Category: Articles
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Weekend Focus: It’s now Durant’s time to shine in Finals role reversal with LeBron
Kevin Durant can downplay or deny it all he wants. The sheer mix of basketball perfection and aggressive vengeance he unleashed in Golden State’s Game 1 blowout of Cleveland in the Finals was five years in the making. The stakes for him are simple: it’s breakthrough or bust.
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MikeCheck: Grizz retreat at home, plotting Game 7 return to Alamo
Michael Wallace shares two takeaways from the Grizzlies’ Game 5 loss in San Antonio and a look ahead to Thursday’s showdown at FedExForum for a shot to force a winner-take-all Game 7 against the Spurs.
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MikeCheck: Conley matching Kawhi’s dominance as Grizzlies tighten series
Grind City Media’s Michael Wallace explains how Mike Conley has elevated his game to match Leonard’s dominance in this series.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies push, punch back in series after being ‘punked’ by Spurs
Michael Wallace shares two takeaways from the Grizzlies snapping a 10-game playoff losing streak Thursday with a 105-94 victory over San Antonio, and a look ahead to Game 4 on Saturday at FedExForum.
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MikeCheck: Changes in store for Game 3 as Grizz seek to slow Spurs
Zach Randolph has waited all season for an opportunity like this. Entering essentially a must-win situation in Game 3 on Thursday at FedExForum, Randolph may reclaim an old role in a familiar place alongside Mike Conley and Marc Gasol in the starting lineup.
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MikeCheck: Fizdale’s viral rant lays foundation for Grizzlies to regroup
Clips of Memphis coach David Fizdale’s postgame rant, which ended when he smacked the table, shouted “take that for data,” and stormed off the dais after a Game 2 loss to the Spurs, have gone viral on social media about as fast as Kawhi Leonard gets to the free-throw line.
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MikeCheck: Overwhelmed by Spurs in opener, Grizz adjust for Game 2
Michael Wallace shares three key adjustments the Grizzlies aim to make Monday entering Game 2 against the Spurs in an attempt to even the series.
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Weekend Focus: A Fighting chance
The opponent is the same. So are the seedings for the No. 2 Spurs and No. 7 Grizzlies. But there’s one reason above any other Memphis enters its opening-round rematch with a legit puncher’s chance to rattle the NBA postseason landscape. This time, the Grizzlies are going in as the real, actual, Grizzlies.
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MikeCheck: After sputtering to finish line, Grizz shift into playoff gear
Michael Wallace shares two takeaways from the Grizzlies’ 43-39 regular-season finish and a look at this week’s final Grind City NBA Index poll, with first-round playoff predictions, heading into the postseason.
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MikeCheck: Attitude shift fuels Conley’s milestone scoring season
For the first time in his 10-year career, Conley will finish a season averaging more than 20 points a game and lead the Grizzlies in scoring. He enters Wednesday’s game against the Mavericks averaging 20.6 points in 68 games.