Herrington: Thanks LeBron! Grizzlies now No. 2 in West with two big wins in one night
Ja Morant (12) swings from the rim after a dunk in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Saturday, at FedExForum. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
Memphis Grizzlies' Tyus Jones, right, gets past Orlando Magic's Cole Anthony (50) Saturday in the first half of an NBA basketball game at FedExForum. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
Memphis Grizzlies defenders Brandon Clarke (15) and Jaren Jackson Jr. keep Orlando Magic’s Ignas Brazdekis under control in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
Memphis Grizzlies' Desmond Bane (22) looks to pass as Orlando Magic's Cole Anthony (50) defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant (12) gets past the Orlando Magic defense in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
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.
If the Grizzlies can hang on to the No. 2 seed, it bodes well for a more favorable playoff matchup.
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