Jazz take series with Game 5 win over Grizzlies
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) blocks Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) during Game 5 of the first-round playoff series Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) defends as Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) passes the ball during Game 5 of the first-round playoff series Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) gestures to teammates during Game 5 on June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant warms up before Game 5 of the first-round playoff series against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots as Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale (23) watches on June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) goes to the basket past Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) on June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) blocks Ja Morant’s on June 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
The Grizzlies’ season is finished following the blowout loss; Dillon Brooks and Ja Morant each score 27.
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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.