Jazz spoil Ja Morant’s historic night in Game 2
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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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.
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Even Ja Morant took note of Grizzlies fan Randy Smith, who says he’ll bring his moves again if the team advances.
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The Grizzlies plan to go West and stay West until next week.
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Said Dillon Brooks: “We are ready to rock.”
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington give their prediction for the Grizzlies play-in game against the Spurs.
The increase in capacity comes after guidance from the Shelby County Health Department.
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There’s a reason this game will be on ESPN, and not only because it features fan favorites Steph Curry and Ja Morant. “Making the playoffs in the West is tough,” Morant said. “We knew that from the jump.”