Ja Morant has played magnificent games before. He has come through in critical moments. But he has never played a more magnificent game, at a more critical moment, than he did Tuesday.
Columnist Chris Herrington has six takeaways from Game 2, among them the assertion that this was Ja Morant’s greatest game (so far), and Dillon Brooks might very well deserve a suspension.
Ja Morant, who finished with 47 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, scored the Grizzlies’ final 15 points in the win over Golden State. Calkins: With 273 seconds of brilliance, Ja Morant saved the series Herrington: Ja’s greatest game, Brooks' foul and other Game 2 takeaways Related stories:
May 3, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Golden State Warriors at FedExForum.Related story:
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Golden State Warriors in Game 2, Round 2 of the NBA playoffs tonight at 8:30.
Memphis fans are duty bound to loathe Draymond Green for the rest of the series. Which would be easier if Green didn’t love Xavier Tillman Sr., Jaren Jackson Jr., Young Dolph and Memphis music generally.
Perception and betting odds tilt toward the Warriors. But the assumption of the Grizzlies’ quick demise is a bit much. Related story:
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 in Game 1, Round 2, of the NBA playoff series on Sunday, May 1.
A new series brings new life to several of the Grizzlies’ players, and De’Anthony Melton might stand the most to gain from a matchup with Golden State.
“We never let anyone get a big head in our family. Everyone played a sport,” said Suzanne Anderson, mother of five.
In their four meetings during the regular season, the Grizzlies had a big advantage in field-goal attempts. But in Sunday’s Game 1 playoff loss, that was not the case.
The Grizzlies fought back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to claim a lead against the Warriors, but these weren’t the Minnesota Timberwolves, the first-round opponent that made a habit of fading in the fourth.
May 1, 2022: The Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.
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Jaren Jackson Jr. is happy to still be playing. The Grizzlies will save their vacations for later this summer.
The Grizzlies sent the Timberwolves packing. Now all they have to do is turn around and play the Golden State Warriors Sunday afternoon. Impossible? Nah. Not for a team that is wired to win.
The Grizzlies outscored the Timberwolves by 62 points across all fourth quarters of the six-game series.
April 29, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis to win the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. Grizzlies come back in fourth quarter to close out MinnesotaRelated story:
For the third time in this first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter, only to come back and win. Calkins: Grizzlies win first playoff series since 2015. (But it won’t be their last.) Minnesota meltdown, Memphis moxie: Grizzlies win series in fourth quartersRelated stories:
Emotions were all over the place as the Grizzlies made Game 6 a nail-biter.
On Friday night, the Grizzlies will have a chance to notch the fifth series win in franchise history, and the first of what we’ll call the Ja Morant Era. Taylor Jenkins: Grizzlies will need ‘best game’ to close out Timberwolves Grizzlies center Steve Adams enters health and safety protocolsRelated stories:
Steven Adams has entered the league’s health and safety protocols and is officially ruled out of Game 6 against the Timberwolves.
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 6, Round 1, of the NBA playoff series on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. Memphis leads the series 3-2.
The Memphis coach believes the Grizzlies will need their best effort to beat the Timberwolves in a high-stakes Game 6. It starts with being disciplined.
We will have basketball in Memphis this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. We just don’t know the opponent yet.