Downer of a game for Grizzlies in worst loss of season
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives past Washington guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, right, as Caldwell-Pope is screened by Grizzlies center Steven Adams on Nov. 5, in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ziaire Williams (8) loses possession of the ball as he attempts to shoot over Washington’s Bradley Beal (3) and Daniel Gafford, back right, on Nov. 5. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones (21) shoots over Washington’s Montrezl Harrell, from left, Aaron Holiday (4) and Spencer Dinwiddie on Nov. 5. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Washington center Daniel Gafford (21) tries to block Grizzlies guard Ja Morant on Nov. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, left, and Memphis Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton battle for a rebound on Nov. 5. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
After some encouraging defensive performances, the Grizzlies went backward, allowing the Wizards to shoot 58% from the floor and 40% from 3-point range.
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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.
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