Grizzlies stage another fourth-quarter comeback to close out Wolves
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) look to pass around Minnesota forwards Jarred Vanderbilt (8) and Anthony Edwards (1) in Game 6 on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) shoots in front of Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) in Game 6 of the first round of the NBA playoffs on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) reaches for the ball against Minnesota guard D'Angelo Russell (0) in Game 6 on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane, left, is fouled by Minnesota guard Patrick Beverley, right, on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots against Minnesota guard Patrick Beverley (22) ion April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is fouled by Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) with defensive help from Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones (21) on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) shoots against Minnesota guard Patrick Beverley (22) on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) celebrates with guard Ja Morant (12) after the Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards (1) shoots as Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) blocks on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) celebrates with forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) after the Grizzlies close out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant smiles as he is interviewed after the Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 29, 2022, in Minneapolis. (Andy Clayton-King/AP)
For the third time in this first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter, only to come back and win.
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