Clippers vs. Grizzlies: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Los Angeles Clippers (27-28) play against the Memphis Grizzlies (18-18) at FedExForum Game Time: 8:00 PM EST on Tuesday February 8, 2022 Los Angeles Clippers 8, Memphis Grizzlies 8 (Q1 09:47) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Andrew Greif @ …

The Los Angeles Clippers (27-28) play against the Memphis Grizzlies (18-18) at FedExForum

Game Time: 8:00 PM EST on Tuesday February 8, 2022

Los Angeles Clippers 8, Memphis Grizzlies 8 (Q1 09:47)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Norman Powell has scored the Clippers’ first eight points tonight against Memphis. Been everything the Clippers wanted since acquiring him. – 8:15 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Good news: Ja Morant is blowing by Reggie Jackson repeatedly.
Bad news: Grizz have just one stop on defense – 8:14 PM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Norman Powell baited Ziaire Williams into a foul on back-to-back possessions. De’Anthony Melton coming in – 8:14 PM
Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
LET’S HOOP.
📺 @GrizzOnBally
📻 @929espn pic.twitter.com/QXejL8e0FM8:11 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ziaire Williams gets things started with a corner 3. We’re off…. – 8:11 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Steven Adams carrying Tony Bradley has been added to the intro video, of course. – 8:06 PM
Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
the first five 🆚 @Los Angeles Clippers
🥷 @Ja Morant
🎯 @Desmond Bane
🎱 @Ziaire Williams
🦄 @jarenjacksonjr
🥝 @RealStevenAdams
@Verizon // #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/3440KYQqlZ8:04 PM

Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
almost that time……..
@beatsbydre / #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/MTrxsNsRyO8:03 PM

Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Maybe he was being coy, but yesterday Desmond Bane acted like he still didn’t have the 3-point invite.
But he’s in there! dailymemphian.com/section/sports…7:57 PM
Clay Bailey @claybailey9
Your starters for Grizzlies and Clippers.
LAC: Batum, Marcus Sr., Zubac, Reggie Jackson and Norman Powell.
GRIZZ: Jaren Jackson Jr. Adams, Ziaire Williams, Bane and Morant.
Set your fantasy lineups accordingly. – 7:54 PM
Clay Bailey @claybailey9
Good evening from Memphis where the Grizzlies and Clippers face off shortly. Here are your officials for @badunclep and ONLY the UNK.
Ben Talyor
Bill Kennedy
Matt Myers.
These are endorsed and blesse by the UNK. – 7:53 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Let’s get to work!
🕖 5:00PM PT | 📺 @BallySportWest pic.twitter.com/qVrlkieiyu7:52 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Norman Powell will get his first Clippers start tonight against Memphis. – 7:39 PM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Tonight
LAC
Marcus Morris Sr.
Nicolas Batum
Ivica Zubac
Norman Powell
Reggie Jackson
MEM
Ziaire Williams
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Steven Adams
Desmond Bane
Ja Morant – 7:38 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Eric Gordon had hoped to be back in the 3-point contest. He’s not. Zach LaVine, Desmond Bane, Karl-Anthony Towns, Fred VanVleet, C.J. McCollum, Luke Kennard, Patty Mills, Trae Young get the nod. – 7:32 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
#ClipperNation congratulate @Luke Kennard for making his first appearance in the NBA 3PT contest! pic.twitter.com/ojdGVDYJkw7:31 PM

Memphis Grizzlies PR @GrizzliesPR
The @NBA announced tonight that @Memphis Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane was selected to participate in the 2022 MTN Dew 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 19, as part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. pic.twitter.com/oL6HTS1TTm7:30 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
2022 NBA All-Star 3-point contestants: Zach LaVine, Desmond Bane, Karl-Anthony Towns, Fred VanVleet, CJ McCollum, Luke Kennard, Patty Mills, Trae Young. – 7:29 PM
Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
There it is. Desmond Bane will be in the 3-point contest. Grizzlies profile 📈📈 – 7:29 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
VanVleet’s 3-point shootout competition: Desmond Bane, Luke Kennard, Zach LaVine, Cj McCollum, Patty Mills, Karl Anthony Towns and Trae Young.
Scottie Barnes will be in the skills competition. – 7:29 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Desmond Bane will participate in the NBA’s 3-point contest on All-Star Saturday! – 7:29 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
LUKE KENNARD MADE THE 3PT CONTEST!!! – 7:28 PM
Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
More @Desmond Bane at All-Star weekend.
No one has a better 3-point percentage since he was drafted in 2020 (min. 600 3PA). pic.twitter.com/hNYqfXbXIH7:28 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Clippers G Luke Kennard is officially competing in the NBA 3-point contest during all-star weekend.
Fifth time a Clipper has been in the 3-point competition:
— Norm Nixon, 1986
— Quentin Richardson, 2002
— J.J. Redick, 2015, 2016
A Clipper has never won the title… – 7:28 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
The clippers are starting Powell, Batum, Morris, Jackson and Zubac in Memphis. – 7:28 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers will start Jackson, POWELL, Batum, Morris, Zubac tonight in Memphis – 7:27 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Clippers connections named to the NBA’s Top 15 coaches list: Doc Rivers, Larry Brown, Jack Ramsay (Buffalo Braves) – 7:21 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
As we wait to see if Luke will shoot in Cleveland… he is shooting pregame in Memphis Ten I See pic.twitter.com/JqkRcA8Ftn7:10 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Sabonis’s first three stops: OKC (26), Indianapolis (22), Sacramento (19). He’s doing the small market circuit. He’s playing for the Spurs and Grizzlies before his career is done. – 7:10 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Ty Lue has said that the similarities in what LAC and Portland run, such as early offense, could allow Powell and Covington to adjust quickly despite new teammates. Powell avg. 18.9 pts, 3.2 reb., 2.1 ast, 40% on 3P with 59% TS as a starter in POR this season. – 6:52 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Deadline fun fact: there are only 10 combinations of teams that have never traded with one another.
– Hornets/Raptors
– Pelicans/Nuggets
– Magic/Pacers
– Grizzlies/Pacers
– Clippers/Spurs
– Lakers/Timberwolves
– Heat/Spurs
– Magic/Timberwolves
– Spurs/Pelicans
– Wizards/Raptors – 6:39 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Ty Lue’s pregame chat in Memphis:
— Transition defense was the focus at shootaround.
— Plays coy with naming starters
— Jay Scrubb’s “feeling pretty good” despite turf toe. – 6:33 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Ty Lue says the emphasis this morning when facing Memphis is transition defense. – 6:31 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Taylor Jenkins: “Dillon Brooks is doing well.”
No contact drills yet. It will likely be after the All-Star break. Week-to-week now. – 6:26 PM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Taylor Jenkins says Dillon Brooks is trending well, and he’s going week-by-week. Says it’s looking more like he may be back after All-Star break, but will provide a later update soon – 6:26 PM
Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
crib cozy 🏡
@cintronworld / #GrzNxtGen pic.twitter.com/XtmUdQBnIm6:25 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Taking a trip down memory lane. From 2015-16 to 2017-18, there were 7 players to play 5,000 total minutes while maintaining a 15 PER, 59% True Shooting, and a 2% Steal Rate:
Steph Curry
Chris Paul
James Harden
Kawhi Leonard
Kyle Lowry
Otto Porter
and Gary Harris. – 6:24 PM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Taylor Jenkins doesn’t try to compare themselves to how other teams have fared against their opponents. With matchups against the Clippers, he thinks they’ve done a great job of executing gameplan, and they try to do that every night – 6:24 PM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Taylor Jenkins says Ja Morant has always done a “beautiful” job of reading the game, and he keeps finding a different rhythm to his offensive attack – 6:22 PM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Taylor Jenkins sees tonight as a track record of player tendencies — in relation to gameplanning for Clippers team with Norman Powell and Robert Covington. They have lots of capable players on both sides of the ball – 6:21 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Here is the play when Bradley Beal suffered his season-ending left wrist injury. He tried to take a charge against the Grizzlies and came down on his left hand. pic.twitter.com/tFMmetfWAx5:14 PM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
It’s like Welcome Back Bruins around here.
First Norm Powell lands with the Clippers: ocregister.com/2022/02/07/cli…
And today, Jordin Canada signs on with the Sparks: ocregister.com/2022/02/08/spa…5:14 PM
Memphis Grizzlies @memgrizz
JUST ANNOUNCED: Memphis Grizzlies honor Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a weekend of service, alumni recognition and a Divine Nine celebration.
Details ⬇️ nba.com/grizzlies/news…
(presented by @GrizzBank) – 4:24 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Having already moved Norm Powell and CJ McCollum, Portland is still engaged in conversations with Detroit on acquiring forward Jerami Grant, sources said. – 3:57 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Looks like we are getting Luke Kennard news tonight. pic.twitter.com/W0ENjgz6cv3:35 PM

Marcus Morris @MookMorris2
Structure and Discipline. – 3:10 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann says he tries to not think about the deadline but he said they talk about in the locker room he said him, Aaron Wiggins, and Lu Dort were discussing todays trades in the locker room. “At the end of the day it’s a business.” – 2:19 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann “I was watching film, he showed some plays I didn’t realize how hard [Steph Curry] plays on defense.” – 2:18 PM