‘Grindfather’ revisited: How ‘Dillon the Villain’ is giving Grizzlies fans déjà vu
Tony Allen has his place in Grizzlies lore; Dillon Brooks is establishing his in his own way.
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Tony Allen has his place in Grizzlies lore; Dillon Brooks is establishing his in his own way.
Morant scored a career-high and franchise single-game record 47 points, but Utah’s 3-point shooting stopped Memphis, evening the series at 1.Related stories:
May 26, 2021: The Utah Jazz defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in Salt Lake City in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs.Related stories:
Join The Daily Memphian’s Chris Herrington Wednesday evening as the Memphis Grizzlies meet the top-seeded Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
While the Jazz will try to keep their emotions in check, the Grizzlies want to continue to bring them the fight.
What has unfolded in the young Grizzlies’ past three games is galvanizing longtime fans and creating new ones.
The team hosts the Utah Jazz on Saturday, May 29 and Monday, May 31. Both games tip off at 8:30 p.m.
The Dillon Brooks Show continued its tour, and Utah’s decision to hold out its star player showed its thought process.
Brooks (31 points) became the villain for the Utah crowd, and Morant made the clutch plays in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
May 23, 2021: Grizzlies beat Jazz, 112-109, in Game 1 of first round of NBA playoffs. Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant carry Grizzlies to Game 1 upset over UtahRelated story:
Without his scoring, Utah will need to rely heavily on former Grizzlies star Mike Conley Jr. to shoulder some of the load.
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.
It’s not just about Morant and Conley; Dillon Brooks’ defense and how Taylor Jenkins deploys his lineups shouldn’t be undervalued.
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.
Games against the Jazz at FedExForum are scheduled for May 29 and 31.
The Grizzlies will face former point guard Mike Conley Jr. in the first round.
It wasn’t even April 1, but Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley pulled a not-so-funny stunt on his former team Wednesday night.
Mike Conley Jr. scored 13 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, finishing with 26 points. Ja Morant scored 36 points.Related story:
March 31, 2021: The Utah Jazz defeated the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.Related story:
The Grizzlies will be without three key players when they take on the Jazz Wednesday.
The Jazz were scheduled to play the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
The Grizzlies couldn’t repeat their thrilling Friday performance, making just nine 3-pointers as the Jazz had 19.
March 27, 2021: Jazz 126, Grizzlies 110Related story:
Ja Morant was sensational with 32 points and 11 assists; Dillon Brooks has 22 points, Jonas Valanciunas with 18 rebounds. Related story:
March 26, 2021: The Utah Jazz defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-114 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grizzlies fall just short against NBA-best Jazz despite furious rallyRelated story: