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Nuggets 109, Grizzlies 105: Next Day Notes

Larry Kuzniewski

Last night the Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets, dropping a game that they almost had to win to be safe in their grip on the Western Conference’s 5th seed. Herewith, some thoughts:

Game Notes

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Up Next

The Grizzlies play the Toronto Raptors at the Forum on Friday, and then they have two more winnable (“winnable”) games: Sunday at Orlando, and Tuesday night at home against the Chicago Bulls. Whether these games are really winnable really seems like it’s going to come down to pure chance at this point; if the Grizzlies can catch their opponent flat-footed and grind one out, or if Zach Randolph can put up another triple double, or if Lance Stephenson can get back to the peak form he was in just a week and a half ago, the Grizzlies will be fine. If not, well, we’ve seen it enough times by now to know it might get ugly.