Grizzlies fire coach Taylor Jenkins
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Despite being in the thick of the Western Conference playoffs with nine games to go, Memphis fired head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday in a surprising move.
From New York Post
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.
From U.S. News & World Report
Jenkins, a well-regarded coach who had been in his sixth year in Memphis, was 250-214 over that stretch, the most wins for a head coach in franchise history.
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Grizzlies, Memphis and Los Angeles Clippers
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The 43-27 Grizzlies have lost three of their last four and are losing ground in the race for second in the West.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Oklahoma City defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 on Thursday night as the Thunder won their eighth straight and team-record 61st game of the season.
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Winning the spread, total and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over 31.5 PTS parlay for the Thunder-Grizzlies contest pays out $57.56 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below.
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James Harden has 30 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard adds 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Clippers win for the eighth time in nine games, 128-108.
The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to Southern California for a showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers. It is a possible playoff preview as we continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Clippers prediction and pick.
The Memphis Grizzlies (43-27) head west to take on the Los Angeles Clippers (39-30) in a battle of two Western Conference playoff teams.
As far as later firings, Don Nelson was fired by the Mavericks in the 2004-2005 NBA season with just 18 games left in the year. The Mavericks were 42-22 on the year but Nelson and former owner Mark Cuban butted heads frequently about how the team should be playing. Cuban replaced Nelson with Avery Johnson for the final 18 games of the season.
With a final score of 128-108, the Clippers not only secured a win but also showcased a formidable defensive strategy that kept their opponents in check. Real-world examples of defensive efficiency can be seen in how they disrupted the Grizzlies' offensive flow,
Memphis had lost four of five games on its West Coast road trip ahead of a home game Saturday against the Lakers.
The Memphis Grizzlies stunned much of the NBA by firing coach Taylor Jenkins Friday less than a month before the start of the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Clippers still find themselves in a logjam in the Western Conference playoff race, and their performance of late eventually could help reduce the crowd around them.