The Grizzlies need to make an offering to the basketball gods; they need their fortunes to change.
Memphis has lost three games in a row. The first to the Knicks by a point on an OG Anunoby 3-pointer with five seconds left. They lost to the Spurs on a De’Aaron Fox jumper with two seconds left. However, Monday night’s loss to the Hawks was the most painful — Desmond Bane was stripped of the ball by Dyson Daniels (who will make an All-Defensive team this season), who scoops it up and makes the look-ahead outlet to Caris LeVert, who finished the layup despite two players contesting it. Hawks win.
CARIS LEVERT SCORES OFF THE DYSON DANIELS STEAL 😤😤
— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2025
Hawks get the victory as time expires! #TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/OyD1WdfBZP
LeVert was on fire, scoring the Hawks’ final seven points.
Caris LeVert was CLUTCH in Atlanta's last-second victory!
— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2025
🎯 The triple to cut it to 2
🎯 The tough layup to tie it
🎯 The #TissotBuzzerBeater
Scored the final 7 to get the win in Memphis 💪 pic.twitter.com/yILQg9SMpB
Atlanta was led on the night by rookie Zaccharie Risacher, who scored 27, but the veterans took over late. Bane led the Grizzlies with 25.
Sitting as the No. 9 seed in the East, the Hawks need the wins to make their postseason path easier. Atlanta now sits just half-a-game back of Orlando for the No. 8 seed and 1.5 behind Miami at No. 7. Finish seventh or eighth and a team just needs to win one of two play-in games to advance to the playoffs; finish ninth or 10th and teams have to win two games in a row to advance (and can only do so as the No. 8 seed).
