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 Athletic's Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Joe Vardon previously reported after that Morant "remained supportive of the coach up to the end," but did not enjoy playing in an offensive system that "takes the ball out of his hands and removes the screens he likes to use as a ball handler to make plays."

In the immediate aftermath of the Grizzlies firing head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday, outsiders and national pundits wondered loudly why Memphis’ brain trust would move on from a coach who’s not only the winningest regular-season bench boss in franchise history,

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SportsLine's model simulated Memphis Grizzlies vs. Miami Heat 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday's matchup

The Grizzlies are currently 19-18 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. The Grizzlies beat the Heat, 125-91

The Trail Blazers are currently 13-25 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Raptors have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. The Blazers won 105-102 on March 16 in Portland versus Toronto.

The Bucks are currently 16-20 on the road with a point differential of 2, while the 76ers have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home. Milwaukee won all three meetings versus Philly this season by at least eight points.

Miami looks to extend its three-game home win streak with a victory over Memphis. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

Tyler Herro scored a game-high 25 points and Bam Adebayo tossed in 21 as the visiting Miami Heat extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Celtics 124-103 on Wednesday night.

Just how worried ought we to be about Brown's health with the postseason so close and his knee clearly an issue?

We’re not guaranteed the first seed by any means. We still got work to do.” The Cavs technically still have work to do after Wednesday, but the Boston Celtics' 124-103 loss to the Miami Heat brings them one step closer to locking up the top spot in the Eastern Conference.