The Grizzlies have played just two games so far this season with Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant and Desmond Bane available. 

Utah outdueled Memphis, 121-105, inside Vivint Arena on Monday. They took both games of the baseball-style two-game series. 

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Box score: Jazz 121, Grizzlies 105

NBA box score for Monday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz played in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ja Morant and Jake LaRavia got sick this week, just like a lot of Memphians as the flu numbers in the city rise. 

“Even with some wayward two-point shooting, the Brooks that returned this week is the kind of player the Grizzlies need.”

The Jazz drained 19 3-pointers to outduel the Grizzlies on Saturday night. 

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Box score: Jazz 124, Grizzlies 123

NBA box score for Saturday, Oct. 29 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz.

The remixed style of Grizzlies offense has Memphis carving up bad NBA defenses early in the season. 

With a 125-110 win, the Grizzlies moved to 4-1 on the season, the Kings to 0-4 and the Grizzlies’ recent dominance in the matchup continued. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 125, Kings 110

NBA box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings from Sacramento, California.

Ziaire Williams will be out at least one month. Taylor Jenkins will need to continue experimenting to find the best lineups without wing depth.

The Grizzlies wing, a key piece off the bench, is recovering from patellar tendinitis. 

Ja Morant’s fearlessness, athleticism and leadership have made him one of the NBA’s most clutch players. The numbers suggest he might just be the best in the league. 

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving put on quite a show for the Brooklyn Nets, but Ja Morant and Desmond Bane put on a better one for the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Box score: Grizzlies 134, Nets 124

Desmond Bane, Ja Morant, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant combined to score 150 points in the game.

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Box score: Grizzlies 134, Nets 124

NBA box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the Brooklyn Nets played Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 at FedExForum.

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The Memphis Grizzlies played a clunker on Saturday in Dallas. Luka Doncic scored 32 points in a dominant 137-96 Dallas win. 

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Box score: Mavericks 137, Grizzlies 96

Box score from the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks played Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.

NBA box score from Memphis Grizzlies game against Houston Rockets, from Houston, Texas, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.

Ja Morant scored 49 points and the Grizzlies pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Rockets on Friday night.

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Box score: Grizzlies 129, Rockets 122

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Ja Morant was brilliant in leading the Grizzlies past the Knicks Wednesday. But you know the best part? He will be appearing at FedExForum all season long.

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Box score: Grizzlies 115, Knicks 112 (OT)