The Memphis Grizzlies started slow, but they erased the deficit with a furious comeback and the intensity fans have been waiting to see. Memphis led by four points with 3:38 to go in the fourth quarter. A win was within reach against the Golden State Warriors.

It’s been a rough few days for the Memphis Grizzlies, who recently fired head coach Taylor Jenkins and followed that up by losing home games to the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. The Grizzlies now find themselves in danger of dropping all the way down to the play-in level of the Western Conference picture,

It says something about the expectations for this Memphis squad that they're treating this bad stretch like the world is ending and the best way for Jackson Jr. to express this is

Jenkins, the winningest coach in franchise history, has led Memphis to the postseason three times since the 2019-20 season

The Grizzlies believe this firing will help reconnect the team's tantalizing core -- and reignite Ja Morant. But in truth, this dismissal began with five other ones nearly a year ago.

The Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins as their head coach on March 28. Jenkins had been with the franchise since 2019. He's viewed as one of the brightest young coaches in the NBA. In an April 1 report from ESPN,