Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins may have cost his team a win on Thursday after calling an untimely timeout.
Bane amassed 16 points (6-10 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-3 FT), four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 27 minutes during Thursday's 119-115 loss to the Rockets. Bane returned Thursday from a one-game absence due to a left ankle sprain,
The Grizzlies ruled Ja Morant out and added Desmond Bane to the injury report heading into a clash with Stephen Curry's Warriors.
Bane (ankle) is questionable for Thursday's game against the Rockets. Bane is in jeopardy of missing his second straight game Thursday due to an ankle sprain. Since Ja Morant (shoulder) is also iffy to play for the Grizzlies,
Jaren Jackson Jr. put up one of his best performances of the season on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
Both Morant and Bane detect Bane’s defender, Dillon Brooks, focusing on the dribbler. Bane slides from the wing to the corner, and Morant takes off simultaneously, dragging his man, Fred VanVleet, out of the play and leaving Bane wide open for a corner 3 as Brooks heads to disrupt Wells.
The Houston Rockets have been one of the biggest surprises of the season so far, boasting strong veteran play and one of the better young cores in the entire NBA. But on Thursday night, it will face one of its most important games of the season in a bout with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green is finding his groove, posting multiple scoring outbursts since Amen Thompson's return from suspension.
Zach Edey was limiting to 13 minutes for the Grizzlies (24-13) due to a rare off night, but several of his teammates picked up the slack. Jaylen Wells and John Konchar each joined Jackson with more than 10 rebounds.
The Memphis Grizzlies have finished their five-game road trip and are now hosting the Dallas Mavericks in game two of their regular season series matchup tonight. Both teams are coming off multiple losses in a row and will be looking to get back in the win column.
Malik Monk scored 11 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Kings to a 138-133 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. DeMar DeRozan added 29 points for the Kings (16-19), who have won three in a row under interim coach Doug Christie.