Calkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant
With the game and the season hanging in the balance, Ja Morant did what superstars do. He lifted his game, his teammates and the city, too.
Topic: 2021-22 NBA playoffs
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April 2022
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Style points: Memphis ushers Wolves out of FedExForum
Game 5 featured it all, from highlight plays to celebrities sitting courtside.
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Grizzlies 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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Box score, Game 5: Grizzlies 111, Timberwolves 109
April 26, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum.
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Grizzlies comeback, Ja’s layup take Game 5 from Timberwolves
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Calkins: Ja isn’t himself and the officiating stinks. So now it’s all up to the Grizz.
Five years after David Fizdale unleashed his “take that for data” rant, Taylor Jenkins ripped the officials after the Grizzlies lost Game 4 to the Timberwolves. Will it work? Let us hope. But it would help if Ja would get healthy, fast.
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Jenkins blasts ‘arrogant’ officiating after Game 4 Grizzlies loss
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins criticized the officiating during a terse two-minute postgame news conference.
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Box score: Timberwolves 119, Grizzlies 118
April 23, 2022: The Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Memphis Grizzlies at Target Center in Minneapolis.
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Grizzlies, plagued by fouls, fall to Timberwolves in Game 4
Desmond Bane scored 34 points, but Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards outscored Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. by 39 points.
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Ja Morant says he’s ‘not Ja’ and he’s ‘almost’ healthy
The Memphis Grizzlies star opened up after the team’s loss in Minnesota, and said he is 100% behind coach Taylor Jenkins, who will surely see a fine coming from the league this week.
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What Twitter said about Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, Game 4
The tweets from Saturday’s first-round playoff series game was overwhelmingly about the ridiculous number of fouls called against the Grizzlies, with a small break from another protestor.
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Rob Fischer has a wardrobe crisis, and it’s in your hands, Memphis
Bally Sports’ Grizzlies sideline reporter Rob Fischer is known for his intentionally gaudy style, and he’s in search of a new store to supply his wacky outfits. Can you help?
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Calkins: It’s the playoffs, Memphis. Keep doing the (completely crazy) things you do.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said he didn’t know how the team came back twice to beat the Timberwolves in Game 3. Could that be because he didn’t realize all the totally loony things Memphis fans were doing to get the victory?
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Herrington: Lineup changes, towel tussles and another chance for the Grizz to crush dreams in Game 4
Despite a 2-1 Memphis lead, the nuts-and-bolts basketball of this series still feels up for grabs.
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Calkins: It’s the playoffs, Memphis. Keep doing the (completely crazy) things you do.
Despite win, Grizzlies want to forget Game 3
Grizzlies play comeback game to celebrate; fans throw out Growl Towel ideas
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Despite win, Grizzlies want to forget Game 3
Kyle Anderson said the key to closing out a playoff series is to remain focused, but play with a sense of urgency.
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Grizzlies play comeback game to celebrate; fans throw out Growl Towel ideas
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, April 23, for Game 4 of Round 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
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Grizzlies Insider: Tyus Jones makes Wolves fans ‘sick’ in homecoming
“Hometown booing him,” Tre Jones, Tyus Jones’ brother, tweeted. “They sick.” Yes, they were. But Tyus Jones was all smiles.
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Herrington: Grizzlies’ epic comeback, or Wolves’ calamitous collapse?
These Grizzlies will be remembered for their gutsy performance, as well as being the Timberwolves’ tormentors.
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That happened: Grizzlies complete 26-point comeback to take Game 3
The Grizzlies held Minnesota to 12 points in the fourth quarter to complete a massive comeback and take a 2-1 lead in the series.
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Calkins: Grizzlies stun Timberwolves with record comeback — twice!
Herrington: It was 19,634 against 5 in Target Center, but those fans learned a familiar lesson
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Calkins: Grizzlies stun Timberwolves with record comeback — twice!
The Grizzlies came back from two massive deficits to stun the Minnesota Timberwolves. Just don’t ask coach Taylor Jenkins to explain how they did it. Even he doesn’t quite know.
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Box score: Grizzlies 104, Timberwolves 95
April 21, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis.
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That happened: Grizzlies complete 26-point comeback to take Game 3
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Herrington: As Grizz-Wolves moves north, perhaps Ja Morant’s adjustment was the biggest of all
Ja Morant’s film study and Taylor Jenkins’ gut fostered the Game 2 win. But the Grizzlies are shifting to enemy territory and potential new hindrances.
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Grizz fans praise Xavier Tillman, call Kaari Morant a top Memphian online
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Calkins: Grizzlies whoop the Timberwolves
With six minutes left in the game, everyone at FedExForum was dancing to “Whoop that Trick.” Including little Kaari Morant. It was that kind of triumphant night.
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Jackson, Grizzlies bounce back for Game 2 win
Jaren Jackson Jr. scores 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and Xavier Tillman Sr. provides the surprise element in a 28-point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Calkins: Grizzlies whoop those Timberwolves
Herrington: Adjustments, song requests, whooped tricks as Grizzlies exhale in Game 2
Grizz fans give players advice for Game 2 online, not feeling ‘MemThis’
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Herrington: Adjustments, song requests, whooped tricks as Grizzlies exhale in Game 2
A 28-point rout, a big adjustment, and a third-quarter explosion that felt somewhere between an exhalation and an exorcism following Saturday night’s Game 1 disappointment.
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Box score: Grizzlies 124, Timberwolves 96
April 19, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum.
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