It was not the prettiest display of basketball, but it was Memphis Grizzlies basketball. This is who they are. They are not going to push the pace unless they can take advantage.
Memphis plays tough defense and it will force you to take bad shots. For a Washington Wizards team that has been struggling defensively, it was tough for them to play grind-it-out basketball for long stretches.
Washington tried to push the pace — and it worked for stretches — but for most of the game, the Grizzlies controlled the tempo.
Both teams turned the ball over way more than they would have liked.