard for most of the game and scored 118 points on 56 percent shooting.
In my previous post, before this current road trip, I lamented how little Gasol’s passing and playmaking abilities were being developed and exploited in halfcourt sets …