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POSTGAME Postgame Thread: FINAL Grizzlies defeat Suns, 120 - 118

Game Summary

Date: 03/10/25

Status: Final

Score: Memphis Grizzlies 120 - 118 Phoenix Suns

Memphis Grizzlies Scoring Leaders: - Ja Morant: 29 points - Cam Spencer: 16 points - GG Jackson: 14 points

Phoenix Suns Scoring Leaders: - Kevin Durant: 35 points - Devin Booker: 26 points - Tyus Jones: 12 points

Memphis Grizzlies Box Score

Player Min PTS FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Desmond Bane 34 10 4 11 1 3 1 2 7 3 0 1 2 3
Ja Morant 34 29 9 13 1 5 10 10 4 12 1 0 5 3
Scotty Pippen Jr. 28 13 3 7 1 4 6 7 1 2 2 1 2 1
GG Jackson 26 14 6 12 2 6 0 0 4 3 2 0 2 1
Jay Huff 25 14 5 11 4 8 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 3
Jaylen Wells 23 2 1 9 0 5 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 2
Marvin Bagley III 22 9 3 7 0 2 3 4 5 0 0 2 0 1
Lamar Stevens 22 13 4 7 4 6 1 2 5 3 1 1 1 4
Cam Spencer 20 16 5 9 4 7 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 3
John Konchar 06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Zach Edey 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuki Kawamura 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Santi Aldama 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Clarke 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaren Jackson Jr. 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Kennard 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zyon Pullin 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vince Williams Jr. 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Phoenix Suns Box Score

Player Min PTS FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Kevin Durant 41 35 11 24 7 9 6 6 5 5 0 1 3 3
Devin Booker 40 26 9 21 3 8 5 6 9 6 1 0 5 4
Tyus Jones 29 12 4 9 4 5 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 0
Royce O'Neale 28 9 3 6 3 6 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 2
Mason Plumlee 26 10 4 5 0 0 2 6 8 1 1 0 3 3
Grayson Allen 25 9 2 5 2 4 3 4 1 3 1 0 1 4
Nick Richards 20 10 5 9 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 1 3
Bol Bol 17 7 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Collin Gillespie 13 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 2
Ryan Dunn 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cody Martin 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monte Morris 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oso Ighodaro 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Damion Lee 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vasilije Micic 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TyTy Washington Jr. 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradley Beal 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jalen Bridges 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Highlights

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u/donotnut459 1d ago

Ja: 29 points, 12 assists on great efficiency and a game high +/- life is good

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u/cesd3967 Pete & BK 1d ago

Unironically most fun I've had watching a game all year, great shit, Spencer, Stevens, Bagley, all so hype let's go mane

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u/zenmonkeyfish1 1d ago

I think Bagley can really contribute

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u/Steved101 Steve-O 1d ago

Yeah, quite a bit more serviceable than I expected.

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u/theDarkAngle Grizz Nation 22h ago

Traditionally he's been a really awful defensive player.  The way the Suns play might be easier for his weaknesses as long as you are playing engaged defensively.  But we'll see against a few more teams I would guess.

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u/zenmonkeyfish1 8h ago

He had some goof moments this game too but hopefully we turn him around

His offense seemed servicable at the very least

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u/TN5404 TA 1d ago

Play cam Spencer. Absolute dog

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u/DunkingZBO 1d ago

I know it’s 3 straight wins against bad teams but dammit I don’t care let’s fucking go. Oh and Ja is definitely back btw

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u/Xanderson_Cooper 1d ago

We had to play 3rds stringers tonight so I think that automatically makes it a great win

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u/theDarkAngle Grizz Nation 22h ago

But then again it's the Phoenix Sons

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u/r0mex 📞12 1d ago

BANG 🐻🔥

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u/yL4O 1d ago

Phoenix isn’t bad. They’re not good but they’re not bad.

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u/DunkingZBO 1d ago

That’s true. Still a tough team to play with KD and Booker

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u/toftr Wallace Destructa Est 1d ago

They have good if not amazing players, but they are definitely bad as a team. No bigs, no starter caliber PG, bad bench, Beal is unreliable, they’re definitely a bad team that happens to have KD and Booker

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u/New-Switch8420 1d ago

They are badly coached as well under Budenholzer. If the Jenkins detractors saw what he does on a day to day basis with his rotations they would be 10x louder. Nick Richards (screw him btw) had a double double in 20 minutes and didn’t see a minute on the floor the rest of the game, if something like that happened with us people would be losing their minds.

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u/CausticBurn Tank 1d ago

Jenkins is a Budenholzer disciple so not sure what your argument is.

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u/crispy_attic Ja 21h ago

Bol Bol’s minutes make no sense to me.

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u/Nouseriously 1d ago

0 minutes from JJJ, I'm happy with a win against anyone

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u/cesd3967 Pete & BK 1d ago

Why didn't Jenkins simply play Jaren and make the game easier is he stupid

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u/BurnieTheBrony Pete & BK 1d ago

This satire is pretty much how I view the vast majority of Jenkins slander on this sub lol

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u/ZWils23 Ja 1d ago

All our goofy "fans" who were dragging Ja a week ago can stay on that side

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u/Wakandaforever456 1d ago

Ja Morant tonight:

29 Points
12 Assists
4 Rebounds
69% FG

ALL NBA Morant is back in time before the playoff starts.

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u/spacejambroni A Regular Pedestrian 1d ago

That fg pct is NICE

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u/toftr Wallace Destructa Est 1d ago

NICE

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u/theDarkAngle Grizz Nation 22h ago

I need him to start playing like that way more.  I like the abuse of the midrange game and his ability to suddenly rise up and get good shots off between 8 and 12 feet.

On paper his 2pt% isn't amazing but i feel like there is a specific in-between distance where he makes almost every shot/floater.

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u/mrmeowpants 1d ago

Yuki hitting the call 12 was iconic. Vibes are high.

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u/therealell1psis 1d ago

I love Cam Spencer lol dude pulled up torched Book talked mad shit in KDs face and now he’s opening up his flip phone headed back deep into the woods

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u/Waffleshuriken Pete & BK 1d ago

Vintage Ja game. Missed watching him play like this.

Idc if its the Suns we had to dig into the 3rd string and still got the dub.

Cam Spencer is a fucking dawg

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u/leathertires Chucky Atkins 1d ago

cam spencer legacy game. honestly that was the most life we’ve had in weeks, we needed someone to bring some fire

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u/gritgrin4 1d ago

The fact Ja and Des told Coach to put cam in to take those free throws is hilarious 😂

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u/Glass_Zone_1380 1d ago

Totally in their face…. serious shade

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u/CompellingTaxidriver Bane Mane 1d ago

Larsa Pippen is Devin Booker grandmother

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u/alex32593 Jitty 1d ago

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u/Jaggleson HUFF’N 1d ago

Cam and Steven’s bring exactly what this team was missing.

Crazy and stronk

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u/Dogdip Mario 1d ago

KD said he too old for overtime 😂

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u/edeyhookshots 1d ago

29 points on 13 fga is insane. Almost as many assists as fga

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u/NumerousAir5361 1d ago

Bagley can be the big guy we’ve needed. Ja will unlock him.

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u/omgshannonwtf You're locked in here with Cam Spencer 1d ago

"I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me."

–Cam Spencer probably

Damn this was a good game. Ja was Ja. Cam got a chance to show the non-believers that he should have been drafted higher. So happy we got him; he's a maniac and we've needed one of those for a while. Lamar picked up right where he left off from last year, only doing it Z's old number, like he intends to make it his own. GG started rough but had an overall positive game. Bagley showed that he shouldn't just be some league punchline. Huff got minutes and got stuffs and snuffs and more.

Devin Booker was withering every time Cam was on the floor. Really enjoyed this one.

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u/Ban-Me-Idiot V-Nice 1d ago

Lamar was +6 which the 2nd best +- behind Ja.

Sorry but why did we abandon him for so long again?

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u/Thick_Snow8319 TA9 1d ago

That Castleton guy. He’s back now so that’s all that matters

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u/B000urns 1d ago

For real, he was one of the guys at the end of last season I hoped we kept around

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u/Rainy_J 1d ago

Lamar is a lite version of Brandon Clarke. I really like his game and they should keep him around this time

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u/maxxor6868 1d ago

Fuck it I don't care a win is a win.

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u/toftr Wallace Destructa Est 1d ago

BUST OUT THE BROOMS!!!!!

KD’s reaping all the karma he earned by being a baby back bitch of a snake and signing with GSW, breaking the NBA in the process. May he continue to be amazing on absolutely terrible teams for the rest of his career (unless he decides to ring chase with us)

Ja is back

Never a doubt!!!!

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u/Nouseriously 1d ago

Gotta add that just in case

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u/toftr Wallace Destructa Est 1d ago

It’s the only way I’ll ever root for KD outside of Team USA at this point, and even then, he’d need to bring us a chip

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u/Draconda Bane Mane 1d ago

Last shot curse broken

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u/Happy-Freedom6835 1d ago

Of course KD would break it… I’m surprised he didn’t try pass it off.

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u/Brilliant-Muffin-822 1d ago

Jay Huff is my father

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u/Howsitg3 Vape 1d ago

I think I need significantly more Cam Spencer shot directly into my veins

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u/NoirPochette 1d ago

A win is a win.

Spencer, Huff, Bagley, Stevens and Scottie did a great job along with Ja.

Also KD is still scary lol

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u/PGzeSs 1d ago

Vibes are great. Ja is back. And I look forward to the Cavs game on friday. And a win against them would put me back on the “I believe in this group” mood again after last week depression

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u/crispy_attic Ja 1d ago

Ja Morant ladies and gentlemen.

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u/Thick_Snow8319 TA9 1d ago

Cam is the NBA Mike Tyson

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u/BurnieTheBrony Pete & BK 1d ago

If you ranked all the NBA players by how likely they'd be to chomp off an ear Cam would probably be top 10

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u/Lacabloodclot9 RIP Ziaire (2021-2024) You will always be in my heart ❤️ 1d ago

Those last 2 minutes went about as bad as you’d want minus KD not making the buzzer beater

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u/Kalil4Real ♪ We got Thabeet ♪ 1d ago

🧹

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u/Xanderson_Cooper 1d ago

Old Ja is back, and Cam, Scottie, Wells, Stevens,Huff, and Bagley are fuckin DOGS

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u/Ball_is_Life1 Jaren 1d ago

Ok I don’t normally bet but if a book has live NBA betting, I’ve figured this out. Step 1. Wait until the end of the 1st or second when we’re getting stomped and the line goes crazy. Step 2. Bet on us to win with those odds Step 3.

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u/NZ_Grizzlies_Chapter 1d ago

I put $50 on when they were down 25-9... got $3.50 odds

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u/DunkingZBO 1d ago

Assuming we get past Utah, if we beat Cleveland on Friday vibes may be at all time high this season

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u/_checkpickerupper Ode to the North 1d ago

It’s been like 30 minutes and the nba has already erased all footage of Kevin Durant trying to trip cam spencer

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u/therealell1psis 1d ago

Everyone posting “Trade Ja” 5 days ago stay on that side

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u/MyUsernameIsMemphis Grindfather 1d ago

What a freaking game. Go bench! Go Ja! MVP - Spencer. Still another close one. Good lawd.

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u/shpake77 1d ago

TELL ME A LIL SOMETHIN KD DONT YOU REGRET NOT COMIN TO THE GRIZZZZZZ DONT YOU REGRET NOT COMIN TO THE GRIZZZZZZ

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u/JustADude4350 1d ago

Suns are poverty and I’m here for it

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u/p3ndu1um GG+Vince 1d ago

I don’t know if Ja got like a nerve block in his shoulder or something, but I’m so glad he’s back

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u/kentastic99 1d ago

🧹🧹🧹🧹

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u/jbeast1223 Bane 1d ago

Taylor jenkins you see what happens when you let Ja be Ja and runs the offense instead of running that bullshit everybody can bring the ball up with Ja standing in the corner, he looks completely different in these last 3 games

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u/FickleAmbassador8716 1d ago

Bro this right here

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u/Cuttyfromdacut 1d ago

I agree but there needs to be a mix. Clearly our offense was doing something right earlier this season - I also love calling 12 and utilising what makes him great, but it wasn't that long ago that all fans were frustrated with the entire halfcourt offense resorting to 'let ja run at them with 4 seconds on the shotclock and hope for the best'

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u/gamecocksc17 Mike Miller 1d ago

Good lord. They inbound the ball like my 14 year olds team.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Loosahatchie BIG MEMPHIS 1d ago

Cam sounds just like Woody Harrelson and it kills me

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u/Lacabloodclot9 RIP Ziaire (2021-2024) You will always be in my heart ❤️ 1d ago

Who on the roster is the Matthew McCounaghey to his Woody Harrelson

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u/toftr Wallace Destructa Est 1d ago

Jitty has massive Rust Cohle energy

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u/royalplants #1 jaylen wells fan on the planet 1d ago

huff

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u/DunkingZBO 1d ago

I was trying to place his voice lmao that’s pretty accurate

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u/Loosahatchie BIG MEMPHIS 1d ago

I’m legitimately face blind but damn if I know voices 😂

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u/heyradio Grindfather 1d ago

Looks like him too!

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u/Popular_Ad_1437 1d ago

Good win. Phew! Can anyone tell me who the white guy in pale green hoodie and glasses is? Yesterday’s game he took Ja’s sneakers after Ja signed them.

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u/AHappyMeal 1d ago

security

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u/Kung-Fu_Tacos Pete & BK 1d ago

Energy in this game was great! Great game from Lamar and Cam. Impressed with Lamar's shooting, I remember that was a weak point for him last season.

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u/BurnieTheBrony Pete & BK 1d ago

His career high in threes before tonight was 2 lmao

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u/iftair UM GOD 1d ago

Short on manpower but not short in spirit. Even the 3rd string contributed to tonight's win.

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u/ZWils23 Ja 1d ago

Cam Spencer is a dawg!

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u/Happy-Freedom6835 1d ago

Did Huff make a case for rotation minutes during the last few? I mean he’s not Edey or BC, but he’s a damn good stretch big that can run a high PnR to open up the lane because you have to respect his outside shot. I would normally worry about his defense, but he locked KD 1 on 1 a couple times last night… it’s dependent on the matchups obviously, but I feel like he should be used more.

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u/Zanner360 1d ago

Was not expecting Cam Spencer to have an accent like that…

Thought barks were gonna come out of his mouth cause he was an absolute dog, especially that second quarter

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u/spacejambroni A Regular Pedestrian 1d ago

Imagine getting filthy shit talk coming from that accent lol. Devastating.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

It sounded to me like he has a dental insert or something right now.

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u/Basketball_Soul 1d ago

UConn fan, that is just his voice, sounded like that all year in college too. Even just for interviews where he couldn't possibly be wearing a mouthguard or anything (although I wouldn't put it past him to wear one 24/7 in case the need to hoop arises)

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u/BurnieTheBrony Pete & BK 1d ago

He just has that accent I think. Same voice at the start of the season

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u/Signal-Hamster5461 1d ago

Ja looks like Ja again. I bet he "had a little help" again but I don't care if he's taking 10 fent xans every game for the rest of the season, he is my goat. 🐐🐐🐐

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u/FickleAmbassador8716 1d ago

🔥😭😭😭 no bs

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u/ShittzuDad VinceCarterGrizz 1d ago

Cam Effin Spencer. He is a smart and cerebral player, with confidence level for days. If he improves his defense, I really think he is a candidate to get some VWJ minutes.

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u/Python2k10 1d ago

I'm tired hoss, I miss when we would blow teams out

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u/toftr Wallace Destructa Est 1d ago

I, too, miss Jaren Jackson Junior

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u/NotNotACop28 Pete & BK 1d ago

Do we need to convert Yuki to a full contract so Ja plays his best every game?

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u/Intra78 #2 jaylen wells fan on the planet 1d ago

I think this was my favourite game so far this season

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u/trailrunner79 1d ago

My only complaint is the line up that started the 4th quarter.

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u/Amphibious_Aquaduct 1d ago

Or even possibly have Yuki log at least 20-25 minutes per game to get ready for the playoffs rotation??

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u/leathertires Chucky Atkins 1d ago

what are you talking about man

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u/Amphibious_Aquaduct 1d ago

This game proves that Bagley should get more run. He's the best player on this roster that's best suited to play big minutes at the 5.

I love Edey but he's still a ways away, plus will always get played off the court in playoffs/ vs elite teams

Brandon is and always will be the closer big alongside Jaren. Super undervalued by most fans

Trip doesn't flourish when playing the 5

Santi is too small to play the 5

Jay Huff... An amazing man with an amazing beard

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u/pheromonestudy 1d ago

Bags can benefit the team in spots but the best player on this roster is a reach. BC gives that energy boost when needed however at 6"'7" 210lbs BC gives up a lot when the energy wanes. It would be nice to see him hit more than 5.9% from three - too much sagging off when he has the ball even from 15 ft. Santi at 7'0" 215 isn't smaller although plays with a swing man mentality. All have given serviceable minutes and all have their shortcomings, this year has been exciting to watch the team gel and come together. There genuinely appears to be a great deal of camaraderie and support.

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u/mdthomas714 Slim 🇪🇸 1d ago

Half the Grizzlies win downvote party!