Grizzlies return home to Memphis trying to steal Game 3 from the Thunder
FedExForum will (hopefully) be rocking as the Memphis Grizzlies attempt to get back in their 2025 NBA Playoff series with the mighty Oklahoma City Thunder. Host Joe Mullinax breaks down how Ja Morant and the rest of the Grizzlies can get the job done on this episode of Locked on Grizzlies!
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33 Comments
Morning Joe! I got faith in us to get at least one 💀 aye if we get both at home we can force a game 7 with god on our side 😂🙏🏽
Time for our so called Big 3 $$$$$$$$$$$ to step up…Ja,JJ and Bane!!!!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Are you blind. Edey minutes need to shrink. Throw Stevens out there. Bagley was not the problem. Play switchable lineups.
Good ideas with Santi and huff. At this point it’s no time to sit on our hands.
Trying to steal game 3 at home is crazy
In the last game, the 2 starting lineups played to a near draw. The problem is that Caruso scored more off the bench than our entire bench combined. We're going to keep losing by 20 if our bench doesn't match their's. At this point, I'm giving GG, Cam, & Huff minutes. They can't be that much worse than what Santi, Luke, & Konchar are giving us.
People are being disingenuous.. 2 games lost and know there is no hope this season. Most of these people are now talking next season and how to rebuild. Before the MAVS playin games , all these people were saying don't tank for 14th pick. Everyone knew this series was going to go this way after watching 83 games; they are not good team at all and we didn't need to waste the 14th pick to know what was already known if someone saw the 4 losses to OKC in the regular season and the other losses to better teams.
But all these people were like, no way one should tank for a playoff opportunity. You must have pride to fight. They wanted to see what these players could do and compete… but now they don't want to see rest of the series. What a wasted opportunity to not keep the pick. Just bad asset management for false bravado and ego of not accepting they were wrong. When businesses are failing, they cut their losses and save the assets they can.
Ja, Jaren, Des are not championship level player. Just because FO identifies them as their main guys and paid them most money doesn't automatically make them good players. Ja is an inefficient offensive players who turns the ball over so much. Des is most balanced but not an alpha. Jaren is at best 4th player on a good team. Rest is all trash. This team needs a reboot. This trio is not it.. But the show will go on as everyone except fans have to earn a living.
Santi aldama has no defense ..LIABILITY
Those lineups will not work and sounds ridiculous. Santi too slow to keep up with Williams and Bane on SGA? In what world will that work?
Coaching in NBA means close to nothing. It’s the players. Phil Jackson did nothing without Jordon or Colby
hope our other guys have good games, but in the end, it's almost totally up to our stars being stars.
eight bucks? that's a sad commentary on local fans.
who's balding???😮
Joe, terrific solo breakdown today. Even without DaMichael in the chair, you nailed the needed tweaks instead of roasting Coach Iisalo.
We all know 0‑2 against a No. 1 seed demands something different. Jaren’s rim protection is world‑class, but unless the other four crash the glass hard—or Iisalo staggers JJJ with a true board‑hound—the rebound gap stays lethal.
(Quick disclosure: I model matchups with AI/Quantum‑Age concepts, so this next bit comes from that lens.) In physics, every outcome sits in superposition until something collapses the wave. If the Grizzlies sync rotations, energy, and belief, they can “collapse” tonight’s timeline into the reality where Memphis steals Game 3.
Translation: switch up the glass‑coverage, trust the depth, and own the boards—collapse that wave our way. Go Griz!
Scottie is growing his game nicely. BUT. He's not Jaylen Wells defensively. And in my opinion, Wells deferred to our stars better than Pippen. Pippen tries to unnecessarily create shots for himself first before he checks if there's a better option, and he's NOT who I'd rely on, at this time, to win games for us. our stars need to be stars tonight.
So guys who can play defense should be priority. Why in the world would Konchar and Bagley be playing?
Ja bane JJJ Huff Edey… I wanna see that lineup
Bane needs to have a huge game from the outside. They are throwing 3 guys at Ja. Also Edey stop slapping the rebound outside..Go Grizz
Joe's insights hit the mark — flaws and all, this team still has the tools to shock the NBA with a few smart adjustments. I’ve got full faith in Ja to turn the improbable into reality and elevate this squad back to grit, growth and greatness. In my reality? Grizz in 7. Bring it on, Thunder!
Santi is terrible
On defense. Play the other guys GG Lamar energy guys Vince.
As a thunder this is not the Grit and Grind I was expecting. Back then we feared playing them and it was going 7 games off top, but now yall should be called soft and sweet
Joe spot on the Jaren thing about time lol. Des, Luke, and Pippen is the only person needed to pass Jaren the ball in the post. If they from the backside that man needs to run to the high post for an easy post for an open mid range. I think they need to start Lame Stevens for defensive that where we been the games. And the stupid narrative about letting Ja or any player take break in defense is stupid. You can’t require things from Jaren and say oh Morant don’t have to go as hard. Great players play both sides of the ball. The only we win this game is all 3 play good on offense. Jaren the key if he struggle we ain’t winning. Des,Jaren, and Ja got to lay it out on the line on both sides for them to win
Thunder by 20 tonight and sweep incoming. It's still go grizz with me
I would give GG half of Santi's minutes. Santi doesnt know what hustle, diving on the floor, sliding feet and staying connected to your man looks like. He has been the biggest liability to the teams half court and open court defense that Ive ever seen. Perhaps a coaching change and better coaching can help him next year
The head coach needs to force rhe ball the Jaren or Des as soon as Ja goes to the bench. The problem is that our "others" Pippen begins to try to create offense. That doesn't work. We have to go through our big 3 on offense at all times…
🧹🧹🧹🧹 I'll take the thunder by 20 because I don't think the grizzlies have a chance I think they are going to get embarrassed at home
It’s over for you.
Are you crazy? You have a Healthy Marvin Bagley. Obviosly you have little knowledge of Ball.
Just support the guys it been a mess lately hope changes will be made for the better
Santi aint done nothing and is not the answer we need 3 bigs 2 gaurds to have a chance give Lamar Stevens a chance
As an OKC resident and Thunder die-hard.. Ja Morant juat isnt a solid leader for your team.
I have faith that the memphis grizzlies will win tonight jaren I know he getting tired of losing against the thunder so l believe he will help memphis win tonight game
26 point lead at half, 31 points in the second half game over Oklahoma up 3 – 0 series over.