Grizzlies comeback, Ja’s layup take Game 5 from Timberwolves
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (top) dunks over Minnesota’s Malik Beasley (left) and Naz Reid (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (left) grabs a loose ball from Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt (left) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (middle) drives the lane against Minnesota on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“The crowd did a really good job of being loud when we went on that run in the fourth,” said Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (top) “and we could definitely feel the energy change.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Xavier Tillman Sr. (bottom) grabs a rebound from Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (middle) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (left) drives the lane against Minnesota on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (right) drives the lane against Minnesota on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (middle) fights for a rebound against Minnesota on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (top) grabs a rebound against Minnesota’s Patrick Beverley (bottom) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (middle) reaches for a rebound against Minnesota on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. (left) gets tangled up with Minnesota’s Taurean Prince (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (middle) fights for a rebound against Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns (left) and Anthony Edwards (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant pauses during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies fans cheer during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at FedExForum. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (middle) battles for a rebound against Minnesota on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis fans fill FedExForum for the playoff game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (middle) drives the lane against Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt (left) and Karl-Anthony Towns (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. (middle) reacts after fouling out against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (right) looks on as Minnesota’s Patrick Beverley (left) takes the ball out of bounds on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (left) grabs a loose ball in front of Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (right) and guard Ja Morant (middle left) battle Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt (middle) for a rebound on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley (top) looks on as an official calls him for a sixth foul against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (bottom) hits the game-winning layup against Minnesota’s Jarred Vanderbilt (right) on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (middle) celebrates with his teammates and fans after Memphis beats Minnesota in Game 5 of the first round of the NBA playoffs on April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (left) celebrates with his father Tee Morant (right) after hitting the game-winning layup against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Grizzlies, shooting poorly from the free-throw line and down by 13 points with less than 10 minutes left, pulled out another inspiring win, led by Morant’s 30 points.
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