Spurs-Grizzlies series preview
Let's take a look at the season series and break down both team's game plans.
Last Game
| Final - 5.15.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Grizzlies | 18 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 88 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 84 |
Stories
WCF Preview: Spurs-Grizzlies, then and now
Will Mike Conley outplay Parker over seven games?
Spur Wars - Round III: JabBo's Palace
It's time for the next round of the Playoffs where our story continues: the 1st round's hope was successful, and the 2nd round's return strike was avoided. Now it's on to the conference finals, where the Empire attacks our heroes with ... Grizzlies?
Nine Lines for Number Nine: A WCF poem
A guest post from Michael Gossett to commemorate The Shirt Toss.
Southwest Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio
|
58 | 24 | .707 | 0 | Won 2 |
|
Memphis
|
56 | 26 | .682 | 2 | Won 4 |
|
Houston
|
45 | 37 | .548 | 13 | Lost 1 |
|
Dallas
|
41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | Won 1 |
|
New Orleans
|
27 | 56 | .325 | 31.5 | Lost 5 |
(updated 5.19.2013 at 1:11 AM EDT)
Thunder vs Grizzlies Final Series Grades
We close the book on the Thunder's playoffs with an overall review of each player's performance against the Grizzlies.
Vinny Del Negro to meet with Sterling this weekend
According to Chris Haynes of Comcast Sporstnet... Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has scheduled to meet with head coach Vinny Del Negro over the weekend to discuss Del Negro's fate...
GBB Roundtable Discussion: WCFinals Edition
With the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference finals, almost everyone that's a contributor at GBB joined together for a roundtable discussion on a few subjects: 1) What's one word that...
Envy is a Green-Eyed Grizzly
As other teams covet the Memphis "formula," what are they missing?
Grizzlies vs. Spurs, series begins on Sunday
The Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs will battle for the right to advance to the 2013 NBA Finals. Here's an initial look at the schedule for the Western Conference Finals.
Thunder player grades for Game 5
The Thunder finish up their season on a low note, getting closed out at home by the Grizzlies, 88-84. Here is how each player performed.
Clippers may bring Vinny Del Negro back
While many did not expect the embattled coach back after their first-round playoff loss, the team is seriously considering renewing his contract this summer.
Three 6 Mafia member drops Grizzlies song
Does anyone in the city of Memphis bluff? Not according to the item within.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | loss 92 - 101 | coverage |
| November | |||
| @ Golden State | Friday, November 02 2012 | win 104 - 94 | coverage |
| Utah | Monday, November 05 2012 | win 103 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | win 108 - 90 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 93 - 85 | coverage |
| Miami | Sunday, November 11 2012 | win 104 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 107 - 97 | coverage |
| New York | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 105 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 94 - 87 | coverage |
| Denver | Monday, November 19 2012 | loss 92 - 97 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 106 - 98 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 84 - 78 | coverage |
| Toronto | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 103 - 82 | coverage |
| Detroit | Friday, November 30 2012 | win 90 - 78 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ San Antonio | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 95 - 99 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | win 108 - 98 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Friday, December 07 2012 | win 96 - 89 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 83 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | loss 80 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Friday, December 14 2012 | loss 94 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 99 - 86 | coverage |
| Chicago | Monday, December 17 2012 | win 80 - 71 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 90 - 80 | coverage |
| Dallas | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 92 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 96 - 121 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | loss 89 - 99 | coverage |
| Denver | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 81 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Monday, December 31 2012 | loss 83 - 88 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Boston | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 93 - 83 | coverage |
| Portland | Friday, January 04 2013 | loss 84 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Sunday, January 06 2013 | win 92 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Monday, January 07 2013 | win 113 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 94 - 87 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Friday, January 11 2013 | win 101 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 83 - 104 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, January 14 2013 | loss 73 - 99 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 82 - 103 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Friday, January 18 2013 | win 85 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 85 - 82 | coverage |
| Indiana | Monday, January 21 2013 | loss 81 - 82 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 106 - 93 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 101 - 77 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Sunday, January 27 2013 | loss 83 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Monday, January 28 2013 | win 103 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Thursday, January 31 2013 | loss 89 - 106 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Washington | Friday, February 01 2013 | win 85 - 76 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | loss 90 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 92 - 103 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Sunday, February 10 2013 | win 105 - 88 | coverage |
| Sacramento | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | win 108 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 105 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 88 - 82 | coverage |
| Orlando | Friday, February 22 2013 | win 88 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Sunday, February 24 2013 | win 76 - 72 | coverage |
| Dallas | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 90 - 84 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Miami | Friday, March 01 2013 | loss 91 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Sunday, March 03 2013 | win 108 - 82 | coverage |
| Portland | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 91 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 103 - 92 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 96 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 102 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | win 96 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 80 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Saturday, March 16 2013 | loss 84 - 90 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Monday, March 18 2013 | win 92 - 77 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 90 - 89 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 83 - 90 | coverage |
| Boston | Saturday, March 23 2013 | win 110 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Monday, March 25 2013 | loss 94 - 107 | coverage |
| @ New York | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 101 - 108 | coverage |
| Houston | Friday, March 29 2013 | win 103 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Saturday, March 30 2013 | win 99 - 86 | coverage |
| April | |||
| San Antonio | Monday, April 01 2013 | win 92 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | win 94 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Friday, April 05 2013 | loss 84 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Sunday, April 07 2013 | win 89 - 87 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | win 94 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Friday, April 12 2013 | win 82 - 78 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, April 13 2013 | loss 87 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Monday, April 15 2013 | win 103 - 97 | coverage |
| Utah | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | win 86 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, April 20 2013 | loss 91 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, April 22 2013 | loss 91 - 93 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Thursday, April 25 2013 | win 94 - 82 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, April 27 2013 | win 104 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Tuesday, April 30 2013 | win 103 - 93 | coverage |
| May | |||
| Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, May 03 2013 | win 118 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, May 05 2013 | loss 91 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Sunday, May 05 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Tuesday, May 07 2013 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Saturday, May 11 2013 | win 87 - 81 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Monday, May 13 2013 | win 103 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Wednesday, May 15 2013 | win 88 - 84 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Friday, May 17 2013 | 10:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Sunday, May 19 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, May 19 2013 | TBA | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Tuesday, May 21 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| San Antonio | Saturday, May 25 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| San Antonio | Monday, May 27 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, May 29 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| San Antonio | Friday, May 31 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| June | |||
| @ San Antonio | Sunday, June 02 2013 | 9:00 PM EDT | coverage |
Roster
Memphis Grizzlies Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
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Stats
Memphis Grizzlies Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Zach Randolph | 76 | 34.3 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 75.0 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| Mike Conley | 80 | 34.5 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 44.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 36.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 83.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| Marc Gasol | 80 | 35.0 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 84.8 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 14.1 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 82 | 32.1 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 43.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 40.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 73.8 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| Tony Allen | 79 | 26.7 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 71.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 80 | 22.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 41.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 35.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 83.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 8.7 |
| Ed Davis | 81 | 20.1 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 61.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 7.7 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 59 | 21.1 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 42.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 39.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 78.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| Darrell Arthur | 59 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 45.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 71.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| Austin Daye | 55 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 43.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 41.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 76.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Keyon Dooling | 7 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 47.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 41.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Tony Wroten | 35 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 38.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 72.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Jon Leuer | 28 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 46.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
