Grizzlies rally to beat Kings, set up Sunday showdown at Golden State
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) handles the ball against Sacramento Kings forward Maurice Harkless in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) shoots against Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. handles the ball between Sacramento Kings forward Maurice Harkless (8) and Sacramento Kings forward Chimezie Metu (25) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) looks to shoot against Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (left) Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes, guard Ja Morant, and forward Chimezie Metu struggle for control of the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant handles the ball between Sacramento Kings guard Delon Wright (55), center Richaun Holmes (22), and guard Terence Davis (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Sacramento Kings guard Delon Wright (55) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) and forward Dillon Brooks in the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) dunks the ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings Thursday, May 13, 2021, at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton (0) handles the ball against Sacramento Kings guard Justin James (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, May 13, 2021, in at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
The Grizzlies closed with an 11-0 run to set up a winner-takes-the-8-seed game against the Warriors Sunday.
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Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.