Are Ja Morant’s Grizzlies too young to win a title? Chris Herrington examines that question and fields queries on potential playoff matchups, rotations and more in this month’s Grizzlies Mailbag.
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. Grizzlies Mailbag: Is this team still too young to go all the way?Related story:
The Grizzlies tied the longest winning streak in franchise history by making the plays in the final seconds to edge the Cavaliers 115-114.Related story:
NBA box score for Wednesday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers played at FedExForum in Memphis.
Last week, Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill had the chance to spend some time in Richmond, Indiana — Bane’s hometown — and talk to some of the people he grew up closely with.
Dating back to the Pyramid days, this game and all that surrounds it is a major event for Memphis and for the Grizzlies, once a symbol of the city’s arrival as an NBA market and always a testament to its meaning.
Gary Payton, Luol Deng, Nancy Lieberman and Eddie George were recognized as this year’s National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award honorees as part of the Grizzlies Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game.
Ja Morant scored 29 points and Desmond Bane scored 28 in a dominant Memphis victory. Related story:
NBA box score for Monday’s MLK game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Phoenix Suns from FedExForum.
Panelists at the National Civil Rights Museum event included Katrina Merriweather, head coach of the University of Memphis women’s basketball team, Memphis Grizzlies small forward Danny Green and former NBA superstar Grant Hill.
The Indianapolis crowd full of Pacers fans erupted when Ja Morant made his dunk, and the Memphis Grizzlies were the road team. No one could believe what they just witnessed.
The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Indiana Pacers Saturday, Jan. 14 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Desmond Bane had a happy homecoming and Ja Morant’s dunk went viral in the Grizzlies’ win over Indiana. Related story:
FedEx volunteers and Grizzlies volunteered to help spruce up Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary on Thursday as part of a day of service in celebration of the coming Martin Luther King Jr. King Day holiday.
“You have a h--- of a team,” Popovich said Monday about Memphis. “Enjoy it.”
The Grizzlies are the only team in the top five in tossing oops in both half-court and transition basketball. Find you a team that can do both? Found ‘em.
Ja Morant dunked on Spurs center Jakob Poetl for his second highlight play of his career over the big man. Related story:
NBA box score for the Wednesday, Jan. 11 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs played at FedExForum in Memphis.
Jones is a backup point guard, one of the better ones in the NBA. But he conceives himself as more, the Grizzlies now pay him as more, and over the past couple of seasons he’s been playing that way.
After falling behind in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies had just enough left in the tank to take care of business against the rebuilding Spurs. Herrington: Even on a team full of stars, Tyus Jones is playing best ball ever Box score: Grizzlies 121, Spurs 113 Grizzlies Insider: Desmond Bane says it’s a fun time to be a GrizzlyRelated stories:
NBA box score for Monday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs from FedExForum in Memphis.
Slowly, the Grizzlies have climbed from the back of the pack defensively early in the season to the top of the NBA.
With Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke both out, big man delivers for the Memphis Grizzlies in a big way against Utah.
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson sent FedExForum into a frenzy during the third quarter and was ejected for a flagrant foul.Related story:
NBA box score for the Sunday game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz played at FedExForum in Memphis.