Memphis Grizzlies vs. Detroit Pistons

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1 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Detroit Pistons (15-45) (36-20) Saturday, March 3, 2007 FedExForum, 7:00 p.m. CST; WMC-TV5, FM Regular Season Game #61, Home Game #31 GRIZZLIES PROBABLE STARTERS: P # Player Ht Wt Comments F 33 Mike Miller LAST GAME: 27 points (9-19 FG, 2-7 3FG, 7-7 FT), 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 43 minutes PHI). F 44 Lawrence Roberts INJURY UPDATE: KYLE LOWRY Fractured left wrist (OUT, Inactive); BRIAN CARDINAL Left knee arroscopic surgery (OUT, Inactive); CHUCKY ATKINS Sprained right ankle (DAY-TO-DAY); STROMILE SWIFT Flu-like symptoms (DAY-TO-DAY) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: TONY BARONE (Ba-ROW-Nee); PAU (POW) GASOL; TARENCE (TOR-ence) KINSEY RECENT TRANSACTIONS: AVGS: 18.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.4 apg, 40.0 mpg LAST GAME: 1 point (0-3 FG, 1-2 FT), 2 rebounds (2 offensive), 2 assists and 1 steal in 26 minutes PHI) AVGS: 5.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.7 apg, 20.3 mpg C 16 Pau Gasol LAST GAME: Game-high 31 points (13-20 FG, 5-5 FT), game-high 13 rebounds (4 offensive), team-high 6 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks in 45 minutes (team-leading 19 double-double of e season; 9 in his last 10 games) PHI) AVGS: 20.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 35.7 mpg G 22 Rudy Gay LAST GAME: 15 points (7-18 FG, 1-4 3FG), 6 rebounds (4 offensive), 3 assists and 2 blocks in 43 minutes PHI). G 20 Damon Stoudamire AVGS: 10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.1 apg, 25.0 mpg LAST GAME: 14 points (5-11 FG, 3-8 3FG, 1-2 FT), 2 rebounds and 5 assists in 40 minutes PHI) AVGS: 7.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.9 apg, 24.3 mpg March 1 Assigned Alexander Johnson to e Arkansas RimRockers March 1 Signed Junior Harrington for e remainder of e season February 20 Signed Junior Harrington to a second 10-day contract February 13 Acquired Scott Padgett from Houston in exchange for Jake Tsakalidis February 9 Signed Junior Harrington to a 10-day contract February 8 Will Conroy s 10-day contract expired January 30 Signed Will Conroy to a 10-day contract January 30 Waived Eddie Jones RECORDS/STREAKS SEASON Record Home Road OT STREAKS: OVERALL: Overall: Lost 3 Overtime: Lost 1 EASTERN: Home: Lost 2 Long Win Streak: Won 1 WESTERN: Road: Lost 1 Long Loss Streak: Lost 7 LAST GAME: MAR. 2/07 GRIZZLIES 112, 76ERS 117 (OT) MEM PHI REB: MEM 37, PHI 41 AST: MEM 25, PHI 24 TO: MEM 17, PHI 21 GAME HIGHS PTS: Gasol (MEM) 31 REB: Gasol (MEM) 13 AST: A.Miller (PHI) 12 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Indiana L, Seattle L, Golden State L, OT Portland W, /26 vs. Denver L, /28 vs. Utah L, Philadelphia L, OT 3/3 vs. Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Toronto, 6:00 p.m. Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte, 6:00 p.m. 3/12 vs. New Jersey, 7:00 p.m. 3/14 vs. Cleveland, 7:00 p.m. *All times Central WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS W L GB 1. Dallas Phoenix San Ant Utah Houston LA Lakers Denver LA Clippers NOK Minn Sacram Golden St Portland Seattle Memphis *Through games played on Mar AVERAGES G FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG GRIZZLIES OPPONENTS AVERAGES G FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG PISTONS OPPONENTS

2 TONIGHT S OPPONENT: Vs. Detroit Pistons March 3, :00 PM (CST) FedExForum The Grizzlies welcome e Eastern Conference s Detroit Pistons for eir only trip to FedExForum is season. Detroit pulled out a victory vs. Memphis on its home floor back on Nov. 4. A recap of at game is below: MEMPHIS VS. DETROIT GRIZZLIES 0 WINS, PISTONS 1 WINS November 4, MEM: MEM Team Highs: DET PTS: Hamilton-24, REB: Wallace-13, AST: Billups-10 DET MEM PTS: Warrick-21, REB: Gay-9, AST: Atkins/Warrick Series vs. DET: DET L, MEM, 7:00 p.m. NOTABLE: The Grizzlies bench outscored e Pistons bench Hakim Warrick led e Grizzlies wi 21 points, six rebounds and a career-high five assists. Rasheed Wallace had a double-double for Detroit wi a game-high 24 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. KEY NOTE After e Grizzlies tied e game at wi 5:18 left in e game, e Pistons duo of Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace combined to outscore e Grizzlies 14-5 for a victory. Current Streaks vs. DET: Overall: DET, 3 wins Home: DET, 1 win Road: DET, 2 wins All-Time vs. DET: Series vs. DET: Overall: 5-16 MEM L, (2ot) Home: 3-7 DET L, Road: 2-9 UPCOMING Toronto Raptors March 7, :00 PM (CST) Air Canada Centre The Grizzlies head nor of e border to take on e Toronto Raptors. Memphis and Toronto have met once already is season, back on Dec. 30 at FedExForum, when e Grizzlies pulled out a victory in eir first game under Head Coach Tony Barone. A recap of at game is below: MEMPHIS VS. TORONTO GRIZZLIES 1 WIN, RAPTORS 0 WINS December 30, MEM: TOR Team Highs: TOR PTS: Peterson-19, REB: Nesterovic-9, AST: Martin-10 MEM MEM PTS: Miller-27, REB: Swift-14, AST: Atkins Series vs. TOR: MEM W, TOR, 7:00 p.m. NOTABLE: The Grizzlies scored 39 points in e first quarter, a season-high for points in any quarter. The Grizzlies led by 21 points after e first quarter, tying e franchise record for e largest lead after e first quarter while also tying e franchise record for e largest point differential (+21) in any quarter. The Grizzlies outscored e Raptors 18-0 in points in e paint in e first quarter and overall. Memphis scored a season-high 26 fast break points. Mike Miller had a game-high 27 points and connected on a career-high seven ree-point field goals. Pau Gasol (22 points, season-high 11 rebounds) and Stromile Swift (15 points, season-high 14 rebounds) had double-doubles. KEY NOTE The win was Grizzlies Interim Head Coach Tony Barone Sr. s first career NBA coaching victory. Current Streaks vs. TOR: All-Time vs. TOR: Series vs. TOR: Overall: MEM, 8 wins(first win;mar. 9/03) Home: MEM, 4 wins(first win;mar. 23/04) Road: MEM, 4 wins(mar. 9/03) Overall: 13-9 TOR W, Home: 7-4 MEM W, Road: 6-5 LAST GAME: GRIZZLIES 76ERS Series vs. PHI: MEM W, PHI L, FRIDAY, MARCH WACHOVIA CENTER March 2, PHI: MEM Team Highs: MEM PTS: Gasol-31, REB: Gasol-13, AST: Gasol-6 PHI PHI PTS: Iguodala/Korver-27, REB: Smi-12, AST: Miller-12 NOTABLE: Philadelphia shot 55.6% from e field (45-for-81). Philadelphia outscored Memphis 29-8 in fast break points. Pau Gasol recorded his team-leading 19 double-double of e season (and nin in 10 games) wi a game-high 31 points, gamehigh 13 rebounds, team-high six assists, one steal and ree blocks. Philadelphia was led by 27 points apiece from Andre Iguodala and Kyle Korver (off e bench). Korver and Joe Smi (season-high 18 points, season-high 12 rebounds) accounted for all 45 of Philadelphia s bench points. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies committed ree turnovers in e overtime period, leading to six 76ers points.

3 RECENT GRIZZLIES 88, JAZZ Series vs. UTA: MEM L, UTA W, (OT) MEM L, UTA, 7:00 GRIZZLIES 107, NUGGETS Series vs. DEN: DEN W, DEN L, MEM L, MEM, 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY FEDEXFORUM February 28, MEM: UTA Team Highs: UTA PTS: Harpring-25, REB: Boozer-16, AST: Williams-10 MEM MEM PTS: Gasol-28, REB: Gasol-13, AST: Stoudamire-5 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies were outshot 54.1%-37.5% from e field overall, and 66.7%-15.0% from ree-point range. Pau Gasol recorded his eigh double-double in nine games, finishing wi a game-high 28 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Matt Harpring led e Jazz wi a season-high 25 points, accounting for 25 of e Jazz bench s 36 points. Carlos Boozer recorded his 35 double-double of e season wi 24 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Deron Williams also tallied a double-double wi 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies lost despite opening e game on an 18-2 run. MONDAY, FEBRUARY FEDEXFORUM February 26, MEM: DEN Team Highs: DEN PTS: Anony-31, REB: Camby-13, AST: Iverson-9 MEM MEM PTS: Gasol/Miller-21, REB: Gasol-11, AST: Miller-6 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies lost despite outshooting e Nuggets 52.4%-49.4%. Bo teams committed 14 turnovers (and 21 assists). The Nuggets scored 19 points off of e Grizzlies turnovers, while e Grizzlies scored six points off of e Nuggets turnovers. The Grizzlies shot 64.7% from e free row line, dropping eir record to a winless 0-14 when shooting less an 70.0% from e charity stripe is season. Carmelo Anony (game-high 33 points), Nene (tied a career-high wi 27 points) and Allen Iverson (25 points) combined for 75 of e Nuggets 111 points. KEY NOTE The Nuggets made and attempted more an twice as many free rows as e Grizzlies (MEM: 11-of-17, 64.7%; DEN: 27-of-37, 73.0%. GRIZZLIES DEN NOTES *All Statistics Through Games Played on Mar. 2 GRIZZLIES VS. PISTONS QUICK FACTS: BRIAN CARDINAL was originally selected by e Detroit Pistons in e second round (44 pick overall) of e 2000 NBA Draft. Cardinal spent two seasons in Detroit, appearing in 23 games while averaging 2.1 ppg. His former Pistons teammate, Jerome Williams, was e one to nickname him The Custodian during his rookie season for his willingness to do e dirty work and for e way he cleaned e floors by diving after loose balls. CHUCKY ATKINS spent four seasons wi e Detroit Pistons, appearing in 265 games while averaging 10.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Last year, Grizzlies rookie RUDY GAY became e ten UConn player to declare early for e NBA Draft (left after his sophomore season), a list at also includes Pistons guard RICHARD HAMILTON (1999, after his junior season). All but one of ose players (Khalid El-Amin) was an NBA Draft Lottery selection. PAU GASOL has played well against e Pistons roughout his career, averaging 18.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 blocks in 10 games. MIKE MILLER has also played well against e Pistons, averaging 14.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 17 career games. ANTONIO MCDYESS was born and raised in Quitman, MS and attended e University of Alabama. McDyess posted a career-high 46 points against e Vancouver Grizzlies on Feb. 28/99 as a member of e Denver Nuggets. As a Nugget, McDyess also set career-highs in bo ree-point field goals made (four) and attempted (six) on Mar. 21/97 against e Vancouver Grizzlies. CHAUNCEY BILLUPS has played well against e Grizzlies during his career, averaging 15.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 23 games. THE GRIZZLIES 72 points in eir victory over Detroit on Dec. 11/04 marked e second-fewest scored in a win in franchise history (record 69 points in a win over Miami on Jan. 13/96). MEMPHIS win over e Pistons on Jan. 6/05 was its first in Detroit since Nov. 30/97. Did you know THE GRIZZLIES played eir first ever game as e Memphis Grizzlies versus e Pistons, losing at The Pyramid on Nov. 1/01. GRIZZLIES TEAM NOTES: (All Statistics Through Games Played on Mar. 2) PAW PRINTS: Current team trends/notes THE GRIZZLIES conclude eir first back-to-back series of e mon tonight vs. Detroit. The Grizzlies are a winless 0-17 in e second games of back-to-backs is season (will play a total of 22 back-to-backs is season). THE GRIZZLIES scored 33 points in e first quarter at Portland on Feb. 23, and wi a win, improved eir record to 5-3 when scoring 30 points or more in e first quarter is season (went on to score 58 points in e first half and improved to when scoring 50+ in e first half is season). MEMPHIS also led by as many as 11 points Friday at Portland, and improved to 10-4 when leading by 10 points or more at any point in a game is season. After a win at Portland Friday, ree of THE GRIZZLIES four road wins is season have come against Norwest Division opponents. Wi a loss at Golden State Feb. 21, THE GRIZZLIES ensured eir first losing record in e mon of February since e season (currently 3-7 in Feb. wi two games remaining). THE GRIZZLIES connected on 14 ree-point field goals at Golden State on Feb. 21, marking e 14 game is season ey ve recorded double-figures in ree-point field goals (7-7 in ose games). THE GRIZZLIES win over e Hornets on Feb. 13 marked eir first against a Souwest Division opponent is season. Memphis has two division games remaining: Mar. 20 vs. NOK, Apr. 16 vs. SAS. GRIZZLIES reserves combined for 72 points at Utah on Jan. 24, tying a franchise record.

4 CLOSE CALLS: The Grizzlies have been in a number of close games is season, including last night s overtime loss at Philadelphia (now 3-5 in OT is season). The Grizzlies have posted a 3-9 record in one possession games is season (ree points or less) and a 5-18 record in two possession games (six points or less), as shown by e breakdown below: ONE POSSESSION GAMES W L PCT TWO POSSESSION GAMES W L PCT Denver Nuggets Memphis Grizzlies Boston Celtics Denver Nuggets Charlotte Bobcats Boston Celtics Memphis Grizzlies New Jersey Nets San Antonio Spurs Seattle SuperSonics GRIZZ FALL VICTIM TO FEBRUARY FREE THROW FUNK: The Grizzlies shot a monly season-low 73.4% from e free row line in February (12 games). Memphis shot under 70.0% in four games during e mon and has done so in a total of 14 games overall is season going a winless 0-14 in ose contests. However, e Grizzlies have improved from e charity stripe overall is season, and currently rank 13 in e league (75.9%) after ranking 27 a season ago (71.1%). *Free rows have been crucial for e Grizzlies, posting a record is season when making more free rows an eir opponents as opposed to a 1-23 record when making fewer (0-5 when tied). OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT: After ranking 27 in e league in scoring last season (92.2 ppg), e Grizzlies currently rank seven in e NBA in scoring in , averaging ppg. Their +8.9 ppg improvement ranks as e second best in e league from a year ago, as shown by e breakdown below: DIFF (PPG) TEAM (AVG/RANK) (AVG/RANK) 10.1 Utah Jazz 102.5, , Memphis Grizzlies 101.1, , Golden State Warriors 104.9, 3 rd 98.5, Houston Rockets 95.9, 22 nd 90.1, Portland Trail Blazers 94.5, , 30 GRIZZLIES CLAW INTO TOP 10 IN PPG: The Grizzlies scored 124 points on a season-high 56.8% shooting in eir win over Sacramento Jan. 29, marking e seven time is season ey ve topped 120 points. The Grizzlies recent offensive outburst has vaulted em into seven in e league in scoring at ppg. Memphis has topped e century mark in 20 of 30 games under Head Coach Tony Barone (9-21 record), and also shot 50.0% or better in 10 of ose games. The Grizzlies are on pace to set a new single season-season franchise high (averaged a franchise-record 97.5 ppg during e season). AVERAGES: G FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts FIRST 30 GAMES LAST 30 GAMES GRIZZ SET FRANCHISE-RECORD WITH 16 3FGM; CONTINUE LONG-RANGE TRADITION: The Grizzlies connected on a franchise-record 16 ree-point field goals on Jan. 24 at Utah on a season-high tying 26 attempts, shooting a season-high 61.5% from ree-point range. Memphis has recorded at least one ree-point field goal in 352 consecutive games - currently e four-longest active streak in e league. *Memphis currently ranks fif in e league in ree-point field goal percentage (37.8%), seven in ree-point field goals made per game (6.8) and nin in attempts (18.1). TEAM GAMES (DATE STARTED) Toronto Raptors 673 (Feb. 26/99) Dallas Mavericks 668 (Feb. 27/99) Sacramento Kings 536 (Dec. 1/00) Memphis Grizzlies 352 (Jan. 13/03) GRIZZLIES PLAYER NOTES: (All Statistics Through Games Played on Mar. 2) PAW PRINTS: Current individual player trends/notes HAKIM WARRICK has scored in double-figures in nine of e last 10 games (avg ppg in at span) and in 12 of e Grizzlies 15 wins is season. WARRICK (20 points) posted his plus point game of e season Feb. 23 at Portland. After tying a career-high and franchise-record wi nine, ree-point field goals Feb. 21 at Golden State, MIKE MILLER has connected on five or more ree-point field goals in 13 games is season. PAU GASOL and MIKE MILLER each posted monly season-highs in scoring in January, averaging 21.9 ppg and 21.7 ppg respectfully. The duo posted tandem 20- point games on seven occasions, leading e Grizzlies to a 3-2 mark in ose games. Gasol and Miller were also one of only ree teammate duos in e league to bo finish in e top 25 in scoring in e NBA in January. PAU GASOL tied a career high and franchise record wi eight blocks vs. Sacramento on Jan. 29. GASOL averaged 2.71 bpg during e mon of January, ranking seven in e league in at span. GASOL SET TO TAKE OVER AS FRANCHISE SCORING LEADER: After a game-high 31 points last night at Philadelphia, Pau Gasol is 31 points away from taking over as e franchise s all-time scoring leader. Gasol has scored a total of 7,771 points in 415 career games, 30 points shy of matching former Grizzly Shareef Abdur-Rahim s total of 7,801. Gasol has already topped e all-time franchise leader boards in a number of categories is season*, including games played (Jan. 20 vs. LAC), field goals made (Feb. 6 vs. HOU), free row attempts (Dec. 31 vs. DAL) and minutes (Feb. DAL). Coming into is season, he was already e franchise s all-time leader in rebounds, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, starts and blocks. UPCOMING GASOL RECORD (PLAYER) Games Played* 415* 396 (S. Battier) Points (S. Abdur-Rahim) Field Goals Made* 2876* 2787 (S. Abdur-Rahim) Field Goal Attempts (S. Abdur-Rahim) Free Throws Made (S. Abdur-Rahim) Free Throw Attempts* 2781* 2680 (S. Abdur-Rahim) Minutes^ 14658* (S. Abdur-Rahim)

5 GASOL SEEING DOUBLE: After finishing wi a team-high 23 points and four rebounds Dec. 23 at Portland, Pau Gasol s career-best streak of consecutive double-doubles came to and end at six games. Despite snapping his streak, Gasol s gone on to post a total of nine double-doubles in e last 10 games overall, capped off by a game-high 31 points and game-high 13 rebounds last night at Philadelphia. He averaged a double-double for e second consecutive mon in February, and leads e team wi 19 double-doubles overall is season. A breakdown of Gasol s monly performances and his last 10 games is below (missed e first 22 games of e season wi a fractured fif metatarsal in his left foot): AVERAGES: Min FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts ALL GAMES 35: DEC : JAN : FEB : LAST 10 GAMES 41: AJ GOES RIM-ROCKIN : Memphis Grizzlies President of Basketball Operations Jerry West announced Mar. 1 at e team has assigned forward Alexander Johnson to e NBA Development League s Arkansas RimRockers, e Grizzlies D-League affiliate. Johnson has averaged 5.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 13.9 minutes in 44 games is season. *In his first game wi e RimRockers last night, Johnson had nine points, seven rebounds and two steals in 22 minutes of action. RUDY GAY FINISHES FANTASTIC FEBRUARY: In e Grizzlies final game before All-Star break on Feb. 15 at Indiana, rookie Rudy Gay scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting from e field, including a perfect 3-for-3 performance from ree-point range in a career-high 44 minutes. It marked Gay s fif consecutive doublefigure scoring effort e longest such streak of his career us far. He improved at streak to nine consecutive games after posting double-figures in four games following All-Star break, before ending e streak after six points in Wednesday s loss vs. Utah. He posted a number of monly season-highs during e mon of February, as shown by e breakdown below (*denotes monly season-high): AVERAGES: Min FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts ALL GAMES 24: NOV : DEC : JAN : FEB :18*.473*.475*.826* 5.1* * MILLER CONTINUES LONG-RANGE SUCCESS; LEADS LEAGUE IN 3FGM: Mike Miller s two, ree-point field goal performance last night upped his season total to 176. He has already surpassed e old franchise mark for ree-point field goals made in a season (143) and currently ranks first in e league in ree-point field goals made (176), second in attempts (433) and 24 in ree-point field goal percentage (.406). 3FGM PLAYER 3FGM^ GRIZZLY 176 Mike Miller, MEM 176 Mike Miller (current) 156 Gilbert Arenas, WAS 143 Jason Williams ( ) 142 Raja Bell, PHO 140 Mike Miller ( ) 139 Ray Allen, SEA 138 Mike Miller ( ) 134 Rafer Alston, HOU 128 Anony Peeler ( ) *Through Mar. 2 ^Single season MM33 BECOMING GRIZZ IRON MAN; HAVING CAREER YEAR: Mike Miller is one of only ree Grizzlies to have played in all 60 games so far is season (Gay, Warrick) and has led e team in minutes on 39 occasions. He currently ranks first in e league in overall minutes played (2,402) and seven in minutes per game (40.0). Miller s also posting or nearing career-high averages in a number of categories, *including a career-best 18.6 ppg. A breakdown is below: AVERAGES CATEGORY PREVIOUS CAREER-HIGH AVERAGES 18.6* PPG 15.6 ( ) 5.5 RPG 5.4 ( ) 4.4 APG 3.6 ( ) 40.0 MPG 33.7 ( ) MILLER HAS CAREER NIGHT; SCORES FRANCHISE-RECORD 45 POINTS: Mike Miller scored a career-high and franchise-record 45 points Feb. 21 at Golden State, surpassing teammate Pau Gasol s 44-point performance on Mar. 28/06 vs. Seattle. Miller shot 16-for-27 from e field overall, marking career-highs in bo field goals made and attempted. Miller also shot 9-for-17 from ree-point range, tying his career-high and franchise-record for ree-point field goals made, while setting a new career-high and franchise-record for ree-point field goals attempts. Miller also had five rebounds, six assists and one steal in 49 minutes. GRIZZLIES TOP SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES POINTS 3FGM 45 Mike GSW, Feb. 21/07 9 Mike GSW, Feb. 21/07 44 Pau Gasol, vs. SEA, Mar. 28/06 9 Mike Miller, vs. GSW, Jan. 3/07 41 Mike Miller, vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 8 Sam Mack, vs. DAL, Feb. 14/99 41 Bryant BOS, Jan. 15/98 7 (4x) *Mike Miller, vs. DAL, Jan. 31/07 GRIZZLIES ALL-STAR RECAP: RUDY GAY, MIKE MILLER: Rookie guard Rudy Gay and forward Mike Miller recently represented e Grizzlies at e NBA s All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. On Friday, Feb. 16, Gay participated in e T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & You Jam, finishing tied for team-high honors in scoring wi 22 points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals in 23 minutes of action. Despite his solid performance, e rookies fell to e sophomores It marked e first time a Grizzly has participated in e event since On Saturday, Feb. 17, Mike Miller took aim at e Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout. Despite tallying 18 points in e opening round, Miller finished four in e competition. It marked e second time Miller has competed in e ree-point shootout, but first as a Grizzly. He first participated during e 2002 All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia as a member of e Orlando Magic. GRIZZ IN THE COMMUNITY: GRIZZLIES CONTINUE TO HONOR MID-SOUTH MILITARY FAMILIES DURING SEASON The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation is again honoring Mid-Sou military families is year wi a special night out at FedExForum to enjoy a Grizzlies home game. Military families, randomly selected from a pool of applicants, receive tickets to e game, parking, food and beverages and special recognition during a timeout. The Grizzlies are committed to honoring e men and women of e Mid- Sou who serve our country. Servicemen and women interested in applying should contact Grizzlies Foundation Coordinator Eric Bleier at or ebleier@grizzlies.com, foundation@grizzlies.com or visit

6 Grizzlies Team Miscellaneous Statistics RECORDS Record Home Road Overtime OVERALL: Norwest Pacific Souwest WESTERN: Atlantic Central Soueast EASTERN: HOME ATTENDANCE FedExForum Capacity 18,119 GAMES: 30 TOTAL: 443,276 AVERAGE: 14,776 HIGH: 18,119 SELLOUTS: 2 WON-LOST STREAKS (Regular Season) CURRENT STREAKS OVERALL: Lost 3 HOME: Lost 2 ROAD: Lost 1 OVERTIME: Lost 1 Longest Winning Streaks OVERALL: Won 1 HOME: Won 2 ROAD: Won 1 OVERTIME: Won 1 Longest Losing Streaks OVERALL: Lost 7 HOME: Lost 4 ROAD: Lost 10 OVERTIME: Lost 1 THE GRIZZLIES ARE Overall 7-11 Outrebound Opponent 4-4 Preseason 6-16 vs. Eastern Conference 8-34 Outrebounded by Opponent 4-11 Nov vs. Western Conference 0-0 Tied, Rebounds 3-14 Dec Leading after 1 st Quarter More FTM an Opponent 5-10 Jan Trail after 1 st Quarter 1-23 Less FTM an Opponent 3-9 Feb. 1-3 Tied after 1 st Quarter 0-5 Tied, FTM 0-1 Mar Leading at Half More 3FGM an Opponent 0-0 Apr./May 6-33 Trailing at Half 5-22 Less 3FGM an Opponent 1-1 Tied at Half 0-3 Tied, 3FGM 3-5 Mon. 7-6 Lead after 3 rd Quarter 5-24 More turnovers an Opponent 3-5 Tues Trail after 3 rd Quarter Less turnovers an Opponent 4-11 Wed. 0-2 Tied after 3 rd Quarter 0-4 Score < Thurs. 3-5 In Overtime Score Fri Outshoot Opponent (%) 1-0 Opponents score < Sat Outshot by Opponent (%) 9-30 Opponents score Sun. 0-0 Tied Opponent, shooting (%) Bench outscores opponents bench 5-9 Shoot.500 or better 5-15 Bench outscored by opponents bench Shoot under Tied, bench scoring QUARTER-BY-QUARTER 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Grizzlies Average Opponents Average GRIZZLIES Reg. Season Avg.: 37.9 Team High: 72 UTA* Team Low: 17 GSW *Tied franchise record Individual High: 32 Miller, HOU BENCH SCORING OPPONENTS Reg. Season Avg.: 30.4 Team High: 65 2/14 vs. IND Team Low: 9 11/7 vs. HOU Individual High: 30 Korver, 1/17 vs. PHI WON-LOST MARGINS Margin Won by Lost by Margin Won by Lost by 1 1

7 GRIZZLIES BY THE NUMBERS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS GRIZZLIES LEADERS PTS REB AST BLK STL Double PTS REB AST BLK STL MIN Player Doubles Atkins Cardinal Gasol Gay Harrington Johnson D.Jones Kinsey 5 Lowry Miller Padgett Roberts Stoudamire Swift Warrick *Includes one triple-double (17 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists on Jan. Utah) *includes ties GRIZZLIES AMONG NBA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL TEAM PLAYER RANK CATEGORY CATEGORY RANK AVERAGE Chucky Atkins 30 Three-point FGM (88) Points/game Assists per turnover (2.84) FG Percentage Pau Gasol 15 Field goal percentage (.530) FT Percentage Blocks per game (2.24) 3FG Percentage 5 rd.378 Rudy Gay 31 st Blocks per game (0.88) Off. Rebounds/game 23 rd Steals per turnover (0.65) Rebounds/game Mike Miller 7 Minutes per game (40.0) Assists/game st Three-point FGM (176) Steals/game 22 nd nd Three-point FGA (433) Turnovers/game Three-point FG% (.406) Blocks/game Assists per game (4.4) Points Off Turnovers Points per game (18.6) Fastbreak Points Damon Stoudamire 13 Assists per turnover (2.91) Points in e Paint st Assist per game (4.9) 2 nd Chance Points Hakim Warrick 16 Field goal % (.525) Pts Allowed Free rows made (211) Opp. FG Percentage *Through games played Mar. 2; includes ties STARTING LINEUPS Guard Guard Center Forward Forward G W L Pct. Atkins Gay Swift Warrick Miller Stoudamire Gay Gasol Roberts Miller Stoudamire D.Jones Gasol Johnson Miller Stoudamire Gay Gasol Johnson Miller Stoudamire D.Jones Gasol Roberts Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Johnson Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller Atkins D.Jones Swift Warrick Miller Stoudamire D.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller Atkins Gay Gasol Roberts Miller Stoudamire Gay Gasol Swift Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Roberts Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Roberts Warrick Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Cardinal Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Johnson D.Jones Atkins D.Jones Gasol Johnson Miller Stoudamire D.Jones Gasol Warrick Miller Stoudamire D.Jones Swift Warrick Miller Atkins D.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Swift Warrick Miller Atkins E.Jones Swift Warrick Miller RECORD WHEN IN STARTING LINEUP Player Games Won Lost Pct. Chucky Atkins Brian Cardinal Pau Gasol Rudy Gay Alexander Johnson Dahntay Jones Mike Miller Lawrence Roberts Damon Stoudamire Stromile Swift Hakim Warrick GAMES MISSED INJURY/ILLNESS Player Injury/Illness Dates Out G Chucky Atkins Sprained Right Ankle 3-2 Current 1 Brian Cardinal Personal Reasons 11/11 11/15 3 Left Knee Soreness 12/30 1/7 5 Left knee Aroscopic 2/28 Current 2 Surgery Pau Gasol Fractured Fif Metatarsal, 11/1 12/13 22 Left Foot Strained Left Hamstring 1/26 1 Tarence Kinsey Right Orbital Fracture 11/24 12/2 5 Surgery Kyle Lowry Fractured Left Wrist 11/24 Current 48 Lawrence Roberts Right Knee Pain 12/8 12/9 2 Right Meniscus Surgery 12/11 1/9 16 Damon Sore Right Knee 11/28 12/4, 5 Stoudamire 12/16 Stromile Swift Sprained Left Ankle 11/1 11/4 3 Flu 12/8 1 Sprained Left Ankle 12/15 12/16 2 Personal Reasons 12/23 12/27 3 Back Spasms 1/12 1/31 11 Flu-like Symptoms 2/13, 3/2 2 *Dates listed for games missed due to injury only

8 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS GRIZZLIES CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points 144 1/3 vs. GSW 66 CHI Points 1 st Quarter 39 12/30 vs. TOR 10 NJN Points 2 nd Quarter 36 DEN 12 LAC Points 1 st Half 72 1/15 vs. PHO 30 LAL Points 3 rd Quarter 46 1/9 vs. LAL 14 11/1 vs. NYK Points 4 Quarter 43 1/3 vs. GSW 9 CHI Points 2 nd Half 77 1/3 vs. GSW 28 CHI Points, Overtime 19 12/18 vs. SEA (2 nd OT) 5 1/27 vs. POR (1 st OT) FG s made 53 1/3 vs. GSW 21 CHI FG s attempted /1 vs. NYK 63 12/23 vs. UTA FG % 58.6% - 1/29 vs. SAC 30.4% CHI 3pt FG s made 16 UTA 1 (2) CHI 3pt FG s attempted 34 GSW 5 11/17 vs. DAL 3pt FG % 61.5% UTA 11.1% - 2/6 vs. HOU FT s made 39 BOS 8 12/13 vs. POR FT s attempted 49 1/9 vs. LAL 12 12/13 vs. POR FT % 94.7% 12/15 vs. ATL 56.0% - 12/27 vs. MIL Rebounds 58 11/1 vs. NYK 28 12/23 vs. UTA Offensive rebounds 23 11/1 vs. NYK 4 1/31 vs. DAL Defensive rebounds 41 GSW 20 11/7 vs. HOU Assists 38 1/3 vs. GSW 10 PHO Steals 12 (3) *1/9 vs. LAL 2 (5) NOK Turnovers 26 (2) GSW 9 (2) *2/6 vs. HOU Blocked shots 11 1/3 vs. GSW 1 (2) 2/28 vs. UTA GRIZZLIES INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 45 Miller GSW) 21 Miller (11/3 vs. CHA, 4 ) 34 Gasol (1/29 vs. SAC) 20 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL, 4 ) 33 Miller (1/3 vs. GSW) 18 Miller GSW, 2 nd ) 32 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL) 16 (2) *Atkins (1/27 vs. POR, 4 ) 32 Miller HOU) Points In a Half 31 Gasol PHI) 27 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL, 2 nd ) 31 (2) *Gay IND) 27 Atkins SAC, 2 nd ) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 17 Gasol (2/9 vs. MIN) 10 Gasol CHI, 3 rd ) 17 Gasol DEN) 7 Gasol (1/31 vs. DAL, 2 nd ) 15 Gasol (2/13 vs. NOK) 6 (10) *Gasol (2/28 vs. UTA, 1 st ) 14 Gasol GSW) Rebounds In a Half 14 Roberts (1/29 vs. SAC) 12 Gasol CHI, 2 nd ) 14 (2) *Gasol (1/27 vs. POR) 10 (2) *Gasol (1/31 vs. DAL, 1 st ) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 16 Stoudamire (1/3 vs. GSW) 7 Atkins (1/12 vs. MIN, 4 ) 15 Atkins UTA) 7 Stoudamire (1/3 vs. GSW, 4 ) 14 Miller (1/5 vs. BOS) 6 (5) *Stoudamire GSW, 2 nd ) 14 Miller DEN) Assists In a Half 12 Gasol UTA) 9 Stoudamire (1/27 vs. POR, 1 st ) 12 Atkins (1/12 vs. MIN) 9 Stoudamire (1/3 vs. GSW, 1 st ) Total Steals Total Blocks 5 Lowry (11/20 vs. ORL) 8 Gasol (1/29 vs. SAC) 4 Gay (1/17 vs. PHI) 6 Gasol (1/27 vs. POR) 4 Stoudamire (1/15 vs. PHO) 5 Gasol (1/5 vs. BOS) 4 Miller (1/9 vs. LAL) 5 Gasol (2/6 vs. HOU) 4 (2) *Miller (12/15 vs. ATL) 4 (5) *Gasol DAL) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 16 Miller GSW) 28 Gasol (2/6 vs. HOU) 14 Gasol (1/29 vs. SAC) 27 Miller GSW) 13 Gasol PHI) 23 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 13 Gay IND) 22 Gasol (2/3 vs. IND) 13 (2) *Gasol DAL) 22 (3) *Miller (1/27 vs. POR) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 14 Roberts BOS) 15 Gasol CHI) 12 Gasol (2/28 vs. UTA) 15 Roberts BOS) 11 Gasol POR) 14 Gasol (2/28 vs. UTA) 10 (3) *Warrick POR) 14 Atkins (11/1 vs. NYK) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 9 Miller GSW) 17 Miller GSW) 9 Miller (1/3 vs. GSW) 13 Miller (12/23 vs. UTA) 7 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL) 12 Miller (2/28 vs. UTA) 7 Miller HOU) 12 Miller (1/29 vs. SAC) 7 Miller (12/30 vs. TOR) 12 (3) *Miller (1/27 vs. POR) Minutes Minutes 52 :31 Miller (12/18 vs. SEA) 51:52 Miller (1/27 vs. POR) 52:06 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 50:23 Miller (2/9 vs. MIN)

9 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS - OPPONENTS CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points 137 1/15 vs. PHO 80 11/24 vs. WAS Points 1 st Quarter 45 WAS 15 11/24 vs. WAS Points 2 nd Quarter 44 1/15 vs. PHO 13 HOU Points 1 st Half 77 WAS 37 (2) HOU Points 3 rd Quarter 39 1/5 vs. BOS 16 12/13 vs. POR Points 4 Quarter 40 11/17 vs. DAL 7 PHO Points 2 nd Half 70 1/5 vs. BOS 36 11/3 vs. CHA Points, Overtime 19 1/27 vs. POR (2 nd OT) 5 (2) *2/9 vs. MIN FG s made 54 UTA 28 11/7 vs. HOU FG s attempted 105 1/27 vs. POR 64 NYK FG % 60.8% - SAS 39.8% - 2/13 vs. NOK 3pt FG s made 18 1/3 vs. GSW 1 LAC 3pt FG s attempted 46 1/3 vs. GSW 4 12/9 vs. LAC 3pt FG % 66.7% - 2/28 vs. UTA 16.7% 11/7 vs. HOU FT s made 31 (3) *1/9 vs. LAL 6 2/9 vs. MIN FT s attempted 39 1/5 vs. BOS 6 2/9 vs. MIN FT % 100.0% - 2/9 vs. MIN (6/6) 53.3% 11/24 vs. WAS Rebounds 59 CHI 25 1/29 vs. SAC Offensive rebounds 24 2/13 vs. NOK 4 1/7 vs. SAS Defensive rebounds 43 CHI 19 1/29 vs. SAC Assists 39 UTA 15 1/31 vs. DAL Steals 15 (3) GSW 4 (6) *2/6 vs. HOU Turnovers 25 (2) *12/18 vs. SEA 9 (3) DAL Blocked shots 12 SAS 0 12/23 vs. UTA OPPONENTS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 42 Randolph (1/27 vs. POR) 18 Nowitzki DAL, 1 st ) 42 Stoudemire (1/15 vs. PHO) 18 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW, 2 nd ) 41 Wade MIA) 17 Arenas WAS, 1 st ) 39 Booxer UTA) Points In a Half 38 Nowitzki DAL) 25 Boozer UTA, 2 nd ) 38 McGrady HOU) 25 Arenas WAS, 1 st ) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 23 Chandler (2/13 vs. NOK 10 Chandler (2/13 vs. NOK, 1 st ) 23 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL) 9 Camby DEN, 3 rd ) 17 Garnett (2/9 vs. MIN) 8 (3) *O Neal (2/3 vs. IND, 4 ) 17 O Neal (2/3 vs. IND) Rebounds In a Half 17 Camby DEN) 13 O Neal (2/3 vs. IND, 2 nd ) 17 Chandler NOK) 13 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL, 1 st ) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 21 D.Williams UTA) 7 D.Williams UTA, 4 ) 15 Nash (1/15 vs. PHO) 7 Davis (1/3 vs. GSW, 4 ) 14 Cassell LAC) 7 J.Williams (12/2 vs. MIA, 1 st ) 14 Paul NOK) Assists In a Half 14 J.Williams (12/2 vs. MIA) 13 J.Williams (12/2 vs. MIA, 1 st ) 13 (4) *Davis (1/3 vs. GSW) 11 D.Williams UTA, 2 nd ) Total Steals Total Blocks 6 Butler WAS) 9 Duncan SAS) 5 Ridnour SEA) 7 Mourning (12/2 vs. MIA) 5 Griffin CHI) 5 Brown CHI) 5 (3) *Wade MIA) 5 (3) *Garnett (1/12 vs. MIN) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 18 Boozer UTA) 40 Randolph (1/27 vs. POR) 17 Anony DEN) 30 McGrady HOU) 16 Randolph (1/27 vs. POR 30 Carter NJN) 15 Stoudemire (1/15 vs. PHO) 30 Anony DEN) 15 (2) *McGrady HOU) 28 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 12 Stoudemire (1/15 vs. PHO) 14 Wade MIA) 12 Howard HOU) 14 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK) 12 Lewis (12/18 vs. SEA) 13 Stoudemire (1/15 vs. PHO) 11 Harpring (2/28 vs. UTA) 13 Howard HOU) 11 Wade MIA) 13 (2) *Lewis (12/13 vs. SEA) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 9 Carter NJN) 20 Carter NJN) 7 Bell (1/15 vs. PHO) 16 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW) 7 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW) 14 Smi DEN) 6 Ginobili (1/7 vs. SAS) 11 (2) *Bell (1/15 vs. PHO) Minutes Minutes 56:16 Richardson (11/1 vs. NYK) 49:05 Iguodala PHI) 52:27 Lewis (12/18 vs. SEA) 48:04 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK)

10 GRIZZLIES HEAD COACH, TONY BARONE Tony Barone Sr. took over as e Grizzlies interim head coach on December 28, 2006, his first head coaching stint in e NBA. He s also in his seven season wi e Grizzlies as e team s Director of Player Personnel. Among his many accolades, Barone can be credited wi scouting e talents of Spain s Pau Gasol, e NBA Rookie of e Year. He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach under former head coach Hubie Brown. Barone joined e Grizzlies after two years as a Big 12 color commentator wi ESPN Regional. He served as e head coach at Texas A&M from 1991 rough 1998, wi his 1994 team playing in e NIT Tournament. While at Texas A&M, Barone was selected Souwestern Conference Coach of e Year. Prior to working at Texas A&M, he was e head coach at Creighton from While ere, he was selected twice as Missouri Valley Conference Coach of e Year. Barone began his coaching career in e Illinois High School ranks after playing at Duke. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he has over 36 years of playing and coaching experience including assistant coaching positions wi Duke ( ) and Bradley ( ). Barone was an academic All-American, earned ree letters, was elected team captain as a senior and earned a degree in English while at Duke. Tony and his wife of 37 years, Kay, have ree children: Amy, Tony Jr. and Brian, and ree grandchildren: Katie, Christie and Kevin. TONY BARONE S NBA HEAD COACHING RECORD: Regular Season Year Team Wins Losses Memphis Grizzlies 9 21 TOTALS 9 21 The Coaching Staff: Mitchell Anderson: Assistant Coach (Bradley) Paul Cormier: Assistant Coach (New Hampshire) Lionel Hollins: Assistant Coach (Arizona State) Scott Adubato: Assistant Coach/Workout Coach (Upsala) Mike Curtis: Streng & Conditioning Coach (Virginia) Drew Graham: Head Aletic Trainer (The Ohio State University) Memphis Grizzlies *Minutes for Recent Games have been rounded for each game statistically (29 seconds or less, rounded down; 30 seconds or more, rounded up). #3 CHUCKY ATKINS Guard NBA Season Sou Florida AVERAGES LAST GAME: DND Sprained right ankle PHI) SEASON NOTES: Posted his first double-double of e season wi a season-high 29 points and a career-high 15 assists on Jan. Utah Had a en season-high 12 assists on Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota, surpassing 2,000 assists for his career Had a season-high six rebounds on Dec. Houston Scored a season-high 28 points on Dec. 18 vs. Seattle, marking e most points by a Grizzly reserve is season; Also tied a career-high wi 10 free rows made) Had 26 points off e bench on Dec. New Jersey Shot 10-for-11 from e free row line on Dec. Boston, tying a career-high for free rows made; also recorded a season-high ree steals Dished out a en season-high 11 assists on Dec. New York Dished out a en season-high six assists on Nov. Houston Scored a en season-high 27 points on Nov. Sacramento all in e second half, tying e franchise record for points in a half Had a en season-high 25 points off e bench and attempted a career-high 14 free rows on Nov. 1 vs. New York. CAREER NOTES: Signed by e Grizzlies as a free agent on Jan. 23 after spending e first part of wi e Washington Wizards Has played wi six different NBA teams (including Memphis) Originally entered e league as a free agent wi Orlando on Sept. 21/99 One of five players ranked in e top 35 in bo assists (4.4 apg) and ree-point field goal percentage (.387) in Named to e Schick All-Rookie Second Team Played wi Cibona of Croatia from and averaged 12.2 ppg and 11.3 ppg in consecutive championship seasons After going undrafted out of college, spent e season wi e Continental Basketball Association s La Crosse Bobcats Named to e 1997 CBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 16.2 points and 7.5 assists for La Crosse. UTA, Jan. 24/07 PTS 36 vs. MIA, Mar. 2/01 SAC, Nov. 15/06 FGM 15 vs. MIA, Mar. 2/01 DEN, Nov. 28/06 FGA 28 vs. MIA, Mar. 2/01 UTA, Jan. 24/07 3FGM 7 vs. MIA, Dec. 30/00 UTA, Jan. 24/07 3FGA 15 vs. NOH, Dec. 22/04 10(2) vs. SEA, Dec. 18/06 FTM 10(3) vs. SEA, Dec. 18/06 14 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FTA 14 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 2(2) vs. SEA, Dec. 18/06 OR MIN, Feb. 21/03 HOU, Dec. 31/06 DR 7 vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 HOU, Dec. 31/06 REB 8 vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 UTA, Jan. 24/07 AST UTA, Jan. 24/07 BOS, Dec. 6/06 STL 5 vs. SAC, Nov. 3/00 1(3) vs. HOU, Feb. 6/07 BLK 2(2) vs. BOS, Jan. 19/02 UTA, Jan. 24/07 MIN NYK, Feb. 28/05 *18 games shy of 600 for his career; Surpassed 6,000 points for his career on Jan. Chicago. FEB 21 at GSW DNP-CD #### #### #### 0 0 FEB 23 at POR FEB 26 DEN #### FEB 28 UTA #### 0 0 #### 0 0 #### MAR 2 at PHI DND-INJ #### #### #### 0 0 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG

11 Memphis Grizzlies *Minutes for Recent Games have been rounded for each game statistically (29 seconds or less, rounded down; 30 seconds or more, rounded up). #35 BRIAN CARDINAL Forward NBA Season Purdue AVERAGES LAST GAME: DNP Inactive (Left knee aroscopic surgery) PHI) SEASON NOTES: Has missed e last two games after having left knee aroscopic surgery Scored a seasonhigh 13 points on January 12 vs. Minnesota Missed five games from Dec. 30 Jan. 7 due to left knee soreness Tied a season-high wi four assists on Dec. New Jersey Had a season-high six rebounds on Dec. Milwaukee Recorded season-highs in bo assists (four) and rebounds (en, five) on Nov. Denver Had a en season-high 12 points and a season-high four steals on Nov. Cleveland Missed ree games from Nov due to personal reasons. CAREER NOTES: Signed by e Grizzlies as a free agent on July 14/04 Has spent time wi four different NBA teams (including Memphis) Entered e league as a second round pick (44 overall) by e Detroit Pistons in e 2000 NBA Draft Finished fif in e NBA in steals per turnover ratio (1.06) and 11 in e NBA in free row percentage (.873) in Among NBA leaders, ranked six in free row percentage (.878), ird in ree-point field goal percentage (.444) and would have ranked 29 in field goal percentage (.472, if qualified) in wi Golden State Established a new single-game career-high in every offensive category in wi Golden State Played in a total of 28 games wi Detroit/Washington during his first ree seasons in e NBA. 13 vs. MIN, Jan. 12/07 PTS 32 vs. PHO, Feb. 11/04 MIL, Dec. 8/06 FGM 10(3) vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 MIL, Dec. 8/06 FGA 20 vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 CLE, Nov. 21/06 3FGM 5 vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 CLE, Nov. 21/06 3FGA 10 vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 6 vs. MIN, Jan. 12/07 FTM 12 vs. SEA, Feb. 21/04 6 vs. MIN, Jan. 12/07 FTA 14 vs. SEA, Feb. 21/04 DEN, Jan. 22/07 OR 7 (2) at UTA, Jan. 13/04 MIL, Dec. 8/06 DR CHI, Feb. 28/04 DEN, Jan. 22/07 REB CHI, Feb. 28/04 NJN, Dec. 11/06 AST MIN, Apr. 19/06 CLE, Nov. 21/06 STL SEA, Jan. 22/06 NOK, Dec. 22/06 BLK 2(4) vs. CHA, Apr. 10/05 23 vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 MIN 45 vs. PHO, Feb. 11/04 *Missed his first free row of e season on Jan. Denver after going a perfect 23-for-23 rough his first 21 games played. FEB 21 at GSW DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 FEB 23 at POR DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 FEB 26 DEN DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 FEB 28 UTA DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 MAR 2 at PHI DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 0 0 #### 0 0 #### 0 0 ### 0 0 ### 0 0 #### ### ### #### ### #### #DIV/0! #16 PAU GASOL Forward NBA Season Spain AVERAGES LAST GAME: Game-high 31 points, game-high 13 rebounds, team-high 6 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks in 45 minutes (teamleading 19 double-double of e season; nin double-double in his last 10 games) PHI) SEASON NOTES: Tied a season-high wi six offensive rebounds on Feb. 28 vs. Utah Pulled down a season-high six offensive rebounds on Feb. Indiana Tied a season-high wi 17 rebounds on Feb. 9 vs. Minnesota, including a en season-high five offensive rebounds Became e all-time franchise leader in minutes played on Feb. Dallas Became e all-time franchise leader in field goals made on Feb. 6 vs. Houston Surpassed Shareef Abdur-Rahim (now wi Sacramento) as e franchise s all-time leader in free row attempts on Jan. 31 vs. Dallas Had a season-high 34 points (most by a Grizzly is season), eight rebounds and tied a career-high and franchise record wi eight blocks on Jan. 29 vs. Sacramento Had a en season-high six blocks on Jan. 27 vs. Portland Missed one game San Antonio) wi a strained left hamstring Posted his second career triple-double wi 17 points, 13 rebounds and tied a career-high wi 12 assists on Jan. Utah Recorded his six double-double of e season wi 23 points and 17 rebounds (one shy of matching a careerhigh; most by a Grizzly is season) on Jan. Denver Dished out a season-high seven assists on Jan. 15 vs. Phoenix Tied a en season-high wi 13 rebounds on Jan. Chicago Had 25 points and tied a en season-high wi 13 rebounds, including a season-high four offensive rebounds on Jan. 9 vs. e Lakers; his ird double-double of e season Scored a en season-high 29 points in 29 minutes on Dec. 27 vs. Milwaukee Tied a career-high wi two reepoint field goals made on Dec. 23 vs. Utah Had a en season-high 28 points, a en season-high nine rebounds and a season-high ree blocks in a en season-high 24 minutes on Dec. NOK Missed e first 22 games of e season wi a fractured fif metatarsal in his left foot suffered e injury in e semifinals of e FIBA World Championships playing for his native country of Spain. CAREER NOTES: Selected by Atlanta in e 2001 NBA Draft (ird overall) Draft rights traded to Memphis on June 27/01 along wi Lorenzen Wright and Brevin Knight in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim Has led e Grizzlies in scoring each of his five seasons wi e team (and in rebounding in ree of ose five seasons) Finished ranked 19 in scoring (20.4 ppg) Named to e 2006 Western Conference All-Star Team, his first and e franchise s first All-Star; was also e first Spanish player to receive e honor in NBA history Named e Rookie of e Year in vs. SAC, Jan. 29/07 PTS 44 vs. SEA, Mar. 28/06 14 vs. SAC, Jan. 29/07 FGM 17 vs. SEA, Mar. 28/06 28 vs. HOU, Feb. 6/07 FGA 28(2) vs. HOU, Feb. 6/07 2 vs. UTA, Dec. 23/06 3FGM 2(2) vs. UTA, Dec. 23/06 2(2) vs. UTA, Dec. 23/06 3FGA 2 (5) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 LAC, Jan. 20/07 FTM 15 (3) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 CHI, Jan. 13/07 FTA 20 vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 6(2) vs. UTA, Feb. 28/07 OR 9(2) vs. LAC, Mar. 12/04 DEN, Jan. 22/07 DR DEN, Jan. 22/07 17(2) vs. MIN, Feb. 9/07 REB 18(3) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 UTA, Jan. 24/07 AST UTA, Jan. 24/07 1(10) vs. MIN, Feb. 9/07 STL SEA, Mar. 8/06 8 vs. SAC, Jan. 29/07 BLK 8(2) vs. SAC, Jan. 29/07 50 vs. POR, Jan. 27/07 MIN 56 vs. DET, Dec. 19/05 *Has posted a double-double in nine of his last 10 games; Has posted multiple blocks in 16 of his last 19 games, including eight games of ree or more blocks. FEB 21 at GSW #### FEB 23 at POR #### FEB 26 DEN #### FEB 28 UTA #### MAR 2 at PHI #### LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG ###