Grizzlies hold off Nets for first home win of the season
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (left) grabs a rebound away from Brooklyn Nets defender Jarrett Allen (right) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies guard Dillion Brooks (left) makes a basket against Brooklyn’s Jeff Green (right) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones (right) makes a layup in front of Brooklyn’s Jeff Green (left) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies forward Xavier Tillman Sr. (right) blocks the shot of Brooklyn center Jarrett Allen (left) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (middle) drives the lane against Brooklyn’s Joe Harris (left) and Landry Shamet (right) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (top) fights for a rebound against Brooklyn’s Jeff Green (bottom) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (middle) drives the lane against Brooklyn’s Caris LeVert (left) and Jeff Green (right) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton (left) dunks over Brooklyn’s Jeff Green (right) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Ja Morant (left) and Justise Winslow (right) celebrate a De'Anthony Melton dunk from the bench on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies center Gorgui Dieng (top) tries to save the ball from going out of bounds while battling Brooklyn’s Landry Shamet (bottom) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton (left) drives for a layup in front of Brooklyn’s DeAndre Jordan (right) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies teammates Justise Winslow, (left) John Konchar (middle) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (right) celebrate during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke drives for a layup against the Nets on Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies guard Dillion Brooks (right) lays in two against Brooklyn’s Bruce Brown (left) on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Jonas Valanciunas left before halftime for “health and safety protocols”; sources say it was not a positive COVID-19 test.
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Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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