Mike Conley sent a message directly to Memphis before playing him on the Chicago Bulls.
"I said," Do not forget what happened, "Conley said the team before the game.
"That was the last thing they said:" It was an ignominious defeat. Let's go out there and play hard and leave everything there on the court, "he said.
Rallied to beat Memphis by 40 points for the Bulls in the New Year's Day, to beat Chicago 102-86 on Monday.
"I think men really in the heart, especially in the first minutes of play 6-7," said Conley.
Rudy Gay scored 24 points and Conley scored 20 points and eight assists as Memphis ended in five games and won the Chicago. Derrick Rose Bulls played without leading scorer, who missed the second match in the last four with a sprained left toe.
The result is quite different from his victory over the Memphis Grizzlies 104-64 "in Chicago two weeks ago.
"Without the D-Rose there, and we had to take advantage of that," said Conley.
Marc Gasol had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Speights Marreese finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds for Memphis, which extended its winning streak to three games. Was gay 11 of 18 from the field, while Gasol and Conley hit all of the nine of 13 shots for him.
"I went out with great energy and great focus," said coach Lionel Holllins Memphis. "Our defense was very good."
Luol Deng led the Bulls with 20 points and had Watson CJ 17. Taj Gibson had 16 points and Carlos Boozer added 13 points, all in the first half and pulled down seven.
"I do not think we did a good job for them to prepare mentally, and we must be prepared for that," said Deng revenge factor. "You should know that every time you beat a team like the NBA, the next time, I can not wait to see you, and we should be more prepared."
Bulls came together late in the third period and cut the lead to nine early in the fourth. Chicago is closer.
Memphis was more difficult to deal with the ball in the first half of the shot. However, the Grizzlies were able to extend their lead until the second quarter, when reducing the size of their trades.
Memphis won eight shifts in the first quarter by 78 percent shooting to open the game. Memphis led 58-38 at halftime.
Memphis built its largest lead at 69-42 at the beginning of the third period. Later in this period, and came to Chicago basket drawers and added to the Memphis errors errors, and send the Bulls on the line.
Force was reduced to 11 Memphis at the end of this period. Keep up the pressure defense to open the fourth Bulls, and Chicago and was able to get the lead in double digits at the beginning of this period.
But Memphis and scored nine points unanswered, which culminated in the basket Gasol second in the Gulf, and Memphis extended lead to 92-74 with 6:36 left.
Said Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, Memphis dominated the major parts of the game outrebounding Bulls team in the league leader in rebounds with 0.46 to 34.
"They have great footage, and we who were killed in the tables, and has given us," said Thibodeau. "If we do not defend, rebound and not turn around, do not get many chances to win."
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