Memphis Grizzlies
For John Konchar’s most devoted fan, Friday’s game mattered
Eight Grizzlies rested against the Kings; all the better for one 18-year-old with a very specific Twitter page.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies rally to beat Kings, set up Sunday showdown at Golden State
The Grizzlies closed with an 11-0 run to set up a winner-takes-the-8-seed game against the Warriors Sunday.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: Memphis has a (Golden Gate) bridge to cross, too
To reach eighth place in the West, the Grizz need to defeat Golden State.
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Memphis GrizzliesIs ‘Rally Stanley’ the Grizzlies’ new good-luck charm?
First there was Grizzalina. Then Pascal the Pigeon. Now the Grizzlies are riding the good luck of “Rally Stanley.”
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Memphis Grizzlies The playoff race is ending
The Grizzlies are on the cusp of eighth in the West. Can they jump Golden State?
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Memphis Grizzlies Jackson out, Valanciunas doubtful against Mavericks Tuesday night
The Grizzlies could be without two starters tonight as they fight for play-in seeding.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies beat Pelicans, clinch play-in spot
The Grizzlies regrouped after a dismal third quarter and held on late for the win over the Pelicans.
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Memphis Grizzlies What the Grizzlies are still playing for: Seeding
Four regular-season games remain that will determine their play-in fate.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: A big game is almost certainly coming to Memphis
The standings window is closing for Memphis, which now looks destined to finish in the eighth or ninth position in the West. Either way, for the Grizzlies a date with a significant home game in mid-May is incredibly likely.
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Memphis Grizzlies Tyus Jones celebrates health of his first, most important coach: Mom
“Her fingerprints are all over my basketball career,” the Grizzlies point guard says of his mom, Debbie Jones, a cancer survivor.
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Memphis Grizzlies Jackson starts, Melton catches fire as Grizzlies beat Raptors
De’Anthony Melton made five 3-point shots in the fourth quarter and Jaren Jackson Jr. started for the first time this season.
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Memphis GrizzliesThe Memphis Grizzlies playoff tracker
A bad loss to the Pistons moved the Grizzlies to ninth, just behind the Golden State Warriors.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies lose to lowly Pistons
It was the type of loss that will sting if it turns out to be the difference in the play-in tournament seeding.
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Memphis Grizzlies Dumb questions stir dumb arguments
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss why Ja Morant’s top five point guard conversation is pointless.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: What did you expect him to say?
When Shaquille O’Neal asked Ja Morant how he ranks himself among the league’s point guards, the Grizzlies player said he’s in the top five “for sure.” And he’s not backing down: “I said what I said.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant rallies Grizzlies past Timberwolves
Ja Morant scored 37 points and the Grizzlies held off the hot-shooting Timberwolves Wednesday night.
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Memphis GrizzliesPlayoff race: Grizzlies need ‘sense of urgency’ for play-in spot
With the regular season in its final stretch, here are some odds to consider for the sixth playoff spot, plus the play-in.
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Memphis Grizzlies Frustrated Grizzlies drop game versus Knicks
The agitated Grizzlies saw coach Taylor Jenkins and Ja Morant ejected late in the game.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: Welcome to the play-in party, Los Angeles
Add unhappy LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to the play-in mix.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies need second-half rally to beat Magic
It wasn’t pretty, but style points don’t matter in a playoff race.
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Memphis Grizzlies Is it time to just accept the playoff aspirations?
Wednesday was another “learning opportunity” for this Grizzlies, but the playoffs are around the corner.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizz Insider: C.J. McCollum’s jab not exactly unfair
The Portland Trail Blazers earned the right to say whatever they want after the butt-kicking they gave the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: Road Warriors
The Memphis Grizzlies have a new nickname: The Road Warriors. “I don’t know who started it, but it’s something that’s said a lot, that’s for sure,” Desmond Bane said. “I don’t mind it, I kind of like it.”
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Memphis Grizzlies This time, motivated Trail Blazers ‘poke’ Grizzlies
The Grizzlies hit just nine 3-pointers to the Trail Blazers’ 15, and only Jonas Valanciunas had any sort of offensive rhythm early.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies notebook: Ja Morant has ‘I told you so’ shooting month
The Grizzlies’ seven-game marathon trip was a revelation in more ways than one.
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