Grizzlies lose tense, tight Game 1 thriller
Memphis Grizzlies defender Jaren Jackson Jr., (right) reacts after being called for foul during action against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies defender Dillon Brooks (left) battles Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (right) for a loose ball on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies defender Tyus Jones (right) and fans react to a foul call during action against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant drives to the basket against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (middle) drives the lane against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., (middle) celebrates a basket against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins during action against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant celebrates taking a charging foul against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, May 1, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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.
The Grizzlies fought back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to claim a lead against the Warriors, but these weren’t the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first-round opponent that made a habit of fading in the fourth.
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