‘Grizzlies 20’ mailbag: Which season provided the team’s best shot at a title?
Circumstances that need to be weighed include two unpopular trades, injuries and the playoff opponents.
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Box score: Grizzlies 133, Spurs 102
Feb. 1, 2021: Grizzlies 133, Spurs 102
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Grizzlies smack Spurs, extend winning streak to seven
Gorgui Dieng led with 19 points and went 3-for-3 from 3-point range, and the bench accounted for 62 points.
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Grizzlies Insider: Monday’s injury news frustrating, but positive
Justise Winslow hasn’t played a game in a Memphis uniform since the team traded for him over a year ago, and Jaren Jackson Jr. is taking longer to recovery from his knee surgery than he hoped. But the latest update is positive.
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Justise Winslow hopes to return this month from ‘freak’ hip injury
Another Grizzlies starter, Jaren Jackson Jr., who had meniscus surgery, will spend the month ramping up for a return to play, according to a league source.
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Herrington: Dillon Brooks finds the balance, Ja Morant’s All-Star bid needs work
Here also is a compare-and-contrast injury evaluation for Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow.
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Geoff Calkins: Watch out NBA, fourth-quarter Ja Morant is back
The Grizzlies returned from their 12-day absence with a vengeance. Ja Morant led the way yet again.
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Box score: Grizzlies 129, Spurs 112
Jan. 30, 2021: Grizzlies 129, Spurs 112
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Grizzlies win sixth straight, showing no ill effects vs. Spurs
The Grizzlies returned from their COVID-19 pause with red-hot shooting.
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Grizzlies want consistency and simplicity from Dillon Brooks
As Brooks has struggled in a shooting slump, he also has improved his assist rate and slightly decreased his foul percentage.
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Calkins: Rob Fischer has thought hard about killing himself. Now he wants to help others who feel lost
Rob Fischer is the warm, cheerful sideline reporter for the Grizzlies TV broadcasts. He also suffers from suicidal depression. He’s telling his story because he thinks it may help.
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The questions remain on Jaren Jackson Jr., Justise Winslow
The Grizzlies still have not provided specifics about each player’s return timeline, and the league is already 25% through the season.
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Grizzlies Insider: Grizz unfazed by COVID-19 pause
Ja Morant said individual workouts helped keep the team in shape during their COVID-19 break.
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Weighing positives, negatives of Grizzlies’ hiatus
While the postponements did halt the momentum of the Grizzlies, it could mean more games with Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the floor together.
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‘Grizzlies 20’ mailbag: A ‘true or false’ journey through franchise history
There were a lot of questions posed, but also some assessments that wanted confirmation (like, what about Hasheem Thabeet?).
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Grizzlies: 13 takeaways 13 games into the regular season
It’s not the break the team wanted, but the rash of postponements could help get Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. on the court together for more games.
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Grizzlies Insider: Ja heading to Japan?
Ja Morant might be a longshot for the Olympics, but don’t count him out just yet.
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Herrington: As Grizzlies await return, team’s paths might be shifting
Plus: We’re accepting submissions to the mailbag, but with a twist.
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Grizzlies game Wednesday versus Bulls postponed
The Grizzlies have now had six games postponed this season.
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Rapidly improving Grizzlies’ defense is catalyst for winning streak
The Grizzlies lead the NBA in steals per game and rank second in defensive efficiency behind the reigning champion Lakers.
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Grizzlies Insider: Decision not to use Melton is perplexing
Melton is one of the Grizzlies best defenders, so his absence from the floor is strange. But Coach Taylor Jenkins said, “I just wanted to try something different.”
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NBA postpones Grizzlies’ next three games due to coronavirus complications
The NBA has postponed the Grizzlies’ next three games due to unavailable players and contact tracing.
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Grizzlies game versus Trail Blazers postponed
The postponement is due to COVID-19 contact tracing within the Grizzlies.
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Calkins: Ja Morant and ‘a bunch of hoopers’ save a special day
It would have been sweeter if 18,000 Memphians had been jammed into FedExForum. But Ja Morant made sure this MLK Day game ended with a win.
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Box score: Grizzlies 108, Suns 104
Jan. 18, 2021: Grizzlies 108, Suns 104. Two hundred four people were in attendance at FedExForum.
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