The Memphis Grizzlies stats crew is one of the best in the NBA, but leave it to Reddit and Twitter trolls to create a controversy, says a former Memphis stats keeper.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost all five games on their West Coast road trip that began last week. It is their first five-game losing streak since the NBA bubble in 2020. 

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Box score: Timberwolves 111, Grizzlies 100

NBA box score for the Friday, Jan. 27 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves played at Target Center in Minneapolis.

“We are distraught to find ourselves dealing with a needless loss of life due to police brutality, and this time it was one of Memphis’s own.”

The Grizzlies wings have struggled offensively during the losing streak, making Danny Green’s return even more intriguing. 

Jordan Poole hit the layup in the final seconds that handed the Grizzlies their fourth straight loss. 

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NBA box score for the Wednesday, Jan. 25 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors played at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Steven Adams has sustained a PCL sprain in his right knee. The Grizzlies will have to find a way to make up for the absence of the big man on the court.

The Grizzlies are 11-13 on the road this season. Over the past five seasons the only team to make the NBA Finals with a losing road record was the fifth-seeded 2020 Miami Heat, who got there via the chaos of the NBA’s COVID-spurred Orlando “bubble.” 

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NBA box score for the Monday, Jan. 23, game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The Kings made 22 shots from 3-point range and outscored the Grizzlies by 30 from beyond the arc to hand Memphis its first three-game losing streak of the season. 

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Not everything was able to make it into the “Baneville” series, so here are a few extra anecdotes that were previously cut out.

Fabbie Bane taught others how to be loving. For her great-grandson, Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane, that meant everything. 

The Grizzlies trailed by as many as 29, but cut the deficit to two inside the final minute. 

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Box score: Suns 112, Grizzlies 110

NBA box score for the Sunday, Jan. 22 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns from Footprint Center in Phoenix.

One tournament changed the trajectory of Desmond Bane’s basketball career. He has been proving his doubters wrong ever since. 

Family snapshots and other photos capture Desmond Bane’s journey from Richmond, Indiana, to Texas Christian University, to Memphis.

Desmond Bane is the face of Richmond, Indiana. His hometown roots, and specifically his time in “Baneville,” shaped the Grizzlies guard into the person he is today. 

Taylor Jenkins said the Lakers competed harder for the full 48 minutes in a “terrible effort” by the Grizzlies that snapped an 11-game winning streak. 

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Box score: Lakers 122, Grizzlies 121

NBA box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Last season the Grizzlies set a new franchise record for consecutive wins with 11. After the win on Wednesday over Cleveland, the Grizzlies have tied that record, and will attempt to break it by beating the Lakers on Friday night in Los Angeles. 

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