Grizzled and demoralized, the Memphis Grizzlies find themselves in a 2-0 hole against the Los Angeles Clippers, with recovery looking like a steep climb at this point.
After a rough first game against Los Angeles, the Grizzlies hung around in Game 2 until the bitter end, getting a huge performance from Mike Conley and putting themselves in position to send the game into overtime.
Marc Gasol tied the game up on a dunk off a pick-and-roll (something that Blake Griffin had been stepping into perfectly for the entire game), and Memphis was looking at a single stop to send it into overtime.
Then, Chris Paul happened.
Tony Allen gave Paul just a bit too much space (whether he was held or not is beside the point) and he banked in the game-winner at the buzzer.
Just like that, the thought of an early elimination arose and the Grizzlies were staring at two must-win games coming up at home.
Obviously, there are some positive takeaways. Conley has looked both capable and clutch in two games, Jerryd Bayless is apparently going to try to give them something off the bench, as is Darrell Art ...
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