The Grizzlies have a 1-0 series lead in Utah. Can they make it 2-0?

The entire situation with the Utah Jazz star guard is extremely weird. Donovan Mitchell was not listed on the injury report on Saturday, and as of Sunday morning he said he was “ready to go” after recovering from an ankle injury. Then, all of a sudden, he wasn’t ready to go.

The Dillon Brooks Show continued its tour, and Utah’s decision to hold out its star player showed its thought process.

Dillon Brooks is just crazy enough to think the Grizzlies can beat the Utah Jazz. Which is exactly what they did Sunday night. 

May 23, 2021: Grizzlies beat Jazz, 112-109, in Game 1 of first round of NBA playoffs.

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Brooks (31 points) became the villain for the Utah crowd, and Morant made the clutch plays in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Without his scoring, Utah will need to rely heavily on former Grizzlies star Mike Conley Jr. to shoulder some of the load.

The team hosts the Utah Jazz on Saturday, May 29 and Monday, May 31. Both games tip off at 8:30 p.m.

Experts from ESPN and CBS Sports give the Grizzlies no chance of winning the series against the Jazz.

Ja Morant is an NBA star, but his tight circle of friends include former college teammates, who are thrilled to be in Utah to cheer him on.

Former Grizzlies star Mike Conley Jr. reflects on his first playoff series as Ja Morant enters that territory. “My first-ever playoff series was in San Antonio, so I found myself playing against Tony Parker and Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan, guys I idolized,” Conley said.

It’s not just about Morant and Conley; Dillon Brooks’ defense and how Taylor Jenkins deploys his lineups shouldn’t be undervalued. 

When Mike Conley was traded to the Utah Jazz, everyone said the trade was “win-win.” But nobody expected the Grizzlies would do this much winning, this soon.

Games against the Jazz at FedExForum are scheduled for May 29 and 31.

Friday night the Ja Morant led Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the NBA playoffs with a thrilling overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry. Check out what we found on Twitter.

The incandescent Morant and the Grizzlies traveled to California and knocked off Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. It may not have been the biggest upset in Grizzlies postseason history. But it was a beautiful night.

Through the night, chronicling a game no Grizzlies fan will soon forget.

The Grizzlies will face former point guard Mike Conley Jr. in the first round. 

Morant scores 35 against Warriors, and two rookies made clutch shots as the Grizzlies go to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 117, Warriors 112 (OT)

Grizzlies to face Jazz in NBA playoffs

The Grizzlies plan to go West and stay West until next week.