He blocked him twice in a span of two minutes in the third quarter.
Gafford provided a security blanket behind them with impressive timing to counter Morant's explosion at the rim. It was led by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who did an excellent job staying in front of him and making him uncomfortable with his size and length.
But the Wizards were able to give him problems all night and hold him to 11 points on 4-for-17 shooting. Morant came into this game tied for fourth in the NBA with 27.0 points per game, looking like he has made the superstar leap in now his third NBA season. Time and time again last season he played through injuries and still put his body on the line. It's likely he is still playing through some discomfort, but that's just how Neto rolls. He suffered a shoulder contusion when colliding with Kevin Durant in the Wizards' loss to the Nets on Oct. Neto continues to give the Wizards positive minutes despite playing with a wrap on his left shoulder. He also had five rebounds, three assists and played some tough defense on Grizzlies star Ja Morant. The Wizards got a nice boost off the bench by Raul Neto, who gave them 15 points in 26 minutes on 7-for-8 shooting. Perhaps Gafford will be a bit happier after this one. He threw down a vicious lob tossed by Spencer Dinwiddie, who drove left to draw a double-team. The Wizards got him going early by running a series of plays through him in the first quarter. Gafford turned things around against the Grizzlies with 15 points, four rebounds and two blocks. Up next is Giannis Antetokounmpo and the defending-champion Milwaukee Bucks. With the win, the Wizards are 6-3 on the year. And they built such a comfortable lead that Bradley Beal (17 points, 7-12 FG) got to sit for the entire fourth quarter. They made 58.3% from the field with 34 assists as a team. The Grizzlies came in ranked seventh in offensive rating, yet the Wizards held them to a season-low 87 points on 35.4% shooting from the field and 19.4% (6-for-31) from three. It was a great night all-around for the Wizards' defense. They beat Memphis handily by 28 points, their biggest margin of victory of the season so far. The Wizards, though, got back in the win column and convincingly. Here are five observations from what went down.Īfter two straight losses to the Hawks and Raptors, the Wizards' schedule did them no favors with a tough matchup against the Grizzlies on Friday night, a team that came in fresh off two straight wins over the very good Denver Nuggets. WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards beat the Memphis Grizzlies 115-87 on Friday night at Capital One Arena.
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