Feisty effort falls short in Grizzlies loss to Nuggets
Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr., front, passes after driving past Denver Nuggets guard Tim Hardaway Jr. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Denver. (David Zalubowski/AP)
In the final couple of minutes, the Nuggets made a couple more plays than the Grizzlies did, and that was the difference.
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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. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He now splits his time between Minneapolis-St. Paul, where his wife works, and Memphis.
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