The Memphis Grizzlies think they found a formula to combat the Oklahoma City Thunder. But is there any hope of deploying it without Ja Morant?

The Memphis Grizzlies have updated the status of star guard Ja Morant for Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the postseason performance of the Memphis Grizzlies’ big three, starting with Ja Morant.

Ja Morant hit the floor and the Grizzlies fell apart. They couldn’t believe it either. 

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It was going to be a magnificent night for Memphis. Then Ja Morant and the Grizzlies crashed to the earth.

With Ja Morant finding his rhythm as both a scorer and a playmaker, the Grizzlies were about to win Game 3. And then it all evaporated in the split second between contact and collapse. 

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Ja Morant was hurt with just over three minutes left in the first half and Memphis leading 67-40. But Oklahoma City closed the gap to make the series 3-0.

This is the box score for the NBA playoffs game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at FedExForum.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant was undercut by Thunder guard Lu Dort during Thursday’s Game 3 and exited the game with an injury.

Here’s the latest in a spin around the Memphis Grizzlies universe before Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Win or lose, the “we’re in this together” energy can enrich a community. Memphis now gets at least two chances to show it in this series.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused the NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022.

The Thunder absolutely destroyed the Grizzlies in Games 1 and 2. So what reason is there to believe in Memphis? I’m glad you asked.

Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, after his team’s 118-99 Game 2 loss, was as close as Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo has seemed to angry.

The Grizzlies won the third quarter of Game 2, 27-20. It was the only quarter of the series thus far that they have come out on top. 

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The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Memphis Grizzlies to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Extracting the most value from the rest of the series begins with making it competitive. Can the Grizzlies slow down the Oklahoma City buzzsaw?

Jackson’s career playoff averages are: 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 39% from the floor and 33% from 3-point range. Can he do more than that Tuesday night in Game 2?

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By the end of Game 1, the Grizzlies were just trying to stay away from the most lopsided defeat in NBA Playoffs history. They had waved the white flag early in the fourth quarter. 

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Box score: Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80

The Grizzlies lost Game 1 to Oklahoma City by 51 points, and as interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo said, “It’s very hard to play worse than this.”

The Grizzlies suffered the fifth-largest margin of defeat ever in an NBA Playoff game during Game 1 in Oklahoma City.

NBA box score for Game 1 of the first-round series between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma Thunder. 

Ja Morant’s third signature sneaker is bolder than his first two designs. He wanted Nike to “make it different.”