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.
Steve Blaydes’ favorite player was Ja Morant. In the first game since Blaydes’ death, the point guard hit the Game 5 winner against the Timberwolves.
The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-109 in Game 5, Round 1, of the NBA playoffs Tuesday night. The Grizzlies lead the best-of-seven series 3-2.
The Grizzlies want to put a complete game together, so they are calling on the home crowd to be loud for a full 48 minutes.
With the game and the season hanging in the balance, Ja Morant did what superstars do. He lifted his game, his teammates and the city, too.
Game 5 featured it all, from highlight plays to celebrities sitting courtside.
April 26, 2022: The Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum. Grizzlies comeback, Ja’s layup take Game 5 from TimberwolvesRelated story:
The Grizzlies, shooting poorly from the free-throw line and down by 13 points with less than 10 minutes left, pulled out another inspiring win, led by Morant’s 30 points. Calkins: Today, Memphis, you can ‘thank God’ for Ja Morant Style points: Memphis ushers out Wolves in Game 5Related stories:
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5, Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs tonight at 6:30. The series is currently tied 2-2.
Ja Morant said he believes teammate Desmond Bane should have been in the conversation to win the award.
The Memphis Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5, Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The series is currently tied 2-2.
With the Grizzlies back in Memphis for Game 5 on Tuesday, here are five storylines: Who’s the better team? the fouls; the struggles of Ja Morant; the struggles of Jaren Jackson Jr.,
and the constant frontcourt shuffling.
“... I’ve never seen a more inconsistent or arrogantly officiated game,” Jenkins said.
Memphis fans aren’t suffering in silence. They’re taking to social media, expressing displeasure with the officiating and pretty much everything else about Game 4.
There have been 210 fouls called over the four games between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves. So, yes, the games are taking much longer than they typically take. And, yes, there have indeed been more whistles that you are used to hearing.
Five years after David Fizdale unleashed his “take that for data” rant, Taylor Jenkins ripped the officials after the Grizzlies lost Game 4 to the Timberwolves. Will it work? Let us hope. But it would help if Ja would get healthy, fast.
The Memphis Grizzlies star opened up after the team’s loss in Minnesota, and said he is 100% behind coach Taylor Jenkins, who will surely see a fine coming from the league this week.
April 23, 2022: The Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Memphis Grizzlies at Target Center in Minneapolis.Related story:
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins criticized the officiating during a terse two-minute postgame news conference.
Desmond Bane scored 34 points, but Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards outscored Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. by 39 points.
The tweets from Saturday’s first-round playoff series game was overwhelmingly about the ridiculous number of fouls called against the Grizzlies, with a small break from another protestor.