Grizzlies likely to rest key players in last game before play-in
The Grizzlies listed seven main players as “doubtful” for Sunday’s season finale against Dallas.
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April 2025
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The Grizzlies are in the play-in. Who will they face?
With a Memphis loss to Denver on Friday and a Golden State win against Portland, the Grizzlies are headed to a play-in game on Tuesday. Who will they face next?
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The Grizzlies don’t want sympathy. ‘We put ourselves in this situation.’
The sour taste of last season’s injury-filled debacle still exists in the Memphis locker room. The Grizzlies don’t want to view the postseason from a distance again.
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Jokic makes history as Nuggets come from behind to beat Grizzlies
Box score: Nuggets 117, Grizzlies 109
Grizzlies confirm Jaylen Wells wrist fracture diagnosis, other injuries
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Jokic makes history as Nuggets come from behind to beat Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic becomes the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, as the Nuggets chip away at the Grizzlies’ game-long lead to finish big.
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Box score: Nuggets 117, Grizzlies 109
This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
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What’s at stake for the Grizzlies in NBA’s last weekend? It’s complicated.
While the range of possible remains wide, the most likely scenario would now find the Memphis Grizzlies in eighth place in the West, traveling to fight for a chance to make the NBA playoffs.
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Grizzlies confirm Jaylen Wells wrist fracture diagnosis, other injuries
The Memphis Grizzlies acknowledged Jaylen Wells’ multiple injuries stemming from his recent hard fall and addressed his availability status.
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Grizzlies defense gets demolished in costly loss to Timberwolves
Ja Morant and Anthony Edwards each delivered all night. But the Grizzlies took the costly loss, one that will now make it much harder to avoid falling into the NBA’s play-in tournament.
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Timberwolves bury Grizzlies with 52-point third quarter
Box score: Timberwolves 141, Grizzlies 125
Grizzlies Insider: With Memphis in a tight spot, where does Vince Williams Jr. stand?
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Timberwolves bury Grizzlies with 52-point third quarter
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points and Minnesota set a franchise-record third quarter, hurting Memphis’ chances of avoiding the NBA play-in tournament.
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Box score: Timberwolves 141, Grizzlies 125
This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at FedExForum.
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Grizzlies Insider: With Memphis in a tight spot, where does Vince Williams Jr. stand?
A little more than a month ago, Williams said he was playing at about 80% coming off his ankle injury. Mike Conley Jr. wondered if Thursday will be the last meaningful game he plays in Memphis.
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Herrington: Wells’ loss, Morant’s grenades and Edey’s reemergence
Whatever happens in the coming weeks, the Memphis Grizzlies will regroup this summer, likely with Zach Edey slotted as a fourth “core” piece alongside the trio of Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Grizzlies throttle Hornets, but lose Jaylen Wells for season
The Grizzlies almost had the spectacularly uneventful game they hoped for, but rookie Jaylen Wells sustained a scary injury.
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Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells leaves game on a stretcher
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Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells leaves game on stretcher
Jaylen Wells had a scary fall following a dunk and was taken off the court on a stretcher in Charlotte.
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Box score: Grizzlies 124, Hornets 100
NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Herrington: Early returns on Tuomas Iisalo and late-season Grizzlies player trends
Are the five games since interim coach Tuomas Iisalo took over progress or variance and what are the latest player trends for the Memphis Grizzlies?
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Grizzlies Insider: Memphis visits Charlotte with lots on the line
Playing implications are sky-high as the Memphis Grizzlies prepare to visit the Charlotte Hornets on a big night in the NBA.
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Get some rest: Grizzlies prepare for perplexing NBA schedule twist
The Memphis Grizzlies have ample cause for serious complaints about the way the NBA scheduled the last week of their regular season.
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Early returns on Tuomas Iisalo and late-season Grizzlies player trends
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Should Tuomas Iisalo be Grizz coach? What they are saying in Europe
“The way they have accepted me and the proposed tinkering on both ends of the floor has been, to me, a very encouraging sign,” Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo said.
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Morant was late scratch, but Bane steps up to snag critical win for Grizzlies
Ja Morant was announced as a starter but turned out to be a late scratch on Saturday night. Instead of “calling 12,” Memphis dialed 22, and Desmond Bane secured a much-needed win.
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Desmond Bane scores 38 in the Grizzlies’ 109-103 victory over Pistons
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Desmond Bane scores 38 in the Grizzlies’ 109-103 victory over Pistons
The Pistons were as close as 93-91 with four minutes left but struggled to stop the Grizzlies around the rim. Bane hit a 3-pointer to make it 104-98 with 56 seconds left, and Memphis wrapped it up at free-throw line.
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Box Score: Grizzlies 109, Pistons 103
Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, April 5.
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Grizzlies Insider: Tuomas Iisalo explains foul trouble approach
Tuomas Iisalo let Ja Morant play with four fouls Thursday. The interim coach went on to explain his approach toward foul trouble.
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Calkins: Morant should lay down his (fake) weapons. But it’s the NBA that misfired.
Ja Morant likes to cast himself as a victim far too often. But in the great — OK, ridiculous — finger-gun controversy of 2025? He may have a point.
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Herrington: Will the Grizzlies slide cost Jaren Jackson Jr. All-NBA?
The Memphis Grizzlies’ slide has cost them playoff positioning. But could it also cost JJJ a spot on the All-NBA team?
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