MEMPHIS – They’ve been vicious rivals for the better part of a decade. Maybe it’s because the disdain for one another is real. Perhaps it’s because, in some ways, the smaller market Memphis Grizzlies envy the attention and accolades often bestowed upon the mega-market Los Angeles Clippers. Or, it could be the Clippers wish they could be viewed through the same tough-minded, gritty prism that has become the moniker in Memphis. But despite all of the things that make them uniquely different entering their latest showdown Thursday at FedExForum, it’s clear the Clippers and Grizzlies have essentially morphed into mirror images of one another in at least one regard.
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MikeCheck: Heated West Rivals Face Same ‘Now-or-Never’ Predicament
