5 takeaways from Game 1: 4th quarter Ja, JJJ’s adjustments and more
Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks (24) and head coach Taylor Jenkins react during the second half of Game 1 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Chris Herrington
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.
The Dillon Brooks Show continued its tour, and Utah’s decision to hold out its star player showed its thought process.
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