MEMPHIS — Fans who arrived at FedEx Forum on Monday night discovered more than 18,000 yellow towels draping every seat. Popularly known as Growl Towels, they featured the phrase “Believe Memphis” in sharply angled cursive.
Sure enough, the scene was festive when the Grizzlies took the court for warm-ups before facing the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series. And then the game actually started, and all that belief turned to frustration and then to anger and finally to muted disappointment.
With their 101-84 victory, the Warriors edged back from the brink of disaster, evening the series at two games apiece.