Memphis Los Angeles Clippers (4-10) (6-7)

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1 Memphis Los Angeles Clippers (4-10) (6-7) Wednesday, November 29, 2006 STAPLES Center, 9:30 p.m. CST; FSN South; FM Regular Season Game #15, Road Game #9 GRIZZLIES PROBABLE STARTERS: P # Player Ht Wt Comments F 33 Mike Miller LAST GAME: 13 points (6-15 FG, 1-4 3FG, 0-1 FT), 7 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists in 32 minutes (most assists by a Grizzly this season) DEN). INJURY UPDATE: PAU GASOL Fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot (OUT); KYLE LOWRY Fractured left wrist (OUT); TARENCE KINSEY Right orbital fracture surgery (OUT); DAMON STOUDAMIRE Sore right knee (QUESTIONABLE); JAKE TSAKALIDIS Flu (QUESTIONABLE) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: PAU (POW) GASOL; TARENCE (TOR-ence) KINSEY ; JAKE TSAKALIDIS (SAK-a-LEE-dis) AVGS: 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.7 apg, 38.4 mpg F 21 Hakim Warrick LAST GAME: Team-high 25 points (12-21 FG, 0-1 3FG, 1-1 FT), 4 rebounds and 1 block in 35 minutes DEN) AVGS: 15.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, 31.4 mpg C 4 Stromile Swift LAST GAME: 7 points (3-7 FG, 1-1 FT) and a seasonhigh 11 rebounds (season-high 5 offensive rebounds) in 22 minutes DEN) AVGS: 10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.5 apg, 24.1 mpg G 22 Rudy Gay LAST GAME: 6 points (3-6 FG), 5 rebounds, season/career-high 3 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes DEN) AVGS: 8.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.4 apg, 24.5 mpg G 3 Chucky Atkins LAST GAME: 22 points (7-22 FG, FG, 4-4 FT), 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 42 minutes DEN) AVGS: 15.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.1 apg, 27.9 mpg RECENT TRANSACTIONS: October 26 Requested waivers on Junior Harrington October 14 Requested waivers on Kimani Ffriend and Laron Profit October 1 Signed free agents Laron Profit and Kimani Ffriend August 1 Signed free agent guard Junior Harrington July 31 Re-signed guard Chucky Atkins July 25 Waived Anthony Roberson July 17 Signed Alexander Johnson July 13 Signed rookie free agent guard Tarence Kinsey July 12 Acquired Stromile Swift and the rights to Rudy Gay (the eighth pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; also signed on July 12) from Houston in exchange for Shane Battier; Signed Rudy Gay July 7 Signed Kyle Lowry June 28 Acquired the draft rights to Alexander Johnson from Portland (via Indiana) in exchange for a 2008 second round pick June 28 Selected Kyle Lowry in the first round (24 th overall) in the 2006 NBA Draft. RECORDS/STREAKS SEASON Record Home Road OT STREAKS: OVERALL: Overall: Won 1 Overtime: Lost 1 EASTERN: Home: Won 2 Long Win Streak: Won 1 WESTERN: Road: Won 1 Long Loss Streak: Lost 7 LAST GAME: NOV. 28/06 Grizzlies Nuggets 96 MEM DEN REB: MEM 44, DEN 39 AST: MEM 30, DEN 27 TO: MEM 13, DEN 14 GAME HIGHS PTS: Anthony (DEN) 37 REB: Swift (MEM) 11 AST: Miller (MEM) 14 UPCOMING SCHEDULE 11/17 vs. Dallas L, Dallas L, /20 vs. Orlando W, Cleveland L, /24 vs. Wash. W, Houston L, Denver W, L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. 12/2 vs. Miami, 7:00 p.m. New York, 6:30 p.m. Boston, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. 12/9 vs. L.A. Clippers, 7:00 p.m. *All times Central WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS W L GB 1. Utah San Ant LA Lakers Houston Dallas Sacram Denver Golden St Phoenix NOK LA Clipp Minn Seattle Portland Memphis *Through games played on Nov 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 CLIPPERS OPPONENTS

2 TONIGHT S Los Angeles Clippers November 29, :30 PM (CST) STAPLES Center The Grizzlies remain on the road for a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Memphis took three of four games from L.A. last season. Recaps of those games are below: MEMPHIS VS. LA CLIPPERS GRIZZLIES 3 WINS, CLIPPERS 1 WIN February 10, LAC: MEM Team Highs: MEM PTS: Battier/Gasol-16, REB: Tsakalidis-12, AST: Jackson-5 LAC LAC PTS: Brand-44, REB: Kaman-11, AST: Cassell Series vs. LAC: LAC, 7:30 p.m. MEM, 7:00 p.m. LAC, 12:30 p.m. Current Streaks vs. LAC: Overall: MEM, 3 wins Home: MEM, 2 wins Road: MEM, 1 win All-Time vs. LAC: Overall: Home: 15-7 Road: Series vs. LAC: LAC L, LAC W, MEM W, MEM W, The Grizzlies loss extended their losing streak to a then season-worst five games, and extended their road losing streak to six games (also a season-worst at the time). Elton Brand scored a career-high 44 points on shooting, including a performance from the free throw line. Jake Tsakalidis had his first double-double of the season with a then season-high 12 points and a game and then season-high 12 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies missed 19 of their final 23 shots of the game. March 5, LAC: MEM Team Highs: MEM PTS: Miller-20, REB: Miller-7, AST: Gasol-7 LAC LAC PTS: Brand-23, REB: Kaman-11, AST: Cassell-7 The Clippers held a 13-6 advantage on the offensive glass, leading to a 25-6 advantage in second chance points. Memphis shot 56.8% from the field overall, including a 7-13 (53.8%) performance from three-point range. The Grizzlies had three reserves reach double-figures in scoring: Mike Miller-20, Bobby Jackson-15 and Dahntay Jones-10. KEY NOTE Grizzlies reserves combined for 51 points compared to the Clippers reserves 17 points. March 23, MEM: LAC Team Highs: LAC PTS: Brand-25, REB: Brand/Kaman-11, AST: Maggette-6 MEM MEM PTS: E.Jones-23, REB: Miller-14, AST: Atkins-5 The Grizzlies (22) and Clippers (24) combined for 46 turnovers. The win increased the Grizzlies home and overall winning streaks to five games. Mike Miller had 21 points and a game-high 14 rebounds in 34 minutes off the bench, marking his sixth double-double of the season. April 18, MEM: LAC Team Highs: LAC PTS: Singleton-23, REB: Brand-8, AST: Livingston-9 MEM MEM PTS: Tsakalidis-18, REB: Tsakalidis-9, AST: Miller-6 The Grizzlies win was their seventh in the month of April, setting a new franchise record for April victories. Memphis shot (55.6%) from three-point range. James Singleton had a career-high 23 points on 8-11 shooting (career-highs for makes and attempts). He also shot 5-6 from threepoint range, setting career highs for three-point field goals made and attempted. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies win secured the fifth seed in the Western Conference for the 2006 NBA Playoffs. UPCOMING OPPONENT: Vs. Miami Heat December 2, :00 PM (CST) FedExForum The Grizzlies return home to take on the World Champion Miami Heat. The Heat swept last season s two-game series with a pair of double-digit victories. Recaps of last season s games are below: MEMPHIS VS. MIAMI GRIZZLIES 0 WINS, HEAT 2 WINS November 2, MEM: MIA Team Highs: MIA PTS: Walker-25, REB: Walker-16, AST: Wade-6 MEM MEM PTS: Gasol-26, REB: Gasol-12, AST: Stoudamire Series vs. MIA: MEM, 7:00 p.m. MIA, 7:30 p.m. Memphis was outscored in both points in the paint (54-30) and fast break points (20-6). Pau Gasol talled his first double-double of the season with a game-high 26 points and team-high 12 rebounds. Antoine Walker posted a double-double for Miami with a team-high 25 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Walker s 13 defensive rebounds and 16 total rebounds set new opening night records for the Heat. KEY NOTE Miami utilized a 27-7 run over the final 2:39 of the third quarter, and first 4:59 of the fourth, to turn a tie into an lead. January 24, MIA: MEM Team Highs: MEM PTS: Jackson-22, REB: Gasol-7, AST: Gasol-7 MIA MIA PTS: Wade-25, REB: O Neal-15, AST: Williams-6 Memphis was whistled for 32 personal fouls resulting in 46 free throw attempts for Miami (made 30, 65.2%). Bobby Jackson scored a team and season-high 22 points. Dwyane Wade had a game-high 25 points, including a performance from the free throw line. Shaquille ONeal had a double-double with 20 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. KEY NOTE - Miami outrebounded Memphis 47-30, including an 11-8 edge on the offensive end. Current Streaks vs. MIA: Overall: MIA, 2 wins Home: MIA, 1 win Road: MIA, 3 wins All-Time vs. MIA: Overall: 7-13 Home: 4-6 Road: Series vs. MIA: 11/2 vs. MIA L, MIA L, 94-82

3 LAST GAME: GRIZZLIES NUGGETS Series vs. DEN: DEN W, DEN, 7:00 p.m. MEM, 7:00 p.m. MEM, 7:00 p.m. RECENT ROCKETS 85, GRIZZLIES Series vs. HOU: MEM L, HOU L, HOU, 6:00 p.m. MEM, 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER PEPSI CENTER November 28, DEN: MEM Team Highs: MEM PTS: Warrick-25, REB: Swift-11, AST: Miller-14 DEN DEN PTS: Anthony-37, REB: Camby-10, AST: Miller-13 The two teams combined to score 126 points in the paint (DEN:64, MEM:62). The Grizzlies recorded a season-high 30 assists on 45 field goals (66.7%). Hakim Warrick had a team-high 25 points, marking the third consecutive game he s led the team in scoring. Mike Miller had 13 points, seven rebounds and a game and career-high 14 assists in 43 minutes. KEY NOTE The win was the Grizzlies first-ever victory at the Pepsi Center and snapped a 17-game road losing streak at Denver. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER TOYOTA CENTER November 25, HOU: MEM Team Highs: MEM PTS: Warrick-12, REB: Gay-8, AST: Atkins-6 HOU HOU PTS: Yao-28, REB: Hayes/Ming-8, AST: McGrady-13 The Rockets dominated inside the paint, outscoring the Grizzlies The Grizzlies struggled from the field, shooting 37.7% (26-69 FG). Tracey McGrady had 19 points, five rebounds and tied a career-high with 13 assists. Yao Ming scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half, while 12 of McGrady s 19 points also came in the second half. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies were held to a season-low 76 points, including a season-low 37 points in the second GRIZZLIES 95, WIZARDS Series vs. WAS: MEM W, WAS, 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER FEDEXFORUM November 24, MEM: WAS Team Highs: WAS PTS: Butler-22, REB: Butler-13, AST: Arenas/Butler-6 MEM MEM PTS: Warrick-18, REB: Swift-10, AST: Atkins-5 The Grizzlies finished with a decisive edge from the free throw line, shooting 30-for-36 (83.3%) compared to the Wizards 8-for-15 performance (53.3%). Stromile Swift posted his first double-double of the season for the Grizzlies, finishing with 11 points and a team/season-high 10 rebounds. Caron Butler posted his fourth consecutive double-double and sixth double-double of the season, finishing with a game/team-high 22 points and a game/season-high 13 rebounds. Etan Thomas also posted a double-double for Washington (10 points, 11 rebounds). KEY NOTE Gilbert Arenas entered the game as the league s fourth-leading scorer (28.3 ppg), but finished with three points on 1- of-12 shooting from the field against the Grizzlies (0 points in the first half). GRIZZLIES DEN NOTES GRIZZLIES VS. CLIPPERS QUICK FACTS: THE GRIZZLIES have won 11 of their last 13 games against the Clippers, including a current three-game winning streak overall. The Grizzlies will have to make up for the absence of PAU GASOL tonight (Out; Fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot). GASOL has played well against the Clippers throughout his career, averaging close to a double-double with 19.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 blocks in 17 games. GASOL pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds (has since tied on two other occasions) against the Clippers on Mar. 12/05. Nine of those 18 came on the offensive glass, also tying a career-high. MIKE MILLER averaged a team-high 16.3 ppg, 8.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steals in three games off the bench against the Clippers last season. Miller also shot 50.0% (9-18 3FG) from three-point range in those games. For his career, Miller is averaging 14.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 15 games against the Clippers. JAKE TSAKALIDIS played one of his best games of the season vs. the Clippers on Feb. 10, recording a double-double with then season-highs in both points (12) and rebounds (12). In three games (two starts) against the Clippers last season, Tsakalidis averaged 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds. Grizzlies forward BRIAN CARDINAL and guard CHUCKY ATKINS were once teammates with current Clipper ZELJKO REBRACA as a member of the Detroit Pistons. Tonight s game features a four former Duke Blue Devils, including Memphis DAHNTAY JONES and L.A. s ELTON BRAND, DANIEL EWING and COREY MAGGETTE. Brand and Maggette teamed up during the season. Ewing and Jones were teammates at Duke for two seasons ( ). ELTON BRAND scored a career-high 44 points against the Grizzlies last season in a Clippers win on Feb. 10/06 (has since tied on one other occasion). Brand also set career highs in both field goals made (at the time, 17) and attempted (26, has since tied on one other occasion), and went a perfect from the free throw line. Brand capped off his career night with nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in 45 minutes of action. BRAND has been a tough matchup for the Grizzlies, and in four games against the Grizzlies last season averaged 27.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks. For his career, Brand is averaging 21.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocks in 23 games against the Grizzlies. Clippers forward AARON WILLIAMS spent part of the season with the Grizzlies, appearing in 32 games (1 start) while averaging 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds. Grizzlies rookie forward ALEXANDER JOHNSON and Clippers guard SAM CASSELL played their college ball at Florida State, and represent two of only three former Seminoles that currently appear on an NBA roster (Bob Sura, Houston). KYLE LOWRY is one of three rookies from Villanova to appear on an NBA roster this season (Randy Foye, Minnesota; Allan Ray, Boston), and one of five Wildcats to currently appear on an NBA roster overall a list that also includes Clippers forward TIM THOMAS (Malik Allen, Chicago). Tonight s rosters include four former Rookie of the Year Award winners, including Memphis PAU GASOL (2002), MIKE MILLER (2001 w/ Orlando) and DAMON STOUDAMIRE (1996 w/ Toronto) and L.A. s ELTON BRAND (2000). The Grizzlies are the only team in the league with a roster that includes three former ROY s (two teams with two: New Jersey Carter, Kidd; Philadelphia Iverson, Webber). Clippers Head Coach MIKE DUNLEAVY SR. and Grizzlies guard TARENCE KINSEY played collegiately at the University of South Carolina. Dunleavy finished his career as the school s third all-time leading scorer with 1,586 points. He appeared in 111 consecutive games for the Gamecocks, starting his last 105. Kinsey finished his collegiate career as the 25th all-time leading scorer in South Carolina history with 1,204 points and earned Second Team All-SEC honors by the coaches and was named Third Team by the Associated Press as a senior.

4 GRIZZLIES TEAM NOTES: PAW PRINTS: Current team trends/notes THE GRIZZLIES are shooting 82.8% from the free throw line in their four wins this season, compared to 72.9% form the charity stripe in their 10 losses. THE GRIZZLIES outscored their opponents in fast break points only once through their first six games of the season, but have gone on to outscore them in that category in six of their eight games since. MEMPHIS committed an average of 16.7 turnovers per game through their first seven games of the season. In their last seven games, they ve committed an average of 12.7 per game. Only four of MEMPHIS 13 games this season have been decided by more than 10 points, including last night s 12-point win over Denver. Prior to last night s 108-point outburst, the Grizzlies had averaged 88.8 ppg in their previous five games. MEMPHIS seven-game road losing streak to open the season is well short of the franchise-worst mark of 30 consecutive road losses (Feb. 19/98 Dec. 6/99). THE GRIZZLIES have topped the 90-point plateau in three of their seven road losses, including last night s victory at Denver. MULTIPLE STREAKS COME TO AN END: Last night s win at Denver snapped a number of Grizzlies losing streaks. The win was their first-ever at the Pepsi Center and snapped a 17-game skid on the road in Denver, was their first road victory of the season after losing their first seven road contests to open the season and was their first win of the season against a Western Conference Opponent. BACK-TO-BACK BARRAGE: Tonight s game marks the conclusion of the Grizzlies sixth and final back-to-back series of November. The Indiana Pacers are the only other team in the NBA with as many back-to-back series in the month of November. Consequently, a total of 111 back-to-back series will be played in November: 56 in the Western Conference, 55 in the Eastern Conference, including a division-high 22 in the Southwest Division (Southwest: 22, Central:21, Northwest:20, Atlantic:18, Southeast:16, Pacific:14). THREE-POINT TRADITION; GRIZZ REACH 300 GAMES AND COUNTING : After connecting on six three-point field goals in last night s win at Denver, the Grizzlies extended their streak of at least one three-point field goal made to 306 games. Only three teams have longer active streaks of games with at least one three-point field goal made, as shown by the breakdown below: TEAM GAMES (DATE STARTED) Toronto Raptors 627 (Feb. 26/99) Dallas Mavericks 624 (Feb. 27/99) Sacramento Kings 491 (Dec. 1/00) Memphis Grizzlies 306 (Jan. 13/03) *Through games played on Nov. 28/06 GRIZZLIES PLAYER NOTES: PAW PRINTS: Current individual player trends/notes HAKIM WARRICK entered last night s game at Denver averaging 10.6 ppg on 40.0% shooting from the field on the road this season, but finished with a team-high 25 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the field in last night s win over the Nuggets. LAWRENCE ROBERTS scored a season-high 16 points in last night s win over Denver, marking the third time this season he s reached double-figures in scoring. All three of Roberts double-figure scoring efforts have come on the road against Western Conference teams (10 points at PHO on Nov. 11, 11 points at DAL on Nov. 18). STROMILE SWIFT pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds in last night s win over Denver, including a season-high five on the offensive end. It marked the second time in the last three games Swift has recorded double-figures in rebounding (10 vs. WAS on Nov. 24). Over the last three games, Swift is averaging 8.3 rebounds overall, including 4.0 rpg on the offensive glass. MILLER FINDING TEAMMATES; DISHES OUT CAREER-HIGH 14 ASSISTS: In last night s win over the Denver Nuggets, Mike Miller dished out a career-high 14 assists to go along with 13 points and seven rebounds in 43 minutes. Miller s previous career-high of 13 assists came back on Nov. 29/03 at Cleveland. Miller has developed a trend of sharing the basketball over the course of the last eight games, dishing out four assists or better in all but one of those contests. Over his last eight games, Miller is averaging 5.5 apg and over his last four games is averaging 7.0 apg. CUSTODIAN CLEANING UP: After appearing in only five of the team s first 10 games (two DNP-CD, three games IA-Personal Reasons), Brian Cardinal has averaged 9.5 points on 54.5% shooting from the field, 61.5% shooting from three-point range and a perfect 100.0% shooting from the free throw line over the course of the last four games. In that span, he s also averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals in just over 16 minutes per game. AVERAGES: Min FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts LAST 4 GAMES 16: FIRST 5 GAMES* 11: *Appeared in five of the team s first 10 games D.JONES ALSO PROVIDING A SPARK OFF THE BENCH: Dahntay Jones has also stepped up his play as of late and been a key reserve for the Grizzlies. Jones has reached double-figures in scoring in three of the team s last four games, including a season-high 14 points on Nov. 24 at Washington. A breakdown of Jones recent play is below: AVERAGES: Min FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts LAST 4 GAMES 24: ### FIRST 10 GAMES 18: WARRICK TOPS 20 AGAIN; HAVING STELLAR SOPHOMORE START: Through the Grizzlies first 14 games, second-year forward Hakim Warrick is second on the team in both scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg). Warrick has led the Grizzlies in scoring in each of their last three games, and in five of the team s last seven games overall. He finished with a team-high 25 points in last night s win over the Nugguets, marking the fifth time he s topped the 20-point plateau already this season (leads the team in that category). Warrick has started all 14 games at the power forward position filling in for the injured Pau Gasol, who last year held the distinction of the team s leading scorer (20.4 ppg) and rebounder (8.9 rpg). Below are breakdowns of the top five scorers from Warrick s rookie class (last season vs. this season) and Warrick s numbers from his rookie season compared to this season (also how his numbers compare to Gasol s from ).

5 TOP SOPHOMORE SCORERS * TOP ROOKIE SCORERS ^ PLAYER AVG PLAYER AVG Chris Paul (NOK) 16.1 ppg Chris Paul (NOK) 17.9 ppg Charlie Villanueva (TOR) 13.0 ppg Monta Ellis (GSW) 17.7 ppg Channing Fye (NYK) 12.3 ppg Deron Williams (UTA) 17.1 ppg Raymond Felton (CHA) 11.9 ppg Hakim Warrick (MEM) 15.2 ppg Deron Williams (UTA) 10.8 ppg Charlie Villanueva 14.6 ppg *Warrick did not appear in the top 20 in scoring or rebounding among rookies in ^Warrick currently is seventh among sophomores in rebounding (6.1 rpg) PLAYER G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF REB APG SPG BPG PPG WARRICK (05-06) WARRICK (06-07) GASOL (05-06) ATKINS IN ACTION: Grizzlies guard Chucky Atkins currently leads the Grizzlies in scoring at 15.4 ppg despite playing only the fourth-most minutes (27.9 mpg). Consequently, Atkins ranks 31 st in the league in points per 48 minutes (26.6) and has reached double-figures in scoring in 10 games already this season, including four games of 20 points or more. His 15.4 ppg average is also slightly higher than his career-high 13.6 ppg with the Los Angeles Lakers in GAY HAS SEASON/CAREER-HIGH SCORING NIGHT*: Grizzlies rookie Rudy Gay, selected eighth overall in the first round by the Houston Rockets before being traded to the Grizzlies, scored a season/career-high 23 points at Dallas on Nov. 18, marking his second game of 20 points or more this season. Gay ranks tied for second among rookies in scoring (8.3 ppg), fourth in rebounding (4.9 rpg), third in steals (0.93 spg) and tied for first in blocks (1.00 bpg). INJURY BUG BITES GRIZZ AGAIN; LOWRY OUT WITH FRACTURED WRIST: Grizzlies rookie guard Kyle Lowry suffered a fractured left wrist in the second quarter of the team s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Nov. 21. Prior to his injury, Lowry put together the best performance of his young career in a win over Orlando on Nov. 20, posting season/career-highs in points (16), field goals made and attempted (6-for-10), steals (five) and minutes (30). Lowry s five steals tied a the Grizzlies franchise record for steals in a game by a rookie, a feat last accomplished by Shane Battier (now with Houston) on Mar. 11/02 vs. Utah. His four steals in the third quarter also tied the Grizzlies franchise record for most steals in a single quarter. Through games played Nov. 21, Lowry ranked first among rookies in steals (1.40), ninth in scoring (5.6 ppg), 10 th in rebounding (3.1), third in assists (3.2) and third in free throw percentage (.893). IN THE COMMUNITY: GRIZZLIES TO HOST LIFT UP AMERICA ON FRI., DEC. 1 The Memphis Grizzlies and the Grizzlies Charitable Foundation are once again joining forces with Tyson Foods, Interstate Batteries, the Memphis Food Bank and other community partners to participate in Lift Up America, a nation-wide effort, on Friday, Dec. 1. Beginning Friday morning at 9 a.m. on the FedExForum Plaza, more than 30,000 pounds of Tyson products will be distributed to the Memphis Food Bank and other area social service agencies. In addition, alkaline batteries courtesy of Interstate Batteries and 800 boxes containing Holiday meal items courtesy of the Grizzlies Charitable Foundation, Nike, Kroger and the Hyde Family Foundations will also be distributed to families and individuals served by partner organizations. Beginning at 2 p.m., Grizzlies players Eddie Jones, Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry, Alexander Johnson, Dahntay Jones, Mike Miller and Jake Tsakalidis will join initiative partners, fund providers and agency representatives to help distribute donated items. In addition, the players will join the Grizzlies Charitable Foundation in presenting a $15,000 donation to the Memphis Food Bank in order to fund the Food for Kids BackPack Program and recognizing the organization as a new foundation partner in the ongoing effort to serve urban youth and families. Founded in 2004 with a mission to give back to communities across the country, Lift Up America continues to nurture its vision of providing important necessities to families and instilling hope in the hearts of our nation s less-fortunate. Lift Up America, fueled by caring corporations and individuals and powered by a humanitarian heart, aims to feed the nation s hungry; provide hearing and vision screenings; prescription hearing aids and prescription eyewear; alkaline batteries, hope and comfort to children and their families. With the help of more than 700 agencies and more than 30 sports teams, Lift Up America will be bringing needed gifts and compassion to thousands of families nationwide. For more information visit or GRIZZLIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION/COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPT. & MEMPHIS ATHLETIC MINISTRIES WIN BEST PARTNERSHIP AWARD The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation and Memphis Grizzlies Community Investment Department, along with Memphis Athletic Ministries, were named Best Partnership at the 2006 Volunteer Memphis Corporate Volunteer Council s Corporate Neighbor Awards. The award recognizes a company that has established an on-going, dynamic partnership with a non-profit organization resulting in significant benefits to both partners. The Grizzlies and MAM were selected from among 14 other corporations and nonprofits including FedEx/March of Dimes, International Paper/The Food Bank, Harrah s Entertainment/American Heart Association, Comcast/LeMoyne-Owen College, MLGW/Women s Foundation, and BancorpSouth/MIFA. To date, the Grizzlies have contributed $4.2 million to MAM, including the development and construction of the Grizzlies Athletic Center, a first-class public gymnasium available to neighborhood youth. GRIZZLIES CONTINUE TO HONOR MID-SOUTH MILITARY FAMILIES DURING SEASON The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation is again honoring Mid-South military families this year with a special night out at FedExForum to enjoy a Grizzlies home game. Military families, randomly selected from a pool of applicants, receive tickets to the game, parking, food and beverages and special recognition during a timeout. The Grizzlies are committed to honoring the men and women of the Mid- South 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: Northwest Pacific Southwest WESTERN: Atlantic Central Southeast EASTERN: HOME ATTENDANCE FedExForum Capacity 18,119 GAMES: 6 TOTAL: 90,014 AVERAGE: 15,002 HIGH: 17,113 SELLOUTS: - WON-LOST STREAKS (Regular Season) CURRENT STREAKS OVERALL: Won 1 HOME: Won 2 ROAD: Won 1 OVERTIME: Lost 1 Longest Winning Streaks OVERALL: Won 1 HOME: Won 2 ROAD: Won 1 OVERTIME: - Longest Losing Streaks OVERALL: Lost 7 HOME: Lost 2 ROAD: Lost 7 OVERTIME: Lost 1 THE GRIZZLIES ARE 4-10 Overall 2-3 Outrebound Opponent 4-4 Preseason 2-3 vs. Eastern Conference 2-7 Outrebounded by Opponent 4-10 Nov. 1-7 vs. Western Conference 0-0 Tied, Rebounds 0-0 Dec. 2-2 Leading after 1 st Quarter 3-7 More FTM than Opponent 0-0 Jan. 2-5 Trail after 1 st Quarter 1-3 Less FTM than Opponent 0-0 Feb. 0-3 Tied after 1 st Quarter 0-0 Tied, FTM 0-0 Mar. 2-3 Leading at Half 4-3 More 3FGM than Opponent 0-0 Apr./May 2-7 Trailing at Half 0-7 Less 3FGM than Opponent 0-0 Tied at Half 0-0 Tied, 3FGM 1-1 Mon. 2-1 Lead after 3 rd Quarter 0-4 More turnovers than Opponent 1-2 Tues. 2-9 Trail after 3 rd Quarter 4-4 Less turnovers than Opponent 0-1 Wed. 0-0 Tied after 3 rd Quarter 0-2 Score < Thurs. 0-1 In Overtime 1-3 Score Fri. 3-2 Outshoot Opponent (%) 1-0 Opponents score < Sat. 1-8 Outshot by Opponent (%) 0-3 Opponents score Sun. 0-0 Tied Opponent, shooting (%) 3-10 Bench outscores opponents bench 0-2 Shoot.500 or better 1-0 Bench outscored by opponents bench 4-8 Shoot under Tied, bench scoring QUARTER-BY-QUARTER 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Grizzlies Average Opponents Average GRIZZLIES Reg. Season Avg.: 37.5 Team High: 60 11/1 vs. NYK Team Low: 26 HOU Individual High: 25 Atkins, 11/1 vs. NYK BENCH SCORING OPPONENTS Reg. Season Avg.: 23.6 Team High: 45 11/1 vs. NYK Team Low: 9 11/7 vs. HOU Individual High: 21 (3) - *Jones, CLE WON-LOST MARGINS Margin Won by Lost by Margin Won by Lost by

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 Johnson D.Jones 3 3 E.Jones Kinsey Lowry Miller Roberts Stoudamire Swift Tsakalidis 1 1 Warrick *includes ties GRIZZLIES AMONG NBA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL TEAM PLAYER RANK CATEGORY CATEGORY RANK AVERAGE Chucky Atkins 31 st Points per 48 minutes (26.6) Points/game 24 th 93.8 Rudy Gay 32 nd Blocks per game (1.00) FG Percentage 30 th.423 Kyle Lowry 1 st Steals per 48 minutes (3.84) FT Percentage 16 th th Assists per 48 minutes (8.8) 3FG Percentage 14 th th Steals per turnover (1.17) Off. Rebounds/game 12 th 11.9 Mike Miller 17 th Minutes per game (38.4) Rebounds/game 23 rd th Three-point FGM (29.0) Assists/game 28 th th Three-point FGA (72.0) Steals/game 16 th nd Three-point FG% (.403) Turnovers/game 4 th 14.7 Lawrence Roberts 22 nd Rebounds per 48 minutes (14.1) Blocks/game 22 nd nd Offensive rebounds per game (2.1) Points Off Turnovers 12 th th Free throw attempts per 48 minutes (7.92) Fastbreak Points 19 th 11.0 Damon Stoudamire 17 th Assists per turnover (2.61) Points in the Paint 20 th 38.7 Hakim Warrick 26 th Field Goal % (.510) 2 nd Chance Points 15 th th Free throw attempts (81.0) Pts Allowed 8 th rd Offensive rebounds per game (2.5) Opp. FG Percentage 19 th.455 *Through games played Nov. 28; includes ties STARTING LINEUPS Guard Guard Center Forward Forward G W L Pct. Atkins Gay Swift Warrick Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller Stoudamire E.Jones Swift Warrick Miller Atkins E.Jones Swift Warrick Miller GAMES MISSED INJURY/ILLNESS Player Injury/Illness Dates Out G Brian Cardinal Personal Reasons 11/11 11/15 3 Pau Gasol Fractured Fifth Metatarsal, 11/1 Current 14 Left Foot Eddie Jones Right Achilles Tendiniitis 11/15 11/25 7 Tarence Kinsey Right Orbital Fracture 11/24 Current 3 Surgery Kyle Lowry Fractured Left Wrist 11/24 Current 3 Damon Sore Right Knee 11/28 Current 1 Stoudamire Stromile Swift Sprained Left Ankle 11/1 11/4 3 Jake Tsakalidis Right Knee Soreness 11/11 11/12 2 Flu 11/28 Current 1 RECORD WHEN IN STARTING LINEUP Player Games Won Lost Pct. Chucky Atkins Rudy Gay Eddie Jones Mike Miller Damon Stoudamire Stromile Swift Jake Tsakalidis Hakim Warrick *Dates listed for games missed due to injury only

8 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS GRIZZLIES CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points /1 vs. NYK 76 HOU Points 1 st Quarter 28 11/17 vs. DAL 12 11/7 vs. HOU Points 2 nd Quarter 36 DEN 15 DET Points 1 st Half 57 11/17 vs. DAL 30 LAL Points 3 rd Quarter 32 LAL 14 11/1 vs. NYK Points 4 th Quarter 36 11/3 vs. CHA 18 DAL Points 2 nd Half 62 SAC 37 HOU Points, Overtime 11 11/1 vs. NYK (1 st OT) 8 11/1 vs. NYK (2 nd OT) FG s made 45 DEN 26 HOU FG s attempted /1 vs. NYK 69 HOU FG % 52.7% SAC 35.6% - 11/3 vs. CHA 3pt FG s made 10 11/3 vs. CHA 1 11/17 vs. DAL 3pt FG s attempted 22 11/3 vs. CHA 5 11/17 vs. DAL 3pt FG % 50.0% - 11/20 vs. ORL 16.7% PHO FT s made 30 11/24 vs. WAS 12 DEN FT s attempted 45 11/1 vs. NYK 14 DEN FT % 86.4% - CLE 60.0% - 11/1 vs. NYK Rebounds 58 11/1 vs. NYK 32 DAL Offensive rebounds 23 11/1 vs. NYK 6 PHO Defensive rebounds 36 (2) *11/24 vs. WAS 20 11/7 vs. HOU Assists 30 DEN 10 PHO Steals 10 (2) *11/20 vs. ORL 4 DEN Turnovers 19 (3) LAL 10 11/20 vs. ORL Blocked shots 8 11/1 vs. NYK 2 (2) DEN GRIZZLIES INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 27 Atkins SAC) 21 Miller (11/3 vs. CHA, 4 th ) 27 Miller (11/3 vs. CHA) 16 Atkins SAC, 3 rd ) 26 Warrick (11/20 vs. ORL) 15 Warrick (11/20 vs. ORL, 4 th ) 26 Warrick (11/17 vs. DAL) 14 Gay DAL, 3 rd ) 25 Warrick DEN) Points In a Half 25 Atkins (11/1 vs. NYK) 27 Atkins SAC, 2 nd ) 23 Gay DAL) 23 Miller (11/3 vs. CHA, 2 nd ) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 13 Miller LAL) 6 Swift (11/24 vs. WAS, 2 nd ) 12 Warrick (11/1 vs. NYK) 6 Miller PHO, 4 th ) 11 Swift DEN) 6 Gay DET, 4 th ) 11 Roberts (11/3 vs. CHA) Rebounds In a Half 10 (3) *Swift (11/24 vs. WAS) 9 Miller LAL, 1 st ) 8 Swift (11/24 vs. WAS, 1 st ) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 14 Miller DEN) 4 Miller DEN, 4 th ) 8 Lowry SAC) 4 Miller DEN, 3 rd ) 7 Miller CLE) 4 (8) *Atkins HOU, 4 th ) 7 Stoudamire (11/3 vs. CHA) Assists In a Half 6 (3) *Atkins HOU) 8 Miller DEN, 2 nd ) 6 (3) *Miller DEN, 1 st ) Total Steals Total Blocks 5 Lowry (11/20 vs. ORL) 4 Gay (11/1 vs. NYK) 4 Cardinal CLE) 3 Gay HOU) 3 Swift (11/24 vs. WAS) 3 (4) *Gay DAL) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 12 Warrick DEN) 23 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 11 Warrick (11/20 vs. ORL) 22 Atkins DEN) 10 Warrick (11/17 vs. DAL) 21 Warrick DEN) 10 Atkins SAC) 21 Gay (11/1 vs. NYK) 9 (2) *Gay DAL) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 9 Atkins (11/1 vs. NYK) 14 Atkins (11/1 vs. NYK) 8 D.Jones (11/24 vs. WAS) 12 Warrick (11/1 vs. NYK) 8 Warrick (11/24 vs. WAS) 8 Atkins DET) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 6 Miller LAL) 10 Atkins DEN) 5 Miller (11/3 vs. CHA) 10 Miller LAL) 4 Atkins DEN) 9 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 4 Cardinal CLE) 7 (3) *Miller/E.Jones (11/3 vs. CHA) 4 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) Minutes Minutes 52:06 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 43:12 Miller DEN) 43:44 Miller (11/24 vs. WAS) 42:34 Warrick (11/1 vs. NYK)

9 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS - OPPONENTS CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points /1 vs. NYK 80 11/24 vs. WAS Points 1 st Quarter 28 (2) *11/17 vs. DAL 15 11/24 vs. WAS Points 2 nd Quarter 31 (2) PHO 13 HOU Points 1 st Half 54 (3) CLE 37 (2) HOU Points 3 rd Quarter 35 PHO 19 11/7 vs. HOU Points 4 th Quarter 40 11/17 vs. DAL 7 PHO Points 2 nd Half 64 11/17 vs. DAL 36 11/3 vs. CHA Points, Overtime 11 11/1 vs. NYK (1 st OT) 8 11/1 vs. NYK (2 nd OT) FG s made 44 SAC 28 11/7 vs. HOU FG s attempted 95 11/1 vs. NYK 66 11/7 vs. HOU FG % 50.7% - DET 40.0% - 11/24 vs. WAS 3pt FG s made 11 SAC 3 (4) *11/20 vs. ORL 3pt FG s attempted 39 PHO 13 (2) DET 3pt FG % 55.0% SAC 16.7% 11/7 vs. HOU FT s made 31 11/17 vs. DAL 8 11/24 vs. WAS FT s attempted 37 11/17 vs. DAL 15 11/24 vs. WAS FT % 90.0% 11/7 vs. HOU 53.3% 11/24 vs. WAS Rebounds 56 11/1 vs. NYK 31 CLE Offensive rebounds 18 11/1 vs. NYK 5 11/3 vs. CHA Defensive rebounds 41 DAL 24 (2) CLE Assists 27 (3) DEN 17 11/7 vs. HOU Steals 11 11/7 vs. HOU 4 (2) DAL Turnovers 25 11/1 vs. NYK 9 11/17 vs. DAL Blocked shots 9 11/3 vs. CHA 3 (3) CLE OPPONENTS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 37 Anthony DEN) 14 Anthony DEN, 1 st ) 32 Bibby SAC) 14 Nowitzki (11/17 vs. DAL, 4 th ) 31 Richardson (11/1 vs. NYK) 14 Bibby SAC, 4 th ) 28 Yao HOU) Points In a Half 25 Stoudemire PHO) 22 Anthony DEN, 1 st ) 26 Nowitzki (11/17 vs. DAL) 22 Bibby SAC, 2 nd ) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 23 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL) 8 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL, 1 st ) 16 Odom LAL) 7 Odom LAL, 4 th ) 15 Gooden CLE) 7 Lee (11/1 vs. NYK, 4 th ) 15 Dampier (11/17 vs. DAL) Rebounds In a Half 14 Stoudemire PHO) 13 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL, 1 st ) 14 Curry (11/1 vs. NYK) 10 (2) *Gooden CLE, 1 st ) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 13 Miller Denver) 6 Miller DEN, 3 rd ) 13 McGrady HOU) 5 (5) *Barbosa PHO, 2 nd ) 12 Barbosa PHO) 10 Bibby SAC) Assists In a Half 10 Billups DET) 8 Billups DET, 2 nd ) 9 (2) *James CLE) 7 (3) *Miller DEN, 2 nd ) Total Steals Total Blocks 4 Barbosa PHO) 4 Okafor (11/3 vs. CHA) 4 Battier (11/7 vs. HOU) 3 Camby DEN) 3 Najera DEN) 3 Ming HOU) 3 (3) *James CLE) 3 (5) *Thomas (11/24 vs. WAS) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 17 Anthony DEN) 30 Anthony DEN) 11 Yao HOU) 22 Bibby SAC) 11 Bibby SAC) 22 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK) 10 Abdur-Rahim SAC) 21 Butler (11/24 vs. WAS) 10 (2) *Stoudemire PHO) 21 James CLE) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 10 Nowitzki DAL) 14 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK) 10 Nowitzki (11/17 vs. DAL) 12 Nowitzki (11/17 vs. DAL) 10 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 5 Jones CLE) 9 Martin SAC) 5 Terry DAL) 8 Jones CLE) 5 Martin SAC) 8 Barbosa PHO) 5 Richardson (11/1 vs. NYK) 8 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK) Minutes Minutes 56:16 Richardson (11/1 vs. NYK) 46:26 Butler (11/24 vs. WAS) 48:04 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK) 45:47 Marbury (11/1 vs. NYK)

10 GRIZZLIES HEAD COACH, MIKE FRATELLO Mike Fratello joined the Grizzlies on December 2, 2004, becoming the seventh head coach in franchise history. Fratello came to the Grizzlies as one of the NBA s most successful coaches in history, ranking 19 th on the all-time wins list and 21 st on the all-time games coached list when he joined the team. A 16-year coaching veteran, his teams have qualified for the NBA playoffs in 11 of his 16 seasons as a head coach. His success carried over immediately into his position with the Grizzlies. The team went 9-6 after he took over in December 2004, then went an incredible 12-3 in January 2005, earning Fratello the NBA s Western Conference Coach of the Month Award. He earned his 600 th career win as a head coach on March 4, 2005, only the 19 th coach all-time to reach the 600-win plateau. He finished out the regular season by guiding the Grizzlies to their second winning season, and second playoff appearance. His second season with the Grizzlies was equally impressive. With a roster that had been overhauled prior to the season, and the loss of Damon Stoudamire in December to a season-ending knee injury, the team still won more games than they did the previous season, and qualified for the playoffs for the third year in a row. Their winning ways led to Fratello passing Hubie Brown in April as the winningest coach in franchise history. MIKE FRATELLO S NBA HEAD COACHING RECORD: Regular Season Playoffs Year Team Wins Losses Wins Losses Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies 4 10 TOTALS 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: Strength and Conditioning Coach (Virginia) 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 th NBA Season South Florida AVERAGES LAST GAME: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in a season-high 42 minutes DEN) SEASON NOTES: Dished out a season-high six assists on Nov. Houston Scored a season-high 27 points on Nov. Sacramento all in the second half, tying the franchise record for points in a half Had a then season-high 25 points off the bench and attempted a career-high 14 free throws on Nov. 1 vs. New York. CAREER NOTES: Signed by the Grizzlies as a free agent on Jan. 23 after spending the first part of with the Washington Wizards Has played with six different NBA teams (including Memphis) Originally entered the league as a free agent with Orlando on Sept. 21/99 One of five players ranked in the top 35 in both assists (4.4 apg) and three-point field goal percentage (.387) in Named to the Schick All-Rookie Second Team Played with Cibona of Croatia from and averaged 12.2 ppg and 11.3 ppg in consecutive championship seasons After going undrafted out of college, spent the season with the Continental Basketball Association s La Crosse Bobcats Named to the 1997 CBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 16.2 points and 7.5 assists for La Crosse. SAC, Nov. 15/06 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 DEN, Nov. 28/06 3FGM 7 vs. MIA, Dec. 30/00 DEN, Nov. 28/06 3FGA 15 vs. NOH, Dec. 22/04 9 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FTM 10 vs. IND, Mar. 6/05 14 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FTA 14 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 2 vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 OR MIN, Feb. 21/03 4 vs. WAS, Nov. 24/06 DR 7 vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 4(3) vs. WAS, Nov. 24/06 REB 8 vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 HOU, Nov. 25/06 AST 13 vs. GSW, Feb. 7/00 DEN, Nov. 28/06 STL 5 vs. SAC, Nov. 3/00 DEN, Nov. 28/06 BLK 2(2) vs. BOS, Jan. 19/02 DEN, Nov. 28/06 MIN NYK, Feb. 28/05 *Eight rebounds shy of 1,000 for his career; 17 steals shy of 400 for his career. NOV 20 ORL NOV 21 at CLE NOV 24 WAS NOV 25 at HOU NOV 28 at DEN 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 th NBA Season Purdue AVERAGES LAST GAME: 9 points, season-high 5 rebounds and a season-high 4 assists in 20 minutes off the bench DEN) SEASON NOTES: Recorded season-highs in both assists (four) and rebounds (five) on Nov. Denver Had a season-high 12 points and a season-high four steals on Nov. Cleveland. CAREER NOTES: Signed by the Grizzlies as a free agent on July 14/04 Has spent time with four different NBA teams (including Memphis) Entered the league as a second round pick (44 th overall) by the Detroit Pistons in the 2000 NBA Draft Finished fifth in the NBA in steals per turnover ratio (1.06) and 11 th in the NBA in free throw percentage (.873) in Among NBA leaders, ranked sixth in free throw percentage (.878), third in three-point field goal percentage (.444) and would have ranked 29 th in field goal percentage (.472, if qualified) in with Golden State Established a new single-game career-high in every offensive category in with Golden State Played in a total of 28 games with Detroit/Washington during his first three seasons in the NBA. CLE, Nov. 21/06 PTS 32 vs. PHO, Feb. 11/04 CLE, Nov. 21/06 FGM 10(3) vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 7(3) vs. WAS, Nov. 24/06 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 DET, Nov. 14/06 FTM 12 vs. SEA, Feb. 21/04 DET, Nov. 14/06 FTA 14 vs. SEA, Feb. 21/04 2 vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 OR 7 (2) at UTA, Jan. 13/04 DEN, Nov. 28/06 DR CHI, Feb. 28/04 DEN, Nov. 28/06 REB CHI, Feb. 28/04 DEN, Nov. 28/06 AST MIN, Apr. 19/06 CLE, Nov. 21/06 STL SEA, Jan. 22/ BLK 2(4) vs. CHA, Apr. 10/05 23 vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 MIN 45 vs. PHO, Feb. 11/04 *Four steals shy of 200 for his career; 18 points shy of 1,500 for his career. NOV 20 ORL DNP-CD #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 21 at CLE #### NOV 24 WAS #### NOV 25 at HOU NOV 28 at DEN LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG #16 PAU GASOL Forward th NBA Season Spain AVERAGES LAST GAME: DNP Inactive (Fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot) DEN) SEASON NOTES: Has missed the first 13 games of the season with a fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot suffered the injury in the semifinals of the FIBA World Championships playing for his native country of Spain. CAREER NOTES: Selected by Atlanta in the 2001 NBA Draft (third overall) Draft rights traded to Memphis on June 27/01 along with Lorenzen Wright and Brevin Knight in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim Has led the Grizzlies in scoring each of his five seasons with the team (and in rebounding in three of those five seasons) Finished ranked 19 th in scoring (20.4 ppg) Named to the 2006 Western Conference All-Star Team, his first and the franchise s first All-Star; was also the first Spanish player to receive the honor in NBA history Named the Rookie of the Year in PTS 44 vs. SEA, Mar. 28/ FGM 17 vs. SEA, Mar. 28/ FGA 28 vs. SEA, Mar. 28/ FGM POR, Nov. 5/ FGA 2 (5) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/ FTM 15 (3) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/ FTA 20 vs. UTA, Jan. 6/ OR 9 (2) vs. LAC, Mar. 12/ DR SAS, Jan. 22/ REB 18(3) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/ AST SEA, Mar. 8/ STL SEA, Mar. 8/ BLK 8 vs. PHO, Feb. 20/ MIN 56 vs. DET, Dec. 19/05 *19 games shy of surpassing Shane Battier as the franchise s leader in games played; Franchise leader in rebounding average (8.4 rpg). NOV 20 ORL DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 21 at CLE DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 24 WAS DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 25 at HOU DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 28 at DEN DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 0 0 #### 0 0 #### 0 0 ### 0 0 ### 0 0 #### ### ### #### ### #### #DIV/0!

12 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). #22 RUDY GAY Forward Rookie NBA Season Connecticut AVERAGES LAST GAME: 6 points, 5 rebounds, season/career-high 3 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes DEN) SEASON NOTES: Dished out a career-high three steals on Nov. Denver Tied a season/career-high with three steals on Nov. Houston Scored a season/career-high 23 points and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds on Nov. Dallas Tied a season/career-high with nine rebounds on Nov. Phoenix Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds on Nov. Detroit Had a then season/career-high 21 points on Nov. 1 vs. New York. COLLEGE NOTES: AS A SOPHOMORE Averaged 15.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks in 30.8 minutes All Big East First Team selection NABC All-America First Team and Associated Press All-America Second Team choice Led the Huskies in scoring (15.2 ppg), recorded six double-doubles and reached double figures in scoring a team-high 28 times AS A FRESHMAN Averaged 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 blocks in 28.8 minutes Big East Rookie of the Year and a unanimous All-Rookie Team selection Named National Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News Named Big East Rookie of the Week five times OTHER Competed as a member of the 2005 USA Men s U21 World Championship team in the summer of CAREER NOTES: Selected in the first round (eighth overall) by the Houston Rockets in the 2006 NBA Draft Draft rights traded to Memphis from Houston along with Stromile Swift in exchange for Shane Battier. Averaged 20.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.50 steals and 1.50 blocks in 29.0 minutes in two games (one start) with the Grizzlies at the 2006 Summer Pro-Am League in Long Beach, CA. DAL, Nov. 18/06 PTS DAL, Nov. 18/06 DAL, Nov. 18/06 FGM DAL, Nov. 18/06 21 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FGA 21 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 2(2) vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 3FGM 2(2) vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 DET, Nov. 4/06 3FGA DET, Nov. 4/06 DAL, Nov. 18/06 FTM DAL, Nov. 18/06 DAL, Nov. 18/06 FTA DAL, Nov. 18/06 DAL, Nov. 18/06 OR DAL, Nov. 18/06 PHO, Nov. 11/06 DR PHO, Nov. 11/06 PHO, Nov. 11/06 REB PHO, Nov. 11/06 DEN, Nov. 28/06 AST HOU, Nov. 25/06 3 HOU, Nov. 25/06 STL 3 HOU, Nov. 25/06 4 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 BLK 4 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 38 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 MIN 38 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 *One of five Grizzlies to score 20 points or more in a single game this season. NOV 20 ORL #### NOV 21 at CLE #### NOV 24 WAS #### NOV 25 at HOU NOV 28 at DEN #### 0 0 #### LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG #32 ALEXANDER JOHNSON Forward Rookie NBA Season Florida State AVERAGES LAST GAME: DNP CD DEN) SEASON NOTES: Made his NBA debut on Nov. 1 vs. New York and had two points in four minutes off the bench. COLLEGE NOTES: AS A JUNIOR Averaged 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks in 24.9 minutes Earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors Led the team in rebounding (7.4 rpg; ranked eighth in the ACC) and ranked second in scoring (13.2 ppg) AS A SOPHOMORE Averaged 6.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 17.5 minutes AS A FRESHMAN Averaged 9.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 20.8 minutes Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. CAREER NOTES: Selected in the second round (45 th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers Draft rights traded to Memphis from Portland (via Indiana) in exchange for a 2008 second round pick Averaged 12.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.67 steals in 22.7 minutes in six games (two starts) with the Grizzlies at the 2006 Summer Pro-Am League in Long Beach, CA. 2 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 PTS 2 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 1 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FGM 1 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 1 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FGA 1 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/ FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR REB AST STL BLK vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 MIN 4 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 *Averaged 12.2 points and 8.3 rebounds in six summer league games; Averaged 11.9 points and 5.0 rebounds in eight preseason games. NOV 20 ORL DNP-CD #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 21 at CLE DNP-CD #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 24 WAS DNP-CD #### #### #### 0 0 NOV 25 at HOU #### 0 0 #### 0 0 #### NOV 28 at DEN #### 0 0 #### 0 0 #### LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG #### 0 0 ### 0 0 ###