The Grizzlies led by 27 points when Ja Morant landed on the FedExForum floor and left the game with a hip injury in the second quarter. Memphis led by 26 points at halftime. Iisalo said Morant’s absence “quite drastically” changed the energy and execution from the team going forward.

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The Memphis Grizzlies are back home as they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in games three and four of the first round of the playoffs. The Grizzlies dropped the first two road games in Oklahoma by a combined deficit of 70 points,