Herrington: The pressure’s on as Grizzlies face elimination and Warriors have big questions
Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. (left) showed a lot of confidence in Game 5, launching 3-pointers without hesitation. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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With 3:44 remaining in the third quarter, Jaren Jackson Jr. went to the scorer’s table and asked for “Whoop that Trick.” It was that kind of blowout for the Grizzlies in Game 5. Calkins: That’s how you whoop that trick, Steph. And what a glorious whooping it was. Herrington: The whooping is over for the Grizzlies. Now it’s winning time. Box score: Grizzlies 134, Warriors 95Related stories:
Herrington: The whooping is over for the Grizzlies. Now it’s winning time.
The Warriors haven’t really looked like the better team. Not decisively, at least. And the Grizzlies shouldn’t consider a great Game 5 their last hurrah.
Calkins: That’s how you whoop that trick, Steph. And what a glorious whooping it was.
Steph Curry said the Warriors’ plan to close out the Grizzlies was to “Whoop That Trick.” Yeah, that was a mistake. The Grizzlies responded with one of the great whoopings in NBA playoff history.
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