Herrington: Warriors a tough matchup for Grizzlies, but also a model
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jake LaRavia (3) got a cut under his eye from diving for a loose ball during a Nov. 8 game against the Washington Wizards. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
On Wednesday night in Los Angeles, the Grizzlies played a road game without backcourt stars Ja Morant and Desmond Bane against a Lakers team that featured the two best players on the court in LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
The five-point loss is perhaps a disappointment, especially since the Grizzlies built a nine-point lead in the third quarter. But there was a lot of encouragement to take from the game.
The Grizzlies had won five of their previous six games by double digits despite being shorthanded and still playing a deep rotation.
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