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Topic: 2022 NBA Playoffs
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May 2022
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Herrington: The playoffs fell short, but the Ja Morant Grizzlies have arrived. What’s next?
This season the Grizzlies got younger and still got better, but ultimately came up short of their potential. With Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. in place, the future is bright. It’s also pressing. What’s next?
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Herrington: The pressure’s on as Grizzlies face elimination
The Grizzlies have momentum, but they’re back in enemy territory for Game 6. Are the Warriors’ veterans due for a rejuvenation?
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Herrington: Warriors aren’t world-beaters, but have Grizzlies on the brink
Whatever happens, this has been a great Grizzlies season, one of only three in franchise history to include more than 50 wins in the regular season and also advancement in the playoffs.
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Grizzlies updates: Latest on Morant injury, Dillon Brooks’ return
The Grizzlies offered little update on Ja Morant’s knee, and Dillon Brooks said he would take back his foul on Gary Payton II if he could.
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Ja Morant has bone bruise in knee, doubtful for rest of postseason
The Grizzlies point guard sat out Game 4 against the Warriors, which Memphis lost, 101-98.
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Jenkins upset as Ja Morant leaves Game 3 after Poole’s pull on knee
Ja Morant was injured in the fourth quarter after Warriors guard Jordan Poole pulled on his knee. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said he will be speaking with front office executive Zach Kleiman about the next step.
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Calkins: There’s a ‘good chance’ Ja is out? Say it ain’t so.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said there’s a “good chance” Ja Morant won’t be able to play in Game 4 on Monday. What it means for Morant, for the Grizzlies and for this increasingly bitter playoff series.
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Herrington: As a fog descends over the series, remember — Grizzlies-Warriors was supposed to be fun
The skies have been blessedly clear in San Francisco since the Grizzlies arrived here a few days ago. A gloomy fog has settled over the series instead. It wasn’t supposed to be that way, and still doesn’t have to be.
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Ja Morant doubtful to play Monday with knee injury
If the Grizzlies star point guard is not able to play in Game 4 against the Warriors, Tyus Jones will start.
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Grizzlies’ defense struggles in Game 3 blowout to Warriors
Memphis is down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals, but more worrisome than anything is Ja Morant’s knee, as the point guard left the game early and headed to the locker room, limping.
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Herrington: This wild series just got wilder
The Warriors proclaimed themselves ‘Gold Blooded’ on the T-shirts they gave out. The Grizzlies’ early offensive surge proved to be fool’s gold.
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Calkins: Get well soon, Ja! That’s what matters now.
The Grizzlies’ defense was poor, the Warriors’ shooting was not. But most important now is the health of Ja Morant.
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Box score: Warriors 142, Grizzlies 112
May 7, 2022: The Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center in San Francisco.
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Grizzlies at Warriors, Game 3: What they’re saying
Here is what people are saying and observing on social media: Grizzlies fans swooned at the team’s hot start, but that turned to worries about cold shooting, why Steven Adams wasn’t playing and finally, concern about Ja Morant’s knee, which he injured late in the game. (There are plenty of Warriors fans who are tweeting satisfaction about Morant’s injury, which we are not including here.)
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Herrington: The Warriors have a Ja Morant problem. Will they solve it in San Francisco?
What’s changed for Ja Morant since the first round? And, as the series moves to the Bay, what could change again?
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Grizz fans welcome back Steven Adams and show support for their team
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. The series is tied 1-1.
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Herrington: From Conley’s ‘mask game’ to Morant’s big finish, the best moments in Grizzlies-Warriors history
Two games into a third postseason series between the franchises, the Golden State Warriors have become one of the most meaningful adversaries in Grizzlies history. Here’s a look back at the most memorable moments.
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Calkins: Jenkins fires back at Golden State calling Memphis ‘dirty.’ And the series gets even more fun.
Steve Kerr called Dillon Brooks’ play “dirty.” Taylor Jenkins was having none of it. An intense series is getting more so by the moment. Do we really have to wait until Saturday for Game 3?
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Taylor Jenkins fires back: Grizzlies are ‘the furthest thing from dirty’
When asked if he objected to Steve Kerr’s comments about Dillon Brooks making a dirty play, Taylor Jenkins responded: “I said what I said.”
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Out of protocols: Grizzlies center Steven Adams is back
The center missed the first two games of the series against the Warriors while in health and safety protocols.
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Dillon Brooks suspended for Game 3 vs. Warriors
The Grizzlies guard was suspended for one game by the NBA for “unnecessary and excessive contact” that resulted in substantial injury.
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Herrington: As Game 2 against Golden State looms, maybe now the Grizzlies can claim disrespect
Perception and betting odds tilt toward the Warriors. But the assumption of the Grizzlies’ quick demise is a bit much.
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Calkins: Draymond Green is Memphis’ No. 1 villain. (If only he would stop saying such nice things.)
Memphis fans are duty bound to loathe Draymond Green for the rest of the series. Which would be easier if Green didn’t love Xavier Tillman Sr., Jaren Jackson Jr., Young Dolph and Memphis music generally.
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Calkins: It wasn’t just a missed shot for the Grizzlies. It was a missed opportunity.
Draymond Green was tossed from the game. Ja Morant had a last-second shot to win. So it’s a good thing the Grizzlies don’t let anything bother them. Because Game 1 would be easy to regret.
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