Grizzlies beat Spurs to make playoffs ... for the moment
Memphis just percentage points ahead of San Antonio for No. 8 seed in West
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, right, handles the ball ahead of San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray (5) in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) and guard Dillon Brooks (24) high-five in the second half of the NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan, center, drives between Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) and guard Dillon Brooks, right, in the second half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (24) drives against San Antonio Spurs guard Bryn Forbes in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (24) and San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge (12) struggle for control of the ball in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) shoots against San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge (12) in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, right, shoots against San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) shoots against San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White, center, as guard Bryn Forbes (11), center LaMarcus Aldridge (12), and guard DeMar DeRozan (10) move for position in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) shoots against San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl (25) in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (1) and San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray (5) reach for the ball in the first half of the NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins, right, and assistant coach Brad Jones stand on sideline in the second half of the NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at FedEzxForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
The Memphis Grizzlies not only defeated the San Antonio Spurs for their fourth-straight victory, but now talk of the playoffs is not out of the question.
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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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