Oscar Best Picture winners from the year you were … The Academy Awards turn 94 in 2022, making the show just three years older than Clint Eastwood (if you can believe it). Like Eastwood, the prestigious awards ceremony has seen it all by now. Over decades, the Oscar has been handed out to an X-rated movie (“Midnight Cowboy”), three actors who didn’t speak a word […]
Bane leads Grizzlies past Nets as Irving scores 43 … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 23 points, including nine straight as Memphis rebuilt its lead in the fourth quarter, and the Grizzlies beat Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets 132-120 on Wednesday night. Irving scored 43 points and Kevin Durant had 35 points and 11 rebounds. Still banned from playing home games because […]
No Morant as Grizzlies get set to take on Brooklyn MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It is one of the biggest games left in the regular season but as the Grizzlies get set to open a four game homestand against Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets, one of the game’s biggest draws won’t be able to play. While Ja Morant was at practice Tuesday, he […]
Without Morant, Bane leads Grizzlies to win in Houston HOUSTON — Desmond Bane had 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame the absence of star Ja Morant with balanced scoring in a 122-98 victory over the NBA-worst Houston Rockets on Sunday. Bane was one of six Memphis players to score at least 13 points on a day Morant sat out with a sore knee. […]
Rockets beat Grizzlies 123-112 to end 12-game losing … HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 29 points, Christian Wood added 28 points and 13 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-112 on Sunday night to end a 12-game losing streak. Porter scored 19 of his 22 second-half points in the third quarter to help Houston overcome a 10-point halftime deficit. […]
Morant scores career-high 46, Grizzlies beat Bulls … CHICAGO (AP) — Ja Morant scored a career-high 46 points and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls 116-110 on Saturday night. The Grizzlies held on after letting a 17-point lead shrink to one and came away with the win after losing two in a row. They also stopped […]
Who’s the All-Star set to shine in his debut? Why not … CLEVELAND — The NBA All-Star Game seems to be tailor-made for Ja Morant and LaMelo Ball. The flashy point guards are sitting atop the leaderboard when looking to see which of the seven first-time All-Stars will deliver a memorable moment during the league’s annual showcase on Sunday. “Melo’s game is perfect for an All-Star Game,” […]
Grizzlies hold off late rally by Hornets to win 5th … CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 26 points, Desmond Bane added 25 points and four steals, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Charlotte Hornets 125-118 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Steven Adams added 15 points and 11 boards for the […]
What will the Grizzlies do as the NBA Trade Deadline … MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Business is open around the NBA. C.J. McCollum is heading to New Orleans while the Pacers and Kings agreed to a six player deal sending Domantas Sabonis to Sacramento and Tyrese Haliburton to Indiana. All ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday. The question is…what will the Grizzlies do, if anything. […]
Grizzlies looking for postseason attention more than … MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Forget that small market label. The Memphis Grizzlies have quickly become the talk of the NBA, closing in on the All-Star break with the league’s third best record. Of course, it all starts with Ja Morant. The first time All-Star and All-Star starter is becoming one of the NBA’s top draws. He’s in […]
Ja Morant scores 33, leads Grizzlies’ 135-115 rout … ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 33 points in three quarters and the Memphis Grizzlies led by as many as 31 points in a 135-115 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday. Morant scored 22 points in the first half as Memphis won its second straight and for the fifth time in six games. […]