Listen to Grizzlies writers discuss the end of the team’s five-game winning streak
The Grizzlies have won five of their last six games without their best player. Can they keep it rolling and finish inside the top six in the Western Conference?
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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The Grizzlies have won five of their last six games without their best player. Can they keep it rolling and finish inside the top six in the Western Conference?
Dillon Brooks has the highest technical foul rate in the league by a wide margin. If he doesn’t slow down, he could risk being suspended for a game later this season.
The Grizzlies’ five-game winning streak came to an end in frustration, with four technicals in the fourth quarter and a furious Brooks being escorted away. Related story:
The Memphis Grizzlies guard already had been ruled out of Wednesday’s game against the Mavericks because of a knee sprain.
The Grizzlies forward says Taylor Jenkins is waiting for Ja Morant to ask him to coach in a tech suit.
Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane combined for 42 points in the team’s fifth straight victory. Related story:
Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks said movies like ‘300’ and ‘Gladiator’ serve as a reminder that every game will be a war.
The Grizzlies took care of business against the banged-up Mavericks to win their fourth straight.
Memphis could be extremely shorthanded against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
With the Grizzlies up 78 in the fourth quarter, the FedExForum crowd called for defense.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led with 27 points and rookie Santi Aldama had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Grizzlies won, 152-79.Related story:
Ja Morant is back to basketball activity after spraining his knee last Friday.
The defense is making strides for the Grizzlies, who are now 2-0 without their best player this season.
It’s been that sort of season for Memphis. Each thrilling victory has been accompanied by a disappointing defeat.
Dillon Brooks led Memphis with a game-high 21 points, and Desmond Bane had 18 points, with four 3-pointers.
The Memphis Grizzlies Coach Taylor Jenkins said it will be a few weeks, but they will update the point guard’s status as his recovery comes along.
Limiting fouls has been a weakness for Jackson in the past, but he has been much more effective so far this season.
Local artists compared Ja Morant’s game to jazz soloists, ballet dancers and brush strokes within a mural. The Grizzlies point guard is building his masterpiece in his third season.
The Grizzlies at one point had a 14-point lead, but former Memphis Tigers player Precious Achiuwa contributed to the Raptors’ rally and surge.Related story:
“Although I can’t address the legal matters right now, I want everyone to know I’m doing the work to address my case,” the former Grizzlies player said.
The former Tigers star, in town with the Toronto Raptors to face the Grizzlies, predicts it won’t be a smooth rise, but believes his college team will win the national title.
The Grizzlies star said the ad spot “describes me, my background, the city of Memphis.”
Desmond Bane has been terrific for the Grizzlies in the absence of Dillon Brooks this season.
The Grizzlies star, with Memphis scenery, adds to his portfolio of appearances.
An embarrassing loss to the Timberwolves prompted a “heart-to-heart” talk.