Pride, in the name of basketball, keys Grizzlies’ winning streak
Memphis Grizzlies forward C.J. Miles (6) drives to the basket between Portland Trail Blazers forward Jake Layman (10) and Blazers guard Rodney Hood (5) Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. Miles, along with center Jonas Valanciunas and guard Delon Wright, all came over in the Toronto trade for Marc Gasol. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
The Grizzlies are finding that the best way to motivate themselves for so-called meaningless games is to lose themselves in the competition – to be the kids in their backyards who wanted to win and feared being shown up.
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CJ Miles Delon Wright Jonas Valanciunas Memphis GrizzliesDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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