When the Grizzlies announced Friday morning that they'd fired coach Taylor Jenkins, the NBA world had a pretty consistent reaction: shock. Memphis is tied for fourth in the western conference with only nine games left in the regular season, so the Grizzlies made this move while gearing up for a playoff run.

The Memphis Grizzlies have lost four of their last five games to fall to 44-29 on the season and sit tied for fourth place in the Western Conference. With just

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For the Lakers, they could be without guard Austin Reaves, who is listed on the injury report as questionable with a right ankle sprain. Reaves played in Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls, finishing with 30 points,

Returning home on Thursday, the Thunder faced the Memphis Grizzlies, a team they had beaten in seven straight meetings dating back to April 2023. After a tightly contested first half, OKC pulled away in the fourth quarter,

The Grizzlies (44-28) have struggled against the Western Conference-leading Thunder (60-12) so far this season, losing the previous three games by a combined 54 points. But with t