Chris Herrington
Columnist
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.
There are 1843 articles by Chris Herrington :
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November 2018
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Memphis Grizzlies After taking Thanksgiving off, it’s time for a return of the Grizzlies Mailbag, where we’re updating predictions after 20 games and already gazing ahead to the All-Star game and the trade deadline. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: League-best Raptors close strong, send Grizz to third straight defeat
Tuesday night at FedExForum felt a whole lot like Sunday afternoon. Once again, the Grizzlies built a game-high double-digit lead early in the third quarter and lost (nearly) all of it before the quarter was over. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Game Day: Three reasons to be concerned about the Grizz
For most NBA teams, individual game outcomes shouldn’t be surprising, and despite their unexpected appearance atop the Western Conference standings a few days ago, the Grizzlies are one of those teams. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz come undone, run out of gas in loss to Knicks
The Grizzlies took a second straight loss and in both cases they needed Mike Conley a little too much. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Road Recap: Conley fouls out, Grizz sputter as winning streak ends in Los Angeles
One of the keys to the Grizzlies’ surprising start to the season is that Mike Conley and Marc Gasol have played every game so far. But the Grizzlies got a reminder on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles of what playing without Conley is like, and it wasn’t pretty. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Road Recap: Gasol’s late free throws seal victory, first place in the West
It took three big men in constant foul trouble, three technical fouls, and a fading, falling DeMar DeRozan jumper with 1.2 seconds to play for the San Antonio Spurs to almost beat the Memphis Grizzlies at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Thanksgiving eve. But even that wasn’t quite enough. -
Memphis Grizzlies Marc Gasol is the best player in the world, and other early season Grizzlies stats highlights
After Monday night's 98-88 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Memphis Grizzlies found themselves in a three-way tie for first place in the Western Conference. -
Sports Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz win fourth straight, take share of first place in the West
It’s not always so simple, but in the modern NBA the team with the best perimeter scorer and playmaker has a pretty big advantage, and it was advantage Grizzlies as Mike Conley scored 28 points to lead the team to its fourth straight win, 98-88, over the Dallas Mavericks (7-9). -
Chris Herrington The Memphis 10: From ‘Mystery Train’ to ‘The Firm’ and more, the best use of city locations on the big screen
This past weekend, the Hallmark Channel premiered “Christmas at Graceland,” a made-for-television feature film where country star Kellie Pickler offers key support to the film’s real star: Graceland. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. and Mavericks’ Luka Doncic meet for first time in battle of top NBA rookies
At 10-5, the Grizzlies are in a playoff race again after a two-year absence. But in an unusual double-dip, they may also be in a Rookie of the Year race for the first time in a decade, since O.J. Mayo finished second to Derrick Rose in 2009. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Grizzlies 100, Timberwolves 87
Marc Gasol made four three-pointers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis and each one extended the Grizzlies’ lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves from single to double digits. Gasol added three blocks and drew a key late charge on opposing center Karl-Anthony Towns as the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 100-87 to improve to 10-5 and into a three-way tie for third place in the Western Conference. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz hold off Kings in a family affair
Let posterity note that rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. set a new career scoring high with an alley-oop dunk that doubled as a "Whoomp! There It Is!" request, a FedExForum rite of passage that pushed the Grizzlies lead to a game-high 14 points in the third quarter of an eventual 112-104 win over head coach Dave Joerger, suited-and-booted Zach Randolph, and rest of the oh-so-familiar visiting Sacramento Kings. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Game Day: Sorting season may start now in the Western Conference playoff race
Every NBA season for every team meanders from fall to spring at an irregular rhythm. Some turns are hard ones (an injury, a trade), other points of departure are only seen in hindsight. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Jaren Jackson’s role, the Carmelo Anthony possibility and more
The Grizzlies are coming off a big win in Milwaukee, with an interesting, and potentially telling, stretch of games ahead. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Grizzlies 116, Bucks 113
Mike Conley scored nine points in the last 3:13 to preserve a late Grizzlies lead in Milwaukee, including a spinning fadeaway in the lane to keep the charging Bucks at bay with under 30 seconds to play. -
Memphis Grizzlies What Dillon Brooks’ injury means for the Grizzlies
Dillon Brooks exited Grizzlies practice on Tuesday afternoon with a brace on his left knee and a cane in his right hand. It’s a disappointing turn in what had already been a disappointing start to the second season for the team’s unexpected break-out rookie of last season. -
Chris Herrington Herrington: What do Nixon, Clinton and Trump have in common? For now, it’s Elvis
My first reaction when I saw Elvis Presley was getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom was puzzlement: This hasn’t already happened? And, why now? -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz survive Sixers in overtime to remain perfect at FedExForum
The Grizzlies stayed undefeated on the FedExForum floor with a 112-106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, but it took an extra five minutes to get there. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies: Ten Takes After Ten Games
Ten games does not a season make, but it’s close enough to draw some preliminary conclusions. The Grizzlies have played four games at home and six on the road. Record-wise, they’ve played two of the league’s three best teams (Warriors, Nuggets) and three games against two of the league’s three worst (Suns, Wizards). What do we think we know so far? Here’s an annual taking of the temperature, now at a new home. Ten takes after ten games. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Postgame: Grizz hand Nuggets second loss
Winning big is fun, but winning close is better. The building back-and-forth tension is a richer, deeper experience, creating the kind of basketball games that keep you up, sifting through the string of moments lingering in your mind. These games seem longer, in a good way, because all 48 minutes matter. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Game Day: Conley, Gasol will try to get back on track to start three-game homestand
After losing both halves of a road back-to-back, what will home-cooking mean for the Grizzlies big two? I mean Shelvin Mack and Dillon Brooks, of course. -
Chris Herrington Election Day Notebook: Blackburn wins ugly, urban-rural divide deepens, Gibson’s gets flack, and more
Two quotes in the closing days of this year’s midterm election, both on the subject of the “migrant caravan” as a political motivator: -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Warriors 117, Grizzlies 101
We’ll find out by Tuesday night whether there’s a “blue wave” in the midterm elections. But on Election Day eve, the Grizzlies ended their three-game West Coast road trip submerged by a familiar Golden wave. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Suns 102, Grizzlies 100
For the first time this season, the Grizzlies found themselves in a single-possession game in the final five minutes. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Grizzlies 110, Jazz 100
Is it too early to think about playoff positioning? The Grizzlies secured at least a season-series tie with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City Friday night, beating the Jazz in their building for the second time in the season’s first seven games. The win moves the Grizzlies to 5-2 and tied with the San Antonio Spurs for fourth place in the Western Conference.
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