The Memphis Grizzlies stats crew is one of the best in the NBA, but leave it to Reddit and Twitter trolls to create a controversy, says a former Memphis stats keeper.

When Memphis takes on Tulsa on the road Sunday, it’ll mark the third time in the past four games where it’ll face a team in the bottom half of the AAC standings.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost all five games on their West Coast road trip that began last week. It is their first five-game losing streak since the NBA bubble in 2020. 

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Box score: Timberwolves 111, Grizzlies 100

NBA box score for the Friday, Jan. 27 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves played at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Reid Chauhan’s 14 points leads the Owls, who have won six of their last seven.

“We are distraught to find ourselves dealing with a needless loss of life due to police brutality, and this time it was one of Memphis’s own.”

On a night when the Memphis’ usually outspoken leader wouldn’t say much about his accomplishment, his players spoke for him.

Davis scored 25 points to go with 11 assists and seven rebounds to lead his Memphis Tigers (16-5, 6-2 AAC) to a 99-84 win over SMU.

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Box score: Memphis 99, SMU 84 

NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and SMU Mustangs played at FedExForum in Memphis.

Voters chose Drew Petro and Jeurnei Wright after their strong performances.

The Grizzlies wings have struggled offensively during the losing streak, making Danny Green’s return even more intriguing. 

The Tigers still have Arkansas transfer Marcus Henderson, LSU transfer Xavier Hill and Ole Miss transfer Jack Greer joining the offensive line next season.

Ninth-graders M.J. Hayes and Cello Jackson have FACS in state-tournament contention once again.

In honor of the fifth-year coach being one win away from the milestone, it felt like the right time to rank the five best wins head coach Penny Hardaway had for Memphis Tigers’ basketball.

Has Penny Hardaway met the lofty expectations he set for himself? No. Can he ever accomplish what he set out to accomplish? Probably not, but is he the man to coach Memphis basketball? Absolutely, he is.

Jordan Poole hit the layup in the final seconds that handed the Grizzlies their fourth straight loss. 

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NBA box score for the Wednesday, Jan. 25 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors played at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Memphis will look to keep its momentum going when it hosts SMU at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at FedExForum.

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Yerty won three consecutive volleyball state championships but, more importantly, showed her players the way.

Jordan Frison of Overton moves into the No. 1 spot in the boys list; Aaliyah Converse of St. George’s remains the leading girl.

The six incoming teams have a combined record of 125-195-4 against the remaining AAC members and are 18-25 against Memphis.