Pathetic.
There’s no other word for the Grizzlies’ first-quarter effort against the Lakers on Saturday. Memphis came out of the gates slower than a sloth in quicksand, scoring an anemic nine points—nine points!—in the opening 12 minutes of its eventual 111–101, Game 3 loss to the Lakers. The final score was frankly closer than the actual game, and the Grizz now trail 2–1 in the first-round series. And after constant trash talking of their opponent, the Grizzlies should be embarrassed by the wire-to-wire beatdown they took in Game 3.
Remember, this series started with irritant Dillon Brooks saying he wanted to face the Lakers.
