Grizzlies podcast: Grizz head into the NBA playoffs
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss potential playoff opponents: Which team would be the best matchup for Memphis? And, is there a team the Grizzlies would like to avoid?
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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Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss potential playoff opponents: Which team would be the best matchup for Memphis? And, is there a team the Grizzlies would like to avoid?
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Dillon Brooks, embracing his 3 and D role, said there is “no pressure” on him as the team enters the playoffs.
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“We are building up to it, and once we get (to the playoffs) I know it’s going to be rocking regardless of the score,” says Brooks.
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Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the return of Ja Morant to the Memphis Grizzlies.
“I play hard,” Brooks said. “The media gave me the villain role, so I’m just taking it and doing what I need to do with it.”
After an eight-game suspension and one more on the sideline, Memphis Grizzlies’ superstar Ja Morant dropped in 17 points with five assists in a 130-125 Grizzlies victory that clinched the Southwest division title. Related story:
The Grizzlies guard will miss his third game this season due to a suspension. He leads the NBA in technical fouls with 18.
The superstar guard stepped behind a microphone for the first time since rejoining the Memphis Grizzlies following a suspension for conduct detrimental to the league. Herrington: Morant is set to return, but the Grizzlies weren’t just waiting aroundRelated story:
Dillon Brooks said Ja Morant offered to come off the bench because his teammates are grooving so well in his absence. Brooks told him that isn’t happening. Dominant fourth quarter completes Grizzlies comeback over Mavs Box score: Grizzlies 112, Mavericks 108 Grizzlies Insider: Memphis not concerned with playoff seedingRelated stories:
With Ja Morant in the building for the first time since his league suspension, the Grizzlies erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks. Ja Morant’s back, and his teammates show the love Box score: Grizzlies 112, Mavericks 108 Grizzlies Insider: Memphis not concerned with playoff seedingRelated stories:
“Finishing strong and staying healthy, those are the main things for us,” Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks said. “We want to have a little momentum going into the playoffs.”