Calkins: Ja went high and they went low. That’s how a magnificent night fell apart.
It was going to be a magnificent night for Memphis. Then Ja Morant and the Grizzlies crashed to the earth.
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April 2025
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Grizzlies place Morant on injury list, respond to report he is out
The Memphis Grizzlies have updated the status of star guard Ja Morant for Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Herrington: Ja’s fall, JJJ’s touches and other Grizz-Thunder thoughts
The Memphis Grizzlies think they found a formula to combat the Oklahoma City Thunder. But is there any hope of deploying it without Ja Morant?
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The Grizzlies were on their way to joy. Then Morant hit the floor.
Ja Morant hit the floor and the Grizzlies fell apart. They couldn’t believe it either.
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Thunder storm back from 29-point deficit to beat Grizzlies
Box score: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108
Ja Morant leaves Game 3 against Oklahoma City with injury
Grizzlies Insider: Grizzlies ‘win' something, set Game 3 growl towels
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Ja Morant leaves Game 3 against Oklahoma City with injury
Grizzlies star Ja Morant was undercut by Thunder guard Lu Dort during Thursday’s Game 3 and exited the game with an injury.
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Thunder storm back from 29-point deficit to beat Grizzlies
Ja Morant was hurt with just over three minutes left in the first half and Memphis leading 67-40. But Oklahoma City closed the gap to make the series 3-0.
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Box score: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108
This is the box score for the NBA playoffs game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at FedExForum.
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Herrington: Grizzlies-Thunder is a rivalry renewed
Win or lose, the “we’re in this together” energy can enrich a community. Memphis now gets at least two chances to show it in this series.
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Grizzlies Insider: Grizzlies ‘win’ something, set Game 3 growl towels
Here’s the latest in a spin around the Memphis Grizzlies universe before Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Calkins: You don’t have to believe in the Grizzlies’ chances. Just believe in yourselves.
The Thunder absolutely destroyed the Grizzlies in Games 1 and 2. So what reason is there to believe in Memphis? I’m glad you asked.
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Ja Morant lawsuit dismissed
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused the NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022.
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Herrington: Grizzlies Game 2 loss was just close enough to hurt a little more
Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, after his team’s 118-99 Game 2 loss, was as close as Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo has seemed to angry.
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The Grizzlies were better in Game 2, but it still felt like deja vu
The Grizzlies won the third quarter of Game 2, 27-20. It was the only quarter of the series thus far that they have come out on top.
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Box score: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99
This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Herrington: In Game 2, Jaren Jackson Jr. has something to prove
Jackson’s career playoff averages are: 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 39% from the floor and 33% from 3-point range. Can he do more than that Tuesday night in Game 2?
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Grizzlies Insider: Jaylen Wells named Rookie of the Year finalist
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Hill: Thunder series may bring clarity to Grizzlies’ future
Extracting the most value from the rest of the series begins with making it competitive. Can the Grizzlies slow down the Oklahoma City buzzsaw?
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Thunder hand Grizzlies epic beatdown
The Grizzlies suffered the fifth-largest margin of defeat ever in an NBA Playoff game during Game 1 in Oklahoma City.
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Grizzlies Insider: Jaylen Wells named Rookie of the Year finalist
Wells averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists while starting 74 of 79 games in which he was available.
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Seven deadly sins that could cost Grizzlies vs. OKC Thunder
You might remember regular-season games between Memphis and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They were mostly a disaster for the Grizzlies. Here’s what Memphis must do to avoid biting that apple in the NBA playoffs.
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Herrington: After two-year drought, FedExForum drinks in postseason Grizzlies win
It’s been too long since Memphis Grizzlies fans have seen, heard and felt postseason hoops. Whatever comes next, everyone invested in the enterprise needed this.
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How bad was Sunday for the Memphis Grizzlies? It can’t get worse.
By the end of Game 1, the Grizzlies were just trying to stay away from the most lopsided defeat in NBA Playoffs history. They had waved the white flag early in the fourth quarter.
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Take a look: Ja Morant to debut third signature sneaker in playoffs
Ja Morant’s third signature sneaker is bolder than his first two designs. He wanted Nike to “make it different.”
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Grizzlies roll over the Mavericks. But there’s Thunder on the horizon.
Ja Morant played through an ankle injury and helped push the Grizzlies into the playoffs in the NBA’s final play-in game.
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Calkins: Ja Morant lifts Grizzlies over Mavs and into playoffs
When Ja Morant sprang off his bum ankle to slam the ball home against the Mavericks on Friday night, it wasn’t just a dunk — it was an unmistakable statement of intent.
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Grizzlies lead Mavs wire to wire, advance to playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 points and Ja Morant and Desmond Bane added 22 each as the Grizzlies turned away several Dallas rallies in the second half.
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