Calkins: Dillon Brooks may be loco, but he just beat the Utah Jazz
Dillon Brooks is just crazy enough to think the Grizzlies can beat the Utah Jazz. Which is exactly what they did Sunday night.
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May 2021
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Grizz playoff tix on sale at 2 p.m. today
The team hosts the Utah Jazz on Saturday, May 29 and Monday, May 31. Both games tip off at 8:30 p.m.
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5 takeaways from Game 1: 4th quarter Ja, JJJ’s adjustments and more
The Dillon Brooks Show continued its tour, and Utah’s decision to hold out its star player showed its thought process.
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Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant carry Grizzlies to Game 1 upset over Utah
Brooks (31 points) became the villain for the Utah crowd, and Morant made the clutch plays in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
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Box score: Grizzlies 112, Jazz 109
May 23, 2021: Grizzlies beat Jazz, 112-109, in Game 1 of first round of NBA playoffs.
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Jazz star Donovan Mitchell expected to miss Game 1 vs. Grizzlies
Without his scoring, Utah will need to rely heavily on former Grizzlies star Mike Conley Jr. to shoulder some of the load.
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Ja takes his Murray State support system to Utah
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.
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The first time: Will Ja Morant follow a former Grizzlies legend’s path?
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.
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Herrington: A Grizzlies-Jazz playoff series preview
It’s not just about Morant and Conley; Dillon Brooks’ defense and how Taylor Jenkins deploys his lineups shouldn’t be undervalued.
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Herrington: Grizzlies-Warriors game diary, a new classic relived
Through the night, chronicling a game no Grizzlies fan will soon forget.
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Calkins: How the NBA playoffs became a Memphis party (with Mike Conley, as host)
When Mike Conley was traded to the Utah Jazz, everyone said the trade was “win-win.” But nobody expected the Grizzlies would do this much winning, this soon.
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Grizzlies playoff tickets go on sale Monday
Games against the Jazz at FedExForum are scheduled for May 29 and 31.
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Grizzlies to face Jazz in NBA playoffs
The Grizzlies will face former point guard Mike Conley Jr. in the first round.
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Grizzlies win and Twitter takes notice
Friday night the Ja Morant led Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the NBA playoffs with a thrilling overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry. Check out what we found on Twitter.
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Calkins: Ja Morant and his ‘team full of dogs’ make it an epic night
The incandescent Morant and the Grizzlies traveled to California and knocked off Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. It may not have been the biggest upset in Grizzlies postseason history. But it was a beautiful night.
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Ja Morant takes command, leads Grizzlies into playoffs
Morant scores 35 against Warriors, and two rookies made clutch shots as the Grizzlies go to the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
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Box score: Grizzlies 117, Warriors 112 (OT)
May 21, 2021: Memphis Grizzlies defeat Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
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Calkins: It’s Memphis vs. Golden State in epic Battle of the Bridges
OK, their bridge is more famous. And their team is more famous. But here’s why the Grizzlies can beat the Warriors — and claim eighth place in the Western Conference — in Sunday’s Battle of the Bridges.
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Herrington: Win over Spurs was baptism for baby Grizz; knocking off Warriors would be breakthrough
It’s back to San Francisco, with some lessons learned from the Grizzlies’ regular-season finale.
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Grizzlies fan shows off ‘Old School’ moves, goes viral
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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Calkins: The new Grizzlies rock the Grindhouse with an old-school postseason win
The Grizzlies won the first postseason game of the NextGen era Wednesday night. It was an important moment for the new edition of the Grizzlies. But that’s not all it was.
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Grizz Insider: Going back to Cali
The Grizzlies plan to go West and stay West until next week.
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Box score: Grizzlies 100, Spurs 96
May 19, 2021: The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum.
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Grizzlies play on in play-in, will face Warriors again
Calkins: The new Grizzlies rock the Grindhouse with an old-school postseason win
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Grizzlies play on in play-in, will face Warriors again
The trio of Brooks, Morant and Valanciunas led the Grizzlies to the win against the Spurs.
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Grizzlies not ready for that trip to Cabo
Said Dillon Brooks: “We are ready to rock.”
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