Grizzlies wallop Pelicans in buzzer-to-buzzer win
The Grizzlies shot 18-38 from 3, with Dillon Brooks (4-9) leading a deep cast of contributors that included six different Grizzlies connecting from deep in the first quarter alone.Related story:
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Chris Herrington covers the Memphis Grizzlies and writes about Memphis culture, food, and civic life.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Twenty games in, Grizzlies look like good bet to win West
Memphis has not put its best lineup on the floor for a single second this season.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: First 20 games breakdown
Where do the Grizzlies stand 20 games into the regular season? Drew Hill and Chris Herrington like their chances moving forward in the Western Conference.
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December 2022
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Raised By Sound, Emily Dickinson on stage and stumbling Santas
This week, Crosstown Concourse and Overton Square light up the night, a photo exhibit offers a glimpse into evictions and a folk music concert raises funds for the aquifer.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Was De’Anthony Melton trade a Grizzlies mistake?
Melton will make his first visit to FedExForum since the trade on Friday night, when his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, are in town.
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Grizzlies Insider: Pair of Grizzlies fans represent Memphis at World Cup
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Memphis Grizzlies Philadelphia’s Embiid was sublime, but Morant’s Grizzlies were better
Joel Embiid and Ja Morant finished second and seventh, respectively, in last season’s MVP race, and they both were in rare form, and against notable, novel opposition.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: In Year 5, Jaren Jackson Jr. is coming into focus
At 23 heading into this season, the 2018 first-round NBA Draft pick remained a bundle of tantalizing attributes still trying to become a fully formed player for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Why the bad news on Bane might not slow down the Grizz
The Grizzlies will have to hope that Bane makes it back in due time, that “almost” continues to be close enough, and that Morant, Brooks and Jackson can remain healthy to maintain that “almost.”
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Music Stax founder Jim Stewart dies, an unlikely giant of Southern soul
Stewart perhaps cut an unlikely figure for the founder of a label that became synonymous with Southern soul music, creating stars such as Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes amid releasing roughly 800 singles and 300 albums in an initial span of fewer than 20 years.
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$10 Deals $10 Deal: ‘Meat and three’ is a perfect 10 at Bob’s Barksdale
These days, the “meat and three” is almost always a “meat and two,” unless you want to pay extra for another side. Not so at Bob’s Barksdale Restaurant in Midtown.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Victorian caroling, Christmas on Beale and Corey Feldman
This week, cuddle up by a fire pit near the river, celebrate Latin American and Caribbean holiday traditions and get buck at Imagine Vegan Cafe.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: Reacting to the Desmond Bane injury report
Chris Herrington and guest Keith Parrish discuss how the Grizzlies might handle the extended loss of Desmond Bane as the team creeps up the Western Conference standings.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Can healthy Memphis top the West?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap Memphis’ latest victory, and discuss reasons to believe the Grizzlies could win the West.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Jaren Jackson Jr. teaches Hawks the meaning of ‘Nope’
Jackson had eight blocks in 23 minutes against Atlanta and countless Nopes.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Jaren Jackson Jr. big dreams and other random nonsense
This month’s Grizzlies Mailbag includes thoughts on Jaren Jackson Jr.’s chances to be named Defensive Player of the Year and his declining fouls, along with Chris’ favorite Christmas movies.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Surf’s up! Grizzlies ride wave to top of West
Through more than a quarter-century of existence in two different cities, the Grizzlies franchise has rarely been at the top of the West, and never this late into a season.
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Grizzlies shellack Bucks by 41 points
Box score: Grizzlies 142, Bucks 101
Is Dillon Brooks intense about everything? The answer is yes.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Jaren Jackson Jr. playing elite defense
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss Jaren Jackson Jr.’s impact during the Grizzlies’ six-game winning streak.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Previewing Christmas week
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the upcoming road trip for the Grizzlies and the bizarre ejection of Ja Morant on Saturday night.
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Chris Herrington Herrington: This holiday season, Ja Morant has been giving gifts early
Before this holiday-season stretch commences, let’s stop to unwrap the most prominent present each main-roster member of the top-seeded Grizzlies has given us in this opening third of the season.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Hear holiday tunes, run like a reindeer and party like an ogre
This week, go caroling without singing a note at Phil Kline’s “Unsilent Night,” give a homeless pet a better life for just $12 and see “Gremlins” on the big screen.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Liberty Bowl, Grizz watch party and a place to cry on Christmas Day
This week, watch “Home Alone” on the big screen, see Chris Gales at the Westin and spend Christmas night with The Sheiks.
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Performing Arts Herrington shares his picks for best films, actors, actresses of 2022
From big-screen blockbusters to cheap chillers, Oscar favorites to under-the-radar international flicks, Chris Herrington shares his top films of 2022 — just in time for your holiday weekend viewing.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: After a Christmas comeuppance, Grizzlies face questions
The Grizzlies got whole over Christmas, putting their starting five together for the first time since April. It should have been the week the Grizzlies found their answer. Instead, they bring this full team home with more questions.
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Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Something has struck at the core of the Grizzlies
The Grizzlies played as if their noisy, high-profile loss to Golden State had knocked the wind from them, and they were able to catch their breath only fleetingly.
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FoodHandpicked by Herrington: The best food of 2022
An honest answer as to my favorite Memphis meal of 2022 brings us to Bishop, the Ticer/Hudman French brasserie at Central Station, and their selection of tinned seafood.
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