Tag: Grind City Media
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MikeCheck: Morant’s vicious Game 5 dunk emphatically ranks among best in NBA playoffs history
A first-time NBA All-Star and winner of the league’s Most Improved Player award, Morant has assembled a vast catalogue of highlight-reel dunks and other spectacular plays this season.
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MikeCheck: Jones, Clarke spark Grizzlies as ‘two ultimate pros’ delivering in key playoff roles
Both Jones and Clarke have been essential this series, averaging a combined 24.6 points, 11 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.3 steals while shooting 60.8 percent from the field. The reliable playmaker and the relentless power forward also share a similar plight amid their prominence.
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MikeCheck: Road-ready Grizzlies relying on bench boost to reclaim control of series
Through the first two games of their first-round playoff series, the Grizzlies have relied on their bench to provide a game-altering boost.
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MikeCheck: ‘Locked in’ Grizzlies tuning out noise in playoff clash with feisty T’wolves
All season long, the Grizzlies refused to allow outside noise, injury concerns and other distractions to knock them off their goals to get back to the NBA playoffs.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies eager to leverage homecourt advantage entering NBA playoffs
The stretch run into the playoffs has seen the Grizzlies knock off the Suns, Warriors, Nets and Bucks in Memphis.
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MikeCheck: Jackson’s dominant stamp on Grizzlies defined by elite defense and durability
First and foremost, any attempt to articulate the Grizzlies’ remarkable success so far this season requires Jaren Jackson Jr. to have a seat at the table alongside Ja Morant.
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MikeCheck: Morant’s rise amid Grizzlies breakout season garners starting role as NBA All-Star
The prospect of Morant returning to Cleveland a month later as an NBA All-Star was palpable. Now, it’s promised.
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MikeCheck: Grizzlies channel ‘Z-Bo’ type grit while grinding through resurgent defensive stretch
Memphis entered the weekend ranked No. 1 in the NBA in defensive rating since Nov. 28. That surge was capped by Thursday’s performance when the Lakers recorded a season-high 18 steals and scored 27 points off 22 Los Angeles turnovers.
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MikeCheck: Brooks boosting Grizzlies on both ends of floor amid impactful return from injury
There’s not a more mentally strong or confident player on the Grizzlies roster – and perhaps in the entire NBA – than Dillon Brooks.
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Lang’s World: College Football Winners and Losers
This weekend was nuts, with four top 15 teams catching an L, and a bunch of other teams that I felt pretty confident running with either not covering or just straight up losing.