MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies fought off elimination with the highest-scoring performance in their franchise’s postseason history. And with All-Star guard Ja Morant cheering from the bench. Then Morant upped the ante by chanting ”Grizz in seven!” Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones each scored 21 points and the Grizzlies routed the […]
Ja leads ‘Grizz in seven’ chant after huge win over Dubs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors were one win away from closing out the Western Conference semifinal playoff series in five games in Memphis on Wednesday, but the Grizzlies had other plans. And after the Grizzlies handed a 134-95 defeat to the […]
Largest margins of victory in NBA playoff history originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The NBA playoffs are supposed to be high in intensity and close in scoring. But on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors suffered an embarrassing 134-95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5. Memphis did not have star guard Ja […]
Why Draymond, Steph enjoyed Grizz fans’ ‘Whoop That Trick’ chant originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Draymond Green and Steph Curry didn’t have much to dance about during their ugly Game 5 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at FedExForum, but they still found a moment during the contest to move and shake […]
Dubs limp home for Game 6 after ’embarrassing’ Game 5 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea So profoundly defective were the Warriors on Wednesday night in Memphis that at times their ineptitude bordered on intoxication turned illusion, or maybe a caricatured 48-minute compilation of the absolute worst moments of their erratic regular season. Game […]
Warriors look to flush, but learn from Game 5 blowout loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Arkansas men’s basketball head coach Eric Musselman, who was in attendance Wednesday night for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals at FedExForum, has a handful of quirky antics to motivate his teams, including the […]
Klay ties NBA playoff record for worst plus/minus in Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by as many as 55 points in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday night, but they did just enough in their 134-95 blowout loss to avoid landing in NBA […]
This was the cocky, fearless, infectious Memphis Grizzlies basketball fans have fallen in love with. The ones dancing around to “Whoop that Trick.” The ones where Ja Morant will jump on the mic and start chanting “Griz in seven” after the game. This was also the Grizzlies that went 20-5 without Morant this season. Desmond […]
BOSTON — All that remained in the visiting coaches’ locker room as TD Garden closed for the night were two empty bottles of expensive red wine and a stack of paper cups, a fitting reward for the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, who just submitted a comeback win in ways both exquisite and proletarian. The […]