Grizzlies fire coach Taylor Jenkins
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USA TODAY |
the Grizzlies fired Jenkins — the winningest coach in franchise history — with nine games left in the regular season.
U.S. News & World Report |
The Memphis Grizzlies have parted ways with their winningest coach, Taylor Jenkins, with the team struggling down the stretch and at risk of losing home-court advantage for the postseason.
CBSSports.com |
This season, though, the Grizzlies bounced back in a major way, climbing as high as the No. 2 spot in the West.
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The Celtics will be the second team that the Grizzlies face under their new head coach on Monday night as they close out their six-game road trip in Memphis. Boston fell to Memphis in Boston earlier this season, dropping a 127-121 contest on Dec. 7 at TD Garden.
Tensions ran surprisingly high for Memphis Grizzlies teammates Desmond Bane and Santi Aldama during a win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
Memphis (44-28) snapped a three-game losing streak and continued its winning ways against the Jazz (16-57). The Grizzlies have won five straight games against Utah and all four meetings this season. After trailing by one point at halftime, Memphis blitzed Utah in the third quarter, winning the frame 41-17.