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Kevin Durant carrying Suns as Grizzlies pay a visit
Phoenix superstar Kevin Durant is calling for a "next-man-up" mentality as the short-handed Suns prepare to host the equally depleted Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night.,After a bright start to the season, Phoenix has lost five of its past six games, including Saturday's 109-105 defeat against the Gold...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rout Grizzlies, run streak to 11
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder run their winning streak to 11 games with a 130-106 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.,The loss snapped the Grizzlies' two-game winning streak and was just their fourth in 18 games.,The Thunder had a season-hi...
Top teams in West square off as Thunder, Grizzlies battle
There'll be a bit of star power missing from the matchup on Sunday between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder.,Still, the game will feature plenty of juice when the top two teams in the Western Conference square off in Oklahoma City. This is the first of four meetings this season betwee...
Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies deal hapless Pelicans 9th straight loss
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and Ja Morant had 25 before injuring his right shoulder and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 132-124 on Friday night.,Morant went to the locker room for good with 4:13 remaining in the third quarter after colliding with Pelicans cent...
High-scoring Grizzlies to face leaky Pelicans' defense next
The Memphis Grizzlies' offense is on a remarkable roll, setting up a quite favorable matchup on Friday night when they visit a New Orleans Pelicans team that's having a hard time slowing anybody down.,In their last five victories, the Grizzlies have averaged 140.4 points. That includes an NBA season...
Grizzlies score franchise-best 155 points, rout Raptors
Jaren Jackson Jr. and rookie Zach Edey each posted a 21-plus double-doubles and the Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record for points in a game with a 155-126 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Thursday.,Memphis, the NBA's top-scoring team, won for the seventh time in nine games while se...
Strong finish helps Clippers end Grizzlies' home win streak
Norman Powell scored 29 points, including four in the final minute, and Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-110 victory at Memphis on Monday, snapping the Grizzlies' eight-game home winning streak.,Powell's 15-footer with 25.4 seconds left broke a 110-...
Grizzlies use explosive first half to cruise past Hawks
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 22 points starting in place of the injured Ja Morant on Saturday to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 128-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Memphis was playing without Morant because of lingering back soreness. Pippen entered the game averaging 10.2 points and turned in...
Hawks' defense faces challenge of Grizzlies' high-powered offense
The Atlanta Hawks' defense will get another fierce test on Saturday when they begin a four-game homestand by hosting the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA's top offensive team.,Atlanta allows 119.3 points per game, fourth-worst in the league. But more ominous has been the team's lack of acuity guarding the...
Grizzlies put historic 51-point beatdown on Warriors
Santi Aldama scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Memphis Grizzlies, who drained a franchise-best 27 3-pointers and shot 54 percent to overwhelm the visiting Golden State Warriors 144-93 on Thursday.,It was the second-biggest win in terms of margin in Grizzlies history, trailing only a 1...
Newest Warrior Dennis Schroder faces nemesis Grizzlies again
Dennis Schroder and the Memphis Grizzlies meet again.,Less than a week after a contentious game against Schroder when he was a member of the Brooklyn Nets, the Grizzlies will see the 12-year NBA veteran again Thursday night when they host the Golden State Warriors.,Schroder was acquired by the Warri...
Anthony Davis takes over as Lakers top Grizzlies
Anthony Davis shrugged off an injury scare to match season bests of 40 points and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 116-110 on Sunday night.,Austin Reaves had 19 points and eight assists while LeBron James, back after missing two games due to a foot injury...
Lakers determined to set tone early in rematch with Grizzlies
Lakers star center Anthony Davis believes that Los Angeles will need to rely on its toughness when it hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night. ,The Lakers failed to do that on Friday, when they fell 97-87 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Davis finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, but he also h...
Ja Morant, Grizzlies beat Nets for fourth straight win
Ja Morant had 28 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies won their fourth straight game, beating the visiting Brooklyn Nets 135-119 on Friday.,Desmond Bane added 21 points and eight assists Santi Aldama made five 3-pointers and had 20 points off the bench for the Grizzlies, wh...
Riding hot stretch, Grizzlies out to avenge losses to Nets
The surging Memphis Grizzlies are a far different team than the one that lost twice to the Brooklyn Nets in the first two weeks of the season.,Winners of nine of their last 10, the Grizzlies look to maintain their momentum when they face the visiting Nets on Friday. Both teams are playing on four da...
Grizzlies blow out Wizards to keep hot streak going
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s 21 points led seven Memphis scorers in double figures and his four blocked shots contributed to a stifling defensive effort as the Grizzlies cruised to their ninth win in their last 10 games with a 140-112 rout of the host Washington Wizards on Sunday in Washington, D.C.,Memphis,...
Wizards look to build on rare win in matchup vs. Grizzlies
When the Wizards welcome the Memphis Grizzlies to Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, the home team will have a rare opportunity to mount a winning streak. ,Washington snapped a 16-game losing streak on Saturday, weathering Nikola Jokic's career-high 56 points to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113. Jord...
Ja Morant leads Grizzlies to rare road win over Celtics
Ja Morant had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Boston Celtics 127-121 Saturday night and earn their first win in Boston since 2013.,The victory ended Boston's six-game winning streak against Memphis. The Grizzlies had lost 16 of their last 1...
Marcus Smart, Grizzlies face uphill battle in visit to Boston
The Celtics will be looking to extend their winning streak against the Memphis Grizzlies to seven games on Saturday when the teams meet in Boston., ,The Celtics have won 16 of their past 17 matchups versus the Grizzlies, including the past 10 in Boston. , ,"This game is a good barometer," Memphis gu...
Grizzlies' bench strength evident in victory over Kings
The Memphis Grizzlies got 60 points from their reserves and survived losing star Ja Morant to a late-game ejection in defeating the visiting Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Thursday night.,Marcus Smart had 18 points off the bench and starter Desmond Bane also scored 18 to lead the Grizzlies, who won the...