Jazz take series with Game 5 win over Grizzlies
The Grizzlies’ season is finished following the blowout loss; Dillon Brooks and Ja Morant each score 27.Related stories:
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The Grizzlies’ season is finished following the blowout loss; Dillon Brooks and Ja Morant each score 27.Related stories:
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The star Grizzlies guard talks about the verbal abuse aimed at his family in Game 2 in Utah, where at least one Jazz fan was ejected from the arena for making an offensive sexual comment directed at Morant’s mother.
The Grizzlies guard said if his play on the court is “villain-like,” then Dillon the Villain might be an appropriate nickname.
The Grizzlies have leaned on the hot hand of Ja Morant through their first two playoff games.
At least one fan was ejected for making offensive comments to Ja Morant’s family.
The Memphis Grizzlies won’t increase capacity ahead of Games 3 and 4, but they are making limited tickets available on the Pinnacle Level.
Morant scored a career-high and franchise single-game record 47 points, but Utah’s 3-point shooting stopped Memphis, evening the series at 1.Related stories:
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What has unfolded in the young Grizzlies’ past three games is galvanizing longtime fans and creating new ones.
The Grizzlies will have to face all-star Donovan Mitchell in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
The Grizzlies have a 1-0 series lead in Utah. Can they make it 2-0?
The entire situation with the Utah Jazz star guard is extremely weird. Donovan Mitchell was not listed on the injury report on Saturday, and as of Sunday morning he said he was “ready to go” after recovering from an ankle injury. Then, all of a sudden, he wasn’t ready to go.
Brooks (31 points) became the villain for the Utah crowd, and Morant made the clutch plays in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Ja Morant is an NBA star, but his tight circle of friends include former college teammates, who are thrilled to be in Utah to cheer him on.
Former Grizzlies star Mike Conley Jr. reflects on his first playoff series as Ja Morant enters that territory. “My first-ever playoff series was in San Antonio, so I found myself playing against Tony Parker and Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan, guys I idolized,” Conley said.
Games against the Jazz at FedExForum are scheduled for May 29 and 31.
The Grizzlies will face former point guard Mike Conley Jr. in the first round.