Memphis Grizzlies
Herrington: The whooping is over for the Grizzlies. Now it’s winning time.
The Warriors haven’t really looked like the better team. Not decisively, at least. And the Grizzlies shouldn’t consider a great Game 5 their last hurrah.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Warriors aren’t world-beaters, but have Grizzlies on the brink
Whatever happens, this has been a great Grizzlies season, one of only three in franchise history to include more than 50 wins in the regular season and also advancement in the playoffs.
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Visual Arts Sculptor Yvonne Bobo, middle-schoolers collaborate for giant puppet parade
The large animal puppets will go on parade this weekend and be used in a dance program at the University of Memphis this fall.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Dillon Brooks had a tough night in a tougher loss
The Grizzlies were without star point guard Ja Morant. Desmond Bane still wasn’t quite right, scoring only eight points. But despite a team-high eight assists, it seemed like no one struggled like Dillon Brooks.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As a fog descends over the series, remember — Grizzlies-Warriors was supposed to be fun
The skies have been blessedly clear in San Francisco since the Grizzlies arrived here a few days ago. A gloomy fog has settled over the series instead. It wasn’t supposed to be that way, and still doesn’t have to be.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Oh the drama!
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the Grizzlies’ Game 3 loss and the drama that followed.
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: This wild series just got wilder
The Warriors proclaimed themselves ‘Gold Blooded’ on the T-shirts they gave out. The Grizzlies’ early offensive surge proved to be fool’s gold.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: The Warriors have a Ja Morant problem. Will they solve it in San Francisco?
What’s changed for Ja Morant since the first round? And, as the series moves to the Bay, what could change again?
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: From Conley’s ‘mask game’ to Morant’s big finish, the best moments in Grizzlies-Warriors history
Two games into a third postseason series between the franchises, the Golden State Warriors have become one of the most meaningful adversaries in Grizzlies history. Here’s a look back at the most memorable moments.
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Grizz fans welcome back Steven Adams and show support for their team
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Ja Morant’s best performance
Can Morant continue to lift the Grizzlies over the Warriors?
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Ja’s greatest game, Brooks’ foul and other Game 2 takeaways
Columnist Chris Herrington has six takeaways from Game 2, among them the assertion that this was Ja Morant’s greatest game (so far), and Dillon Brooks might very well deserve a suspension.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As Game 2 against Golden State looms, maybe now the Grizzlies can claim disrespect
Perception and betting odds tilt toward the Warriors. But the assumption of the Grizzlies’ quick demise is a bit much.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Recovering from Game 1
Can the Grizzlies recover from a heartbreaking Game 1 loss to bounce back in the series?
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies lose tense, tight Game 1 thriller
The Grizzlies fought back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to claim a lead against the Warriors, but these weren’t the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first-round opponent that made a habit of fading in the fourth.
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Music Survival Guide: Sunday at Beale Street Music Fest
It’s day three of Beale Street Music Festival, and we tell you how to score some free whiskey and the best place to take a selfie. Plus, we highlight a 1990s-era headliner and some local rappers you’ve got to see.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Do the Grizzlies have a ‘death lineup’ too?
Grizzlies-Warriors Series Preview: Seven years after the Stephen Curry/Klay Thompson/Draymond Green Warriors beat Memphis, there is a new cast of Grizzlies — and the Curry/Thompson/Green Warriors still stand in their way.
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies stage another fourth-quarter comeback to close out Wolves
For the third time in this first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter, only to come back and win.
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Minnesota meltdown, Memphis moxie: Grizzlies win series in fourth quarters
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Grizzlies PodcastGrizzlies podcast: Grizzlies win! Golden State awaits
Does Memphis have an answer for the Golden State “death lineup?” And what does their own “death lineup” look like?
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Music Survival Guide: Saturday at Beale Street Music Fest
It’s day two of Beale Street Music Festival, and we share a hack to beat the Ferris wheel line and offer some ideas on where to eat. Plus, we highlight a headliner you must see and some notable locals.
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Grizzlies PodcastGrizzlies podcast: Game 5 will be tense
Can the Grizzlies get Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. to look like themselves before an important Game 5?
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Music Survival Guide: Friday at Beale Street Music Fest
Today is the first day of Beale Street Music Festival, and we’ve got tips on where to park and where to stash your stuff. Plus, we offer suggestions for musicians you don’t want to miss.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Will Morant rise to the moment as Grizz try to close out Wolves?
On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era.
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Taylor Jenkins: Grizzlies will need ‘best game’ to close out Timberwolves
Grizzlies center Steve Adams enters health and safety protocols
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Grizzlies PodcastGrizzlies podcast: What changed in Game 5?
On this episode of The Daily Memphian’s Memphis Grizzlies podcast, Drew Hill and Chris Herrington try to pinpoint the moment Ja Morant put on his superhero cape to save Game 5.
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2022 NBA Playoffs
Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies comeback, Ja’s layup take Game 5 from Timberwolves
The Grizzlies, shooting poorly from the free-throw line and down by 13 points with less than 10 minutes left, pulled out another inspiring win, led by Morant’s 30 points.
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Calkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant
Style points: Memphis ushers out Wolves in Game 5
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Five storylines ahead of Grizzlies-Wolves Game 5
With the Grizzlies back in Memphis for Game 5 on Tuesday, here are five storylines: Who’s the better team? the fouls; the struggles of Ja Morant; the struggles of Jaren Jackson Jr.,
and the constant frontcourt shuffling.
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