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After a strong start to his summer league debut, Zach Edey more than made up for a late blunder on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Remarkably, it wasn’t quite enough to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to the win.
The former Purdue star, who the Grizzlies selected with the No. 9 overall pick in what was probably the most surprising move during the lottery portion of the NBA Draft last month, missed a potential game-winning putback dunk down the stretch at the Delta Center in a summer league matchup against the Utah Jazz.
Yet with 0.8 seconds left on the clock, Edey pulled off a wild tip-in after an intentionally missed free throw to force the extra period. The play, which teams fail to convert more often than not each season, was perfectly executed.
Despite his heroics, the Jazz hit the target score in the Elam Ending-style overtime first off a pair of free throws from Keyonte George. He drew a foul from Edey on a drive to the rim before hitting his 16th and 17th free throws of the night to seal the 97-95 win. George, who the Jazz took with the No. 16 overall pick last year out of Baylor, had 30 points in the win.
Edey fell into a lull after a strong first quarter, but finished with a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds while shooting 7-of-12 from the field. He threw down a huge dunk over 7-footer Walker Kessler after recovering from a blocked shot in the fourth quarter that left him scratching his head as he ran back down to the other end.
The Jazz rallied out of a double-digit halftime deficit and took the lead with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter after a huge 3-pointer from Taylor Hendricks. That’s when Edey missed his dunk, which appeared to seal the loss for Memphis before his tip-in kept its hopes alive.
Edey had six of his 15 rebounds in the first quarter. He picked up a technical foul after a small altercation right before halftime and went down in a scary moment in the third quarter after he stepped on Hendricks’ foot. He quickly returned to the game, however, and finished out the night seemingly unbothered by the rolled ankle.
Scotty Pippen Jr. led the Grizzlies with 21 points and five assists…
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Publish date : 2024-07-09 03:36:59
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