Morant’s monster quarter, Crowder’s OT buzzer shot bring Grizz 1st win
Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder (99) and guard Dillon Brooks react after Crowder scored a winning three-point basket as time expired during overtime of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Oct. 27 at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
The Grizzlies flood the court after Jae Crowder's (99) winning OT shot. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins yells instructions during Memphis's OT win against the Nets Oct. 27. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) goes up for a dunk Oct. 27. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Forward Jae Crowder (left) and center Jonas Valanciunas (17) crowd Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris (12) Oct. 27. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) charges Grizzlies guard Ja Morant Oct. 27. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder (right) drives against Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris Oct. 27. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) dunks on the Brooklyn Nets Oct. 27. (Brandon Dill/AP)
In his third professional game and second on the FedExForum floor, rookie guard Ja Morant gave Grizzlies fans everything they wanted, including the season’s first win.
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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