Memphis Grizzlies @ N.O./Oklahoma City Hornets (41-31) (33-37) Friday, March 31, 2006 Ford Center, 7:00 p.m. CST; Fox Sports Net, ESPN; 103.5 FM Regular Season Game #73, Regular Season Road Game #37 GRIZZLIES PROBABLE STARTERS: P # Player Ht Wt Comments F 31 Shane Battier 6-8 220 LAST GAME: 3 points (1-3 FG, 1-1 3FG), 4 rebounds and 1 block in 24 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). INJURY UPDATE: AVERAGES: 10.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 35.4 mpg F 16 Pau Gasol 7-0 240 LAST GAME: 21 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 FT), 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in 36 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). C 42 Lorenzen Wright AVERAGES: 20.6 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 4.5 apg, 39.3 mpg 6-11 240 LAST GAME: 4 points (2-4 FG), 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 21 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). AVERAGES: 5.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 0.7 apg, 21.6 mpg G 6 Eddie Jones 6-6 200 LAST GAME: 0 points (0-7 FG, 0-2 3FG), 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 23 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). AVERAGES: 12.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 32.7 mpg G 32 Chucky Atkins 5-11 185 LAST GAME: 5 points (1-6 FG, 0-3 3FG, 3-4 FT), 1 assist and 1 steal in 22 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). AVERAGES: 9.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.8 apg, 23.7 mpg Damon Stoudamire Ruptured Right Patellar Tendon (OUT); Jake Tsakalidis Sprained Left Thumb (DOUBTFUL) LAST GAME: MAR. 29/06 Grizzlies 74, @ Nets 86 MEM 18 13 21 22-74 NJN 27 23 17 19-86 REB: MEM 37, NJN 40 AST: MEM 21, NJN 23 TO: MEM 11, NJN 12 GAME HIGHS PTS: Jefferson (NJN) 27 REB: Jefferson (NJN 9 AST: Kidd (NJN) 12 UPCOMING SCHED./RESULTS 3/28 vs. Seattle L, 98-97 3/29 @ New Jersey L, 86-74 3/31 @ N.O./Okla. City, 7:00 p.m. -------------------------------------- 4/2 vs. Atlanta, 3:00 p.m. 4/4 vs. Golden State, 7:00 p.m. 4/7 vs. Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m. 4/9 @ San Antonio, 2:30 p.m. 4/11 vs. Minnesota, 7:00 p.m. 4/12 @ Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. 4/15 @ Houston, 7:30 p.m. 4/18 vs. L.A. Clippers, 7:00 p.m. 4/19 @ Minnesota, 7:00 p.m. RECENT TRANSACTIONS: March 6 - Recalled Anony Roberson and Lawrence Roberts from e NBA Development League Arkansas RimRockers February 28 Re-assigned Anony Roberson and Lawrence Roberts to e NBA Development League Arkansas RimRockers February 20 Recalled Anony Roberson and Lawrence Roberts from e NBA Development League Arkansas RimRockers February 2 Assigned Anony Roberson and Lawrence Roberts to e NBA Development League Arkansas RimRockers January 23 Signed free agent Chucky Atkins RECORDS/STREAKS 2004-05 SEASON Record Home Road OT STREAKS: OVERALL: 41-31 25-11 16-20 1-3 Overall: Lost 2 Overtime: Lost 1 EASTERN: 15-12 10-3 5-9 0-2 Home: Lost 1 Long Win Streak: Won 7 WESTERN: 26-19 15-8 11-11 1-1 Road: Lost 1 Long Loss Streak: Lost 5 2005-06 WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS W L GB 1. San Ant. 55 16 -- 2. Phoenix 47 23 7.5 3. Denver 40 32 15.5 4. Dallas 54 18 1.5 5. LA Clippers 41 29 13.5 6. Memphis 41 31 14.5 7. LA Lakers 38 34 17.5 8. Sac. 36 36 19.5 9. Utah 34 37 21.0 10. NOK 33 37 21.5 11. Houston 31 40 24.0 12. Golden St 30 40 24.5 13. Minn. 30 41 25.0 14. Seattle 29 42 26.0 15. Portland 20 51 35.0 *Through games played on Mar. 29 G FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG GRIZZLIES 72.446.368.707 10.3 28.8 39.1 19.3 7.3 5.3 13.8 21.7 91.6 OPPONENTS 72.437.336.754 11.4 29.4 40.7 19.7 7.3 5.8 14.8 22.8 88.6 G FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG HORNETS 70.437.338.753 11.1 29.1 40.1 18.5 7.7 3.8 13.5 22.2 92.1 OPPONENTS 70.455.355.755 10.6 30.6 41.2 19.0 6.5 5.3 14.9 23.7 94.2
TONIGHT S OPPONENT: @ N.O./Oklahoma City March 31, 2006 7:00 p.m. (CST) Ford Center The Grizzlies stay on e road for eir four and final meeting of e season wi e interdivisional rival New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Hornets hold a 2-1 season series edge heading into tonight s matchup. Recaps of ose games are below: 2005-06 MEMPHIS VS. NOK GRIZZLIES 1 WIN, HORNETS 2 WINS December 6, 2005 @ MEM: NOK 18 21 14 20 73 Team Highs: NOK PTS: Mason/West-15, REB: Andersen-10, AST: Three w/-4 MEM 19 31 20 19 89 MEM PTS: Gasol-29, REB: Gasol-15, AST: Four w/-3 2005-06 Series vs. NOH: 12/6 @ MEM W, 89-73 1/18 @ NOK L, 87-79 1/28 @ MEM L, 95-86 3/31 @ NOK, 7:00 p.m. NOTABLE: Pau Gasol had a huge night, finishing wi game-highs in bo points (29) and rebounds (15). Gasol went 15-19 from e free row line, tying his career-high and tying e franchise mark for e second-most free rows made in a single game, and setting a new career-high and tying e franchise mark for free rows attempted. Memphis committed a season-low 10 turnovers. Bobby Jackson had a season-high 21 points off e bench. KEY NOTE Memphis made 23 free rows (on 31 attempts, 74.2%), more an twice as many as NO/Okla City s nine free rows made (on 17 attempts, 52.9%). January 18, 2006 @ NOK: MEM 20 19 23 17 79 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Miller-21, REB: E.Jones-8, AST: Jackson-7 NOK 21 27 14 25 87 NOK PTS: Paul-16, REB: West-14, AST: Paul-9 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies struggled from e field, shooting 37.8% for e second consecutive game. The Hornets dominated inside, outscoring e Grizzlies 38-26 in points in e paint (including an 18-4 advantage in e second quarter). David West had a double-double wi 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds (including eight on e offensive end). KEY NOTE The Grizzlies cut e lead to a single point wi just over two and a half minutes left in e game, but managed only one more field goal before time expired. January 28, 2006 @ MEM: NOK 20 25 22 28 95 Team Highs: NOK PTS: Claxton-20, REB: West-12, AST: Paul-8 MEM 25 20 20 21 86 MEM PTS: Gasol-25, REB: Gasol-16, AST: Jackson-5 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies outrebounded e Hornets 16-9 in e first quarter before being outrebounded overall by N.O./Okla. City 43-37. Pau Gasol tallied his 16 double-double of e season wi a game-high 25 points and game-high 16 rebounds. David West recorded his 10 double-double of e season wi 19 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. KEY NOTE - Memphis struggled from ree-point range, shooting 6-28 (21.4%). Current Streaks vs. NOH: All-Time vs. UTA: 2004-05 Series vs. NOH: Home: NOK, 1 win Road: NOK, 1 win Overall: NOK, 2 wins Home: 5-7 1/7 @ MEM W, 84-76 Road: 3-8 1/31 @ NOH W, 98-91 Overall: 8-15 3/16 @ NOH W, 88-82 3/26 @ MEM L, 96-85 UPCOMING OPPONENT: Vs. Atlanta Hawks April 2, 2006 3:00 p.m. (CST) FedExForum The Grizzlies return home to take on e Atlanta Hawks for e second and final time during e regular season. Memphis defeated e Hawks once already is season on a last second lay-up by Pau Gasol on Nov. 12. A recap of at game is below: 2005-06 MEMPHIS VS. ATLANTA GRIZZLIES 1 WIN, HAWKS 0 WINS November 12, 2005 @ ATL: MEM 24 19 22 20 85 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Battier-22, REB: Gasol-9, AST: Battier-5 ATL 23 17 17 27 84 ATL PTS: Johnson-17, REB: Pachulia-12, AST: Johnson-12 05-6 Series vs. ATL: 11/12 @ ATL, 6:00 p.m. 4/2 @ MEM, 3:00 p.m. NOTABLE: Damon Stoudamire sat out wi a sprained left ankle. Shane Battier had season-highs in points (22), rebounds (8) and assists (5). Pau Gasol chipped in wi 20 points, a team-high nine rebounds and four blocks. Bobby Jackson made his first start of e season, and first as a Grizzly, and had 17 points, six rebounds and two assists. KEY NOTE Pau Gasol s lay-up as time expired gave Memphis e 85-84 victory. Current Streaks vs. ATL: Home: MEM, 3 wins Road: MEM, 3 wins Overall: MEM, 5 wins All-Time vs. ATL: 04-05 Series vs. ATL: Home: 5-4 12/8 @ ATL W, 97-89 Road: 3-8 1/29 @ MEM W, 84-83 Overall: 8-12
LAST GAME: GRIZZLIES 74, NETS 86 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 @ CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA MEM 18 13 21 22 74 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Gasol-21, REB: Gasol-8, AST: Three w/-4 NJN 27 23 17 19 86 NJN PTS: Jefferson-27, REB: Jefferson-9, AST: Kidd-12 05-06 Series vs. NJN: 1/10 @ MEM W, 81-69 3/29 @ NJN L, 86-74 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies struggled in e first half, shooting 34.3% from e field overall and 16.7% from ree-point range. Nets starters outscored Grizzlies starters 76-33. New Jersey got a pair of 20-point performances from Richard Jefferson (game-high 27) and Vince Carter (23). Jason Kidd added a game-high 12 assists. KEY NOTE - Pau Gasol finished wi 21 points on 9-17 shooting from e field. The rest of e Grizzlies starters combined for 12 points on 4-20 shooting from e field. @ GRIZZLIES 97, SUPERSONICS 98 TUESDAY, MARCH 28 @ FEDEXFORUM SEA 28 31 17 22 98 Team Highs: SEA PTS: Allen-20, REB: Three w/-7, AST: Ridnour-7 MEM 27 22 31 17 97 MEM PTS: Gasol-44, REB: Wright14, AST: Atkins-9 05-06 Series vs. SEA: 11/8 @ MEM W, 94-69 12/31 @ SEA W, 100-96 3/8 @ SEA W, 99-74 3/28 @ MEM L, 98-97 NOTABLE: Pau Gasol had a career-high and single game franchise-record 44 points on 17-28 shooting from e field and 10-12 shooting from e free row line. Memphis lost despite outshooting Seattle 50.6%-49.4%. Lorenzen Wright had a season-high 14 rebounds while teammate Chucky Atkins tied a season-high wi nine assists. The Sonics shot 10-of-19 (52.6%) from ree-point range. KEY NOTE The Sonics had seven players reach double-figures in scoring, led by Ray Allen s 20 points on 8-17 shooting. @ GRIZZLIES 102, BOBCATS 95 SUNDAY, MARCH 26 @ FEDEXFORUM CHA 19 24 29 33 95 Team Highs: CHA PTS: Wallace-25, REB: Brezec-8, AST: Knight-16 MEM 27 20 26 29 102 MEM PTS: Gasol-33, REB: Gasol-15, AST: Jackson-5 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies extended eir win streak to a season-best seven games overall, and tied a season-best wi eir six consecutive win at home. 2005-06 Series vs. CHA: The Grizzlies outrebounded e Bobcats 47-33, including 23 rebounds in e first quarter, establishing a new franchise record for 3/26 @ MEM W, 102-95 rebounds in a single quarter. 4/12 @ CHA, 6:30 p.m. Pau Gasol had game-highs in bo points (33) and rebounds (15) for his team-leading 29 double-double of e season. Shane Battier tied a career-high wi five blocks. Gerald Wallace led e Bobcats wi 25 points while Brevin Knight recorded his 17 double-double of e season wi 17 points and 16 assists, e most assists by an opponent is season. GRIZZLIES DEN NOTES *Stats/Rankings Through Games Played on Mar. 29* GRIZZLIES VS. HORNETS QUICK FACTS: THE GRIZZLIES are 8-15 all-time against e Hornets, including a 3-8 all-time record on e road. THE GRIZZLIES trail 1-2 in is season s series against e Hornets. They have not dropped a season series against e Hornets since e 1999-00 season. THE HORNETS shot a en opponent s season-low 52.9% from e free row line on Dec. 6, finishing 9-of-17 from e charity stripe in an 89-73 loss to e Grizzlies. In eir two wins against e Grizzlies (Jan. 18 @ NOK, Jan. 28 @ MEM), e Hornets shot a combined 82.0% (41-50) from e free row line. PAU GASOL had one of his best games of e season against e Hornets on Dec. 6, finishing wi 29 points on 7-13 shooting, 15 rebounds and ree blocks. Gasol also shot 15-19 from e free row line, tying a career-high and tying e franchise mark for e second-most free rows made in a single game, and setting a new career-high and tying e franchise mark for free rows attempted at e time. Gasol later would shoot 15-20 from e charity stripe on Jan. 6 vs. Utah, again tying/setting career-highs and franchise records. GASOL is averaging a double-double of 21.0 points and 12.3 rebounds in ree starts against e Hornets is season. He s also shooting 58.8% from e field and 79.3% from e free row line while averaging 3.0 assists and 1.67 blocks. For his career, GASOL is averaging 16.9 points on 50.8% shooting, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 blocks in 11 games against e Hornets. Despite being held to nine points and six rebounds in his second game against e Hornets is season (Jan. 18), for his career, GASOL is averaging 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 blocks in 10 games against e Hornets. SHANE BATTIER recorded a career-high five blocks against New Orleans on Jan. 7/05 (has since tied on multiple occasions). For his career, Battier is averaging 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks in 13 games against e Hornets. CHUCKY ATKINS attempted a career-high 15 ree-point field goals against e Hornets on Dec. 22/04 as a member of e Los Angeles Lakers. For his career, Atkins is averaging 12.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 23 games against e Hornets. DAVID WEST is averaging 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks in ree games against e Grizzlies is season. P.J. BROWN has played well against e Grizzlies roughout his career, averaging 11.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 23 games. J.R. SMITH scored a career-high 33 points, including a career-high six ree-point field goals, against e Grizzlies on Mar. 26/05. Hornets Head Coach BYRON SCOTT played for e Vancouver Grizzlies during eir inaugural season in 1995-96, appearing in 80 games while averaging 10.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Scott was acquired by e Grizzlies in e 1995 expansion draft from Indiana (18 overall). Hornets Assistant Coach DARRELL WALKER was a standout at e University of Arkansas, and is still 16 on e Razorbacks all-time scoring list (1,325 points). Tonight s game features a number of players from e New York/New Jersey metro area including e Grizzlies DAHNTAY JONES (Steinert High School in Hamilton, NJ) and e Hornets SPEEDY CLAXTON (Christ The King in Queens, NY), J.R. SMTIH (St. Benedict s Prep in Newark, NJ) and DAVID WEST (spent freshman and sophomore years at Teaneck High School in Teaneck, NY).
TEAM NOTES AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME: The Grizzlies have 10 regular season games left during e 2005-06 season, including an even split of five games at home and five on e road. Of e Grizzlies nine remaining opponents (play Minnesota twice), only ree have a record above.500 is season. In addition, e Grizzlies have gone a combined 11-8 (.579) against ose teams in previous matchups is season. Memphis remaining schedule features seven games against Western Conference opponents and ree against Eastern Conference squads. A breakdown of e Grizzlies stretch run is below: DATE/OPPONENT GRIZZ REC VS. OPP REC OPP W/L STREAK OPP LAST 10 3/31 @ NO/Oklahoma City 1-2 33-37 Won 1 2-8 4/2 vs. Atlanta 1-0 22-48 Won 1 2-8 4/4 vs. Golden State 2-0 30-40 Lost 2 5-5 4/7 vs. Milwaukee 0-1 36-35 Won 2 6-4 4/9 @ San Antonio 0-3 55-16 Won 1 7-3 4/11 vs. Minnesota* 1-1 30-41 Won 2 4-6 4/12 @ Charlotte 1-0 20-52 Won 1 3-7 4/15 @ Houston 3-0 31-40 Won 1 3-7 4/18 vs. L.A. Clippers 2-1 41-29 Lost 1 6-4 4/19 @ Minnesota* -- -- -- -- OVERALL 11-8 (.579) 298-338 (.469) n/a n/a *Two of e Grizzlies 10 remaining games are against e Minnesota Timberwolves. GRIZZ GET GRIZZED : The Grizzlies have been one of e top defensive teams in e league is season, holding opponents to 88.6 ppg, e second-fewest in e league. On top of at, Memphis has been averaging monly season-highs in bo scoring (96.7 ppg) and field goal percentage (.475) in March. However, in Wednesday s game at New Jersey, e Nets held e Grizzlies to 74 points on 41.9% shooting from e field. It marked e first time since Feb. 4 at e Grizzlies have failed to score 80 points or better, and just e 10 time ey ve been held to 80 or less is season. Memphis has gone a winless 0-10 in ose games. ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END; GRIZZ WIN STREAK SNAPPED: The Grizzlies won eir season-best seven consecutive game wi a 102-95 victory over Charlotte on Mar. 26, but had eir streak halted wi a 98-97 loss on Tuesday at FedExForum at e hands of e Seattle SuperSonics. Their recent streak topped eir previous season-best six-game win streak from Nov. 25-Dec. 6, one win shy of matching e franchise-record of eight consecutive wins (Jan. 11/04-Jan. 25/04). The Grizzlies also won six consecutive games at home at FedExForum, matching eir season-best home streak (6, Dec. 21-Jan. 13), also just one win shy of matching e franchise-record of seven consecutive wins at home (Dec. 30/03-Jan. 25/04). Their home record after Tuesday s loss stands at 25-11, one win shy of matching last season s home win total of 26 e second-most in franchise history. IT S A TEAM GAME: Memphis has averaged a monly season-high 21.1 assists per game rough 15 games in March, including a season-high 28 assists vs. Seattle on Mar. 8. On e season, e Grizzlies are 22 nd in e league averaging 19.3 assists per game. However, in eir last 10 games ey have averaged 20.6 assists, ranking 17 in e league over at span (*avg. 20.2 apg in eir last five, 18 ). In March, e Grizzlies have assisted on 59.8% of eir field goals (317 assists/530 field goals). Pau Gasol (15 games, 5.6 apg *Despite not recording a single assist for only e second game is season Mar. 12 vs. Philadelphia), Eddie Jones (12 games, 3.3 apg), Chucky Atkins (15 games; 3.3 apg) and Mike Miller (15 games, 3.0 apg) have led e way us far in March. AVERAGES: G Ast ALL GAMES 72 19.3 NOV 2004 15 19.3 DEC 2004 14 19.9 JAN 2005 15 18.5 FEB 2005 13 17.4 MAR 2005 15 21.1 INDIVIDUAL NOTES GASOL HAS CAREER NIGHT; CONTINUES OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: Pau Gasol scored a career-high and single-game franchise-record 44 points Tuesday against Seattle, shooting 17-28 from e field and 10-12 from free row line. Gasol s 44 topped his previous career-high of 39 points and was ree points better an e previous franchise record of 41 points (Mike Miller, Bryant Reeves). Gasol has topped e 30-point plateau in ree consecutive games from Mar. 24-28, scoring 113 points in at span and setting franchise-record for scoring over ree consecutive games. The old record was set by Bryant Reeves, who totaled 101 points in a ree-game span from Mar. 23-27/98. *After a team-high 21-point performance in Wednesday s loss at New Jersey, Gasol needs 16 points in tonight s game to match e franchise record for scoring in five consecutive games (150, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Feb. 10-17/99). A breakdown of Gasol s four-game offensive outburst is below: AVERAGES: Min FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts ALL GAMES 39:16.502.273.683 8.9 4.5 0.58 2.9 1.96 20.6 LAST FOUR* 41:27.584 1.000.644 10.0 3.5 0.75 2.8 1.25 33.5 GRIZZLIES TOP SCORING PERFORMANCES POINTS PLAYER DATE/OPPONENT 44 Pau Gasol Mar. 28/06 vs. Seattle 41 Mike Miller Mar. 19/06 vs. Utah 41 Bryant Reeves Jan. 15/98 @ Boston 40 Anony Peeler Feb. 4/97 @ New Jersey 40 Michael Dickerson Feb. 10/00 @ Los Angeles Clippers
GASOL NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: (Mar. 27) Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol today was selected as e NBA s Western Conference Player of e Week for games played March 20 rough March 26. It marks e second time is season he s received e honor. Gasol averaged a double-double of 26.8 points and 10.8 rebounds while shooting.606 from e field, and recording 4.5 assists and 2.75 blocks to lead e Grizzlies to a 4-0 week. Behind Gasol s performance, e Grizzlies extended eir current win streak to a season-best seven games, defeating e Indiana Pacers (3/21), Los Angeles Clippers (3/23), New York Knicks (3/24) and e Charlotte Bobcats (3/26). Gasol s eight rebounds on Mar. 24 against e Knicks gave him 3,072 for his career, surpassing Shareef Abdur-Rahim as e Grizzlies all-time franchise leader in rebounds. GASOL LEADING THE WAY: Pau Gasol s 21-point, eight-rebound and four-assist effort at New Jersey Wednesday marked e 10 time is season he s led e team in all ree major statistical categories in e same game (includes ties). Only two oer players have accomplished e feat in as many or more games an Gasol is season, as shown by e breakdown below: MOST TIMES LEADING TEAM IN PTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS GAMES PLAYER 14 James, LeBron 10 GASOL, PAU 10 Garnett, Kevin 9 Pierce, Paul 7 Nowitzki, Dirk FRATELLO TWO WINS SHY OF MATCHING BROWN AS FRANCHISE LEADER IN COACHING VICTORIES: Already e Grizzlies second-winningest coach in franchise history, Feb. 11 s win over e Lakers was Head Coach Mike Fratello s 639 career coaching victory, surpassing former Pistons coach Chuck Daly for 17 all-time. The Czar is two wins shy of matching Hubie Brown as e Grizzlies all-time winningest coach, and 43 wins shy of matching Red Holzman for 16 all-time (696). Below is a breakdown of e Grizzlies top five winningest coaches, and where Fratello ranks in all-time coaching victories: GRIZZLIES WINNINGEST COACHES NBA COACHES RANKINGS BY VICTORIES YEARS HEAD COACH WON LOST PCT NAME WINS WINNING PCT. 2002-04 Hubie Brown 83 85.494 1. Lenny Wilkens 1,332.536 2004-Current Mike Fratello 81 57.587 2000-02 Sidney Lowe 46 126.267 16. Red Holzman 696.536 1997-99 Brian Hill 31 123.201 17. Mike Fratello 653.556 1995-97 Brian Winters 23 102.184 18. Chuck Daly 638.593 19. Doug Moe 628.543 20. Alvin Attles 557.518 MILLER FINDING 6 TH MAN SWAGGER AND THREE-POINT STROKE: Mike Miller has been key to e Grizzlies success is season, ranking second on e team in scoring (13.7 ppg), second in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and four in assists (2.7 apg; does not include Damon Stoudamire). Miller is also second on e team in double-doubles, posting his six double-dip of e season against e Clippers on Mar. 23, finishing wi 21 points, a game-high 14 rebounds and four assists. Miller s six double-doubles also includes his first career triple-double (see Miller in 3-D below). The Grizzlies star reserve has come off e bench in 56 of 64 games played is season and recorded double figures in scoring in 47 games, including 14 games of 20 points and two games of 30 or more (season-high 41 vs. Denver last game). *He ranks first in scoring off e bench in e NBA (13.3 ppg off e bench), and is also one of only ree players in e league shooting over 40.0% from ree-point range while averaging better an 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists is season (Nowitzki, DAL; Richardson, GSW). PAU-ER IN NUMBERS: Pau Gasol is off to one of e best starts of his career, posting career-highs in almost every major statistical category, and on Feb. 9 was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve. Now in his fif NBA season, Gasol finds himself ranked among e top 20 in e league in over 15 statistical categories, and among a number of e Western Conference s elite forwards. Breakdowns of Gasol s career bests and where he stands among e West s top forwards are below: 20 CATEGORY PREVIOUS CAREER-HIGH AVERAGES 20.6 PPG 19.0 (2002-03) 8.9 RPG 8.9 (2001-02)* 4.5 APG 2.8 (2002-03) 1.96 BPG 2.06 (2001-02)* 39.3 MPG 36.7 (2001-02)* *Rookie season WESTERN CONFERENCE LEADERS - FORWARDS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS BLOCKS 1. C. Anony 26.7 ppg 1. K. Garnett 12.5 rpg 1. L. Odom 5.5 apg 1. A. Kirilenko 3.18 bpg 2. D. Nowitzki 26.3 ppg 2. S. Marion 12.2 rpg 2. R. Davis 5.1 apg 2. E. Brand 2.60 bpg 3. E. Brand 25.2 ppg 3. T. Duncan 11.1 rpg 3. P. Gasol* 4.5 apg 3. E. Griffin 2.12 bpg 4. K. Garnett 21.8 ppg 4. E. Brand 10.0 rpg 4. A. Kirilenko 4.2 apg 4. P. Gasol* 1.96 bpg 5. S. Marion 21.3 ppg 5. T. Murphy 9.9 rpg 5. K. Garnett 4.1 apg 5. T. Duncan 1.91 bpg 6. P. Gasol* 20.6 ppg 6. L. Odom 9.2 rpg 6. T. Duncan 3.2 apg 6. S. Marion 1.81 bpg R. Lewis 20.6 ppg 7. P. Gasol* 8.9 rpg 7. M. Dunleavy 2.8 apg 7. S. Battier 1.38 bpg 8. R. Davis 19.4 ppg 8. D. Nowitzki 8.8 rpg 8. D. Nowitzki 2.7 apg 8. K. Garnett 1.34 bpg 9. T. Duncan 18.8 ppg 9. Z. Randolph 8.2 rpg E. Brand 2.7 apg 9. D. Nowitzki 1.07 bpg 10. Z. Randolph 18.2 ppg A. Kirilenko 8.2 rpg 10. C. Anony 2.6 apg 10. Two tied at 0.83 bpg *Gasol joins Elton Brand (LAC), Kevin Garnett (MIN), Tim Duncan (SAS) and Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) as e only players to appear in e top 10 among forwards in e Western Conf. in each of e four categories listed above.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES GASOL HAS STELLAR NIGHT IN THE BIG APPLE; BECOMES FRANCHISE REBOUND LEADER: Pau Gasol had anoer stellar night in a win at New York on Mar. 24, finishing wi a game-high 36 points on 14-24 shooting, eight rebounds, ree assists and ree blocks in 41 minutes. His eight rebounds gave him 3,072 for his career at e time, surpassing former Grizzly Shareef Abdur-Rahim (3,070) as e all-time franchise leader in rebounds. The bearded big man also stepped out beyond e arc and knocked down his ird ree-point field goal of e season and 10 of his career. MILLER HAS CAREER-NIGHT: Mike Miller scored a career-high 41 points on 15-24 shooting, including a 5-12 performance from ree-point range on Mar. 17 vs. Denver, also at e time, tying e franchise mark for points in a single game (Bryant Reeves, @ BOS on Jan. 15/98). Miller s 41 points established a new franchise record for most points scored by a Grizzly off e bench. It also marked e ird-highest total by a non-starter over e last 10 years. GASOL POSTS FIRST CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Pau Gasol had one of e best all-around games of his career at Seattle on Mar. 8, finishing wi a game-high 21 points, 12 rebounds and a game and career-high 12 assists recording e first triple-double of his career. Gasol s triple-double was just e fif in franchise history, and second since e team s relocation to Memphis (see Miller in 3-D below). *Gasol is e only player in e NBA to post a triple-double consisting of at least 20 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists is season. Gasol also had a career-high four steals and ree blocks in 41 minutes. BATTIER NAMED TO MEN S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM: On Sunday, March 5 USA Basketball revealed e 23 players, including 18 who have played previously for USA Basketball teams, who have been named to e historic 2006-2008 USA Men's Senior National Team program. The selections were announced by USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team program Managing Director Jerry Colangelo. Named to e 2006-08 USA Senior National Team were: Carmelo Anony (Denver Nuggets); Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards); Shane Battier (Memphis Grizzlies); Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Bruce Bowen (San Antonio Spurs); Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Antawn Jamison (Washington Wizards); Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks); Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns); Brad Miller (Sacramento Kings); Adam Morrison (Gonzaga University); Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers); Chris Paul (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets); Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics); J.J. Redick (Duke University); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Luke Ridnour (Seattle SuperSonics); Amaré Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns); and Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat). Battier s previous USA Basketball experience includes taking part in e 2001 Goodwill Games as well as e 1997 Nike Hoop Summit. The 23 selectees are expect to report when e USA opens training in mid-july. The exact training dates and sites will be announced at a later date. GRIZZLIES ALL-STAR ACTION: Pau Gasol appeared in his first All-Star game, finishing wi a game-high 12 rebounds, including a game-high six on e offensive end (tied wi Tim Duncan) in 14 minutes of action. According to e Elias Sports Bureau, prior to is year s game, only one player had even half at many total rebounds in an NBA All-Star Game in which he failed to score (Darrell Imhoff had seven boards in e 1967 All-Star Game; Ben Wallace also had eight rebounds wiout scoring on Sunday night). His 12 rebounds is also e most in an All-Star game since Tim Duncan pulled down 13 caroms in e 2004 All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Gasol represents e Grizzlies first All-Star in franchise history and e first Spanish player in NBA history to be selected to e All-Star team. Grizzlies rookie Hakim Warrick also participated in is year s All-Star festivities, placing ird in e Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk competition Saturday night. Warrick becomes e first Memphis Grizzlies player to compete in e contest, and second player in franchise history to participate in e event (Stromile Swift, 2001 Slam Dunk competition). MILLER IN 3-D; GRIZZ STAR RESERVE POSTS FIRST CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Mike Miller recorded his first career triple-double in a win over Sacramento on Jan. 10, finishing wi 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 41 minutes off e bench. Miller s efforts marked e four triple-double in franchise history, and first since e team s relocation to Memphis ending e Grizzlies' streak of 452 games wiout a player recording a triple-double (since Mike Bibby had one on Apr. 2/00). At e time, it was e second-longest current drought in e league. Utah (at e time) had e longest active streak, but snapped eir drought as well at 530 straight games when Andrei Kirilenko recorded his first career triple-double on Jan. 17 (first since Karl Malone posted one on May 4/99). Miller is just e ird NBA player in e last 10 years to record a triple-double in a game at he did not start. Shawn Bradley did it for Dallas on Apr. 7/98 as did Magic Johnson for e Lakers on Feb. 14/96. 2005-06 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS: - The Grizzlies win on Nov. 19 @ Utah gave Mike Fratello his 47 victory wi Memphis, surpassing Sidney Lowe as e franchise s second-winningest coach in history. - The Grizzlies opened e season by going 10-5 in November, eir best opening mon in franchise history. The Grizzlies were one of only seven teams to post 10 or more wins in November in e NBA is season. - Memphis won ree-straight games by 20 or more points for e first time wi wins over Dallas (Nov. 26), Toronto (Nov. 30) and Orlando (Dec. 2), accomplishing e feat for e first time in franchise history. - The Grizzlies tied e franchise record for e most wins in December, going 9-5 in e mon. - By earning eir 20 win wi a victory over Golden State on Jan. 3 (only 30 games into e season), e Grizzlies reached e 20-win plateau quicker an ey have in any oer season. The previous best was rough 38 games, accomplished bo last season and in e 2003-04 season. For comparison, e Grizzlies didn t crack 20 wins in each of eir first four seasons (including e lockout-shortened 1998-99 season). - The Grizzlies record of 25-16 rough eir first 41 games was eir best first-half start to a season in franchise history. GRIZZLIES IN THE COMMUNITY : TICKETS FOR KIDS The Memphis Grizzlies' Tickets for Kids program facilitates e distribution of tickets purchased by Grizzlies season ticket holders, corporate sponsors, players, coaches, and owners to charities and you organizations roughout e Mid-Sou. The program aims to provide children who would not oerwise have e resources e opportunity to attend a Grizzlies home basketball game. While doing so, e Grizzlies aim to recognize hard work and achievement in e classroom. This season, 13 Grizzlies players and e coaching staff have donated e resources necessary to provide area children wi tickets to Grizzlies home games. Contact Grizzlies Media Relations for more information and feature opportunities.
Grizzlies Team Miscellaneous Statistics RECORDS Record Home Road Overtime OVERALL: 41-31 25-11 16-20 1-3 Norwest 10-6 6-2 4-4 0-1 Pacific 11-5 6-1 5-4 1-0 Souwest 5-8 3-5 2-3 - WESTERN: 26-19 15-8 11-11 1-1 Atlantic 6-4 4-1 2-3 0-1 Central 3-6 3-1 0-5 0-1 Soueast 6-2 3-1 3-1 - EASTERN: 15-12 10-3 5-9 0-2 HOME ATTENDANCE FedExForum Capacity 18,119 GAMES: TOTAL: AVERAGE: HIGH: SELLOUTS: 36 568,931 15,804 18,119 4 WON-LOST STREAKS CURRENT STREAKS OVERALL: Lost 2 HOME: Lost 1 ROAD: Lost 1 OVERTIME: Lost 1 Longest Winning Streaks OVERALL: Won 7 HOME: Won 6 ROAD: Won 4 OVERTIME: Won 1 Longest Losing Streaks OVERALL: Lost 5 HOME: Lost 2 ROAD: Lost 6 OVERTIME: Lost 2 THE GRIZZLIES ARE 41-31 Overall 23-5 Outrebound Opponent 6-2 Preseason 15-12 vs. Eastern Conference 14-25 Outrebounded by Opponent 10-5 November 26-19 vs. Western Conference 4-1 Tied, Rebounds 9-5 December 27-10 Leading after 1 st Quarter 26-8 More FTM an Opponent 7-8 January 12-21 Trail after 1 st Quarter 13-21 Less FTM an Opponent 5-8 February 2-0 Tied after 1 st Quarter 2-2 Tied, FTM 10-5 March 30-10 Leading at Half 33-19 More 3FGM an Opponent 0-0 April 9-20 Trailing at Half 6-11 Less 3FGM an Opponent 2-1 Tied at Half 2-1 Tied, 3FGM 4-4 Monday 38-8 Lead after 3 rd Quarter 15-12 More turnovers an Opponent 7-4 Tuesday 3-22 Trail after 3 rd Quarter 26-16 Less turnovers an Opponent 8-7 Wednesday 0-1 Tied after 3 rd Quarter 0-10 Score < 80 1-1 Thursday 1-3 In Overtime 14-4 Score 100+ 9-7 Friday 35-7 Outshoot Opponent (%) 18-1 Opponents score < 80 8-5 Saturday 6-24 Outshot by Opponent (%) 3-9 Opponents score 100+ 4-3 Sunday 0-0 Tied Opponent, shooting (%) 25-16 Bench outscores opponents bench 12-3 Shoot.500 or better 16-15 Bench outscored by opponents bench 29-28 Shoot under.500 0-0 Tied, bench scoring QUARTER-BY-QUARTER 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 OT 2OT Tot. Grizzlies 1685 1641 1625 1599 32 11 6593 Average 23.4 22.8 22.6 22.2 8.0 11.0 91.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opponents 1686 1515 1513 1617 37 13 6381 Average 23.4 21.0 21.0 22.5 9.3 13.0 88.6 GRIZZLIES Reg. Season Avg.: 29.4 ppg Team High: 58 3/6 @ DEN Team Low: 8 11/12 @ ATL Individual High: 41 Miller, 3/17 vs. DEN BENCH SCORING OPPONENTS Reg. Season Avg.: 24.3 ppg Team High: 48 2/8 @ PHO Team Low: 6 (2x) *1/27 @ DET Individual High: 24 Barbosa, 2/8 @ PHO WON-LOST MARGINS Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Won by 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 4 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 Lost by 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 Margin 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Won by 2 2 1 1 Lost by 1
GRIZZLIES BY THE NUMBERS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS GRIZZLIES LEADERS PTS REB AST BLK STL Double PTS REB AST BLK STL MIN Player 10+ 20+ 30+ 10+ 10+ 3+ 3+ Doubles Atkins 18 3 1 2 1 8 7 Battier 38 5 5 9 7 2 6 9 3 24 23 15 Burks 5 1 3 4 Cardinal 1 4 Gasol 68 39 10 29 1 24 1 29** 38 40 31 46 6 40 Jackson 37 5 4 5 4 13 9 D. Jones 5 2 1 4 7 1 E. Jones 45 9 1 19 1 6 4 6 2 33 3 Miller 47 13 2 7 1 4 6* 12 12 7 5 10 9 Roberson Roberts 1 Stoudamire 15 5 4 16 4 1 Thomas 1 Tsakalidis 6 4 1 4 2 4 10 1 Warrick 9 1 1 3 2 Wright 13 7 1 2 12 2 6 10 2 *Includes a triple-double: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists on Jan. 10 vs. SAC. *includes ties **Includes a triple-double: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists on Mar. 8 @ SEA. GRIZZLIES AMONG NBA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL TEAM PLAYER RANK CATEGORY CATEGORY RANK AVERAGE Shane Battier 34 3FG% (38.8%) Points/game 28 91.6 8 STL/TO (0.96) FG Percentage 21 st.446 Pau Gasol 17 PPG (20.6) FT Percentage 27.707 10 BPG (1.96) 3FG Percentage 10.368 11 FTA (7.9) Off. Rebounds/game 23 rd 10.3 14 RPG (8.9) Rebounds/game 28 39.1 18 OFF REB (2.4) Assists/game 22 nd 19.3 12 DEF RPG (6.5) Steals/game 9 7.3 8 DOUBLE-DOUBLES (29) Turnovers/game 9 13.8 6 TRIPLE-DOUBLES (1) Blocks/game 11 5.3 Eddie Jones 19 3FGM (125) Points Off Turnovers 16 15.0 15 3FGA (338) Fastbreak Points 27 9.0 10 SPG (1.80) Points in e Paint 21 st 37.1 4 STL/TO (1.35) 2 nd Chance Points 24 11.6 Mike Miller 6 TRIPLE-DOUBLES (1) Pts Allowed 2 nd 88.6 20 3FG% (40.4%) Opp. FG Percentage 6.437 *Through games played on Mar. 29; includes ties STARTING LINEUPS Guard Guard Center Forward Forward G W L Pct. Stoudamire E.Jones Wright Gasol Battier 21 12 9.571 Jackson E.Jones Wright Gasol Battier 14 7 7.500 Atkins E.Jones Wright Gasol Battier 16 9 7.563 Atkins E.Jones Tsakalidis Gasol Battier 7 5 2.714 Atkins D.Jones Tsakalidis Gasol Battier 3 1 2.333 Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Battier Miller 3 3 0 1.000 Stoudamire Miller Wright Gasol Battier 2 2 0 1.000 Atkins Miller Tsakalidis Gasol Battier 1 0 1.000 Atkins E.Jones Gasol Miller Battier 1 0 1.000 Jackson D.Jones Gasol E.Jones Battier 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire E.Jones Wright Gasol Miller 1 0 1.000 Burks Jones Wright Gasol Battier 1 1 0 1.000 RECORD WHEN IN STARTING LINEUP Player Won Lost Pct. Atkins 16 13.552 Battier 41 30.577 Burks 1 0 1.000 Gasol 41 31.569 Jackson 7 8.467 D. Jones 1 3.250 E. Jones 38 28.576 Miller 5 3.625 Stoudamire 17 10.630 Tsakalidis 8 5.615 Wright 30 24.556 GAMES MISSED INJURY/INACTIVE Player Injury/Illness Dates Out G Shane Battier Sprained Rt. Index Finger 12/14 1 Antonio Burks Inactice 2 Brian Cardinal Left Knee Rehabilitation 11/2-12/13 20 Flu 2/13 1 Inactive 1 Sore Right Knee 3/6-3/21 8 Bobby Jackson Pulled Right Hamstring 11/10-12/28 8 Strained Rib Muscle 3/12-3/17 3 Eddie Jones Sprained Right Ankle 12/21-12/23 2 Sore Left Foot 2/26 1 Left Foot Injury 3/6-3/10 3 Mike Miller Concussion; Laceration 11/26-11/30 2 Sprained Left Ankle 12/31 1 Sprained Left Ankle 2/11-2/15 4 Anony Roberson Inactive 46 Lawrence Roberts Inactive 23 Damon Stoudamire Sprained Left Ankle 11/12 1 Ruptured Right Patellar 12/31-current 44 Tendon Jake Tsakalidis Inactive 9 Sprained Left Thumb 3/23-current 5 Lorenzen Wright Strained Right Hamstring 11/16 1 Bruised Left Knee 1/18 1 *Dates listed for games missed due to injury only
2005-06 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS - GRIZZLIES CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points 116 3/17 vs. DEN 66 12/10 @ IND Points 1 st Quarter 34 (2x) *2/11 @ LAL 9 12/10 @ IND Points 2 nd Quarter 37 1/3 vs. GSW 13 (3x) *3/29 @ NJN Points 1 st Half 65 3/17 vs. DEN 27 12/10 @ IND Points 3 rd Quarter 38 2/27 vs. WAS 11 (2x) *2/24 vs. SAS Points 4 Quarter 34 3/6 @ DEN 11 (2x) *2/23 @ DAL Points 2 nd Half 67 2/27 vs. WAS 31 2/23 @ DAL Points, Overtime 12 12/28 @ LAL 6 1 st OT, 12/19 vs. DET FG s made 44 (2x) *12/19 vs. DET 24 (2x) *12/10 @ IND FG s attempted 93 12/17 vs. PHO 56 2/24 vs. SAS FG % 58.8% - 2/27 vs. WAS 33.8% - 12/10 @ IND 3pt FG s made 15 12/3 @ HOU 2 1/16 vs. SAS 3pt FG s attempted 32 12/3 @ HOU 10 3/6 @ DEN 3pt FG % 70.0% - 3/6 @ DEN 15.4% - 1/16 vs. SAS FT s made 38 12/26 @ UTA 5 1/10 vs. SAC FT s attempted 45 12/9 vs. DAL 9 1/10 vs. SAC FT % 94.4% 1/25 vs. MIN 46.2% 11/9 @ BOS Rebounds 51 3/8 @ SEA 21 3/6 @ DEN Offensive rebounds 19 12/21 vs. POR 2 3/6 @ DEN Defensive rebounds 40 1/13 vs. NJN 17 1/7 @ CHI Assists 28 3/8 vs. SEA 13 (4x) *2/15 vs. SAC Steals 13 (3x) *3/24 @ NYK 1 1/28 vs. NOK Turnovers 24 2/24 vs. SAS 4 12/17 vs. PHO Blocked shots 14 2/15 vs. SAC 1 (2x) *1/22 @ WAS *Denotes most recent occurrence 2005-06 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS OPPONENTS CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points 115 3/6 @ DEN 65 1/6 vs. UTA Points 1 st Quarter 35 12/28 @ LAL 12 2/24 vs. SAS Points 2 nd Quarter 42 2/8 @ PHO 8 2/4 @ MIL Points 1 st Half 64 2/8 @ PHO 26 12/3 @ HOU Points 3 rd Quarter 34 2/23 @ DAL 12 2/1 vs. DAL Points 4 Quarter 34 12/30 @ POR 13 2/15 vs. SAC Points 2 nd Half 59 11/2 vs. MIA 31 (2x) *2/15 vs. SAC Points, Overtime 13 2 nd OT, 12/19 vs. DET 6 1 st OT, 12/19 vs. DET FG s made 48 3/6 @ DEN 23 11/8 vs. SEA FG s attempted 96 12/17 vs. PHO 60 11/25 vs. HOU FG % 64.0% 3/6 @ DEN 30.8% 1/6 vs. UTA 3pt FG s made 12 (3x) 2/8 @ PHO 0 2/10 @ LAC 3pt FG s attempted 32 12/17 vs. PHO 1 2/10 @ LAC 3pt FG % 77.8% 11/9 @ BOS 0.0% - 2/10 @ LAC FT s made 33 12/26 @ UTA 3 12/17 vs. PHO FT s attempted 46 1/24 @ MIA 4 12/17 vs. PHO FT % 100.0% 11/16 @ PHO (11-11) 42.1% 1/30 vs. HOU Rebounds 60 12/17 vs. PHO 24 2/27 vs. WAS Offensive rebounds 20 (2x) *3/10 @ SAC 3 2/7 @ SAC Defensive rebounds 41 (3x) *12/17 vs. PHO 16 2/7 vs. WAS Assists 32 3/6 @ DEN 11 11/26 @ DAL Steals 13 11/9 @ BOS 1 2/21 vs. TOR Turnovers 24 3/23 vs. LAC 7 2/11 @ LAL Blocked shots 12 (3x) *2/8 @ PHO 1 (5x) *3/17 vs. DEN *Denotes most recent occurrence
2005-06 GRIZZLIES INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 44 Gasol (3/28 vs. SEA) 20 Gasol (1 st, 3/28 vs. SEA) 41 Miller (3/17 vs. DEN) 17 Miller (3/17 vs. DEN) 39 Gasol (2/27 vs. WAS) 16 (3x) *Battier (1 st, 2/10 @ LAC) 36 Gasol (3/24 @ NYK) 36 Gasol (11/29 @ DAL) Points In a Half 33 Gasol (3/26 vs. CHA) 26 Gasol (1 st, 3/28 vs. SEA) 32 (2x) *Gasol (12/26 @ UTA) 22 (2x) *Miller (1 st, 3/17 vs. DEN) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 18 Gasol (1/6 vs. UTA) 8 Gasol (4, 12/28 @ LAL) 16 Gasol (1/28 vs. NOK) 8 Miller (3 rd, 12/17 vs. PHO) 16 Tsakalidis (3/14 vs. BOS) 8 Gasol (1 st, 12/14 vs. LAL) 16 Miller (1/13 vs. NJN) Rebounds In a Half 16 Gasol (11/22 vs. POR) 11 Gasol (2 nd, 11/26 @ DAL) 15 (5x) *Gasol (3/26 vs. CHA) 10 (4x) *Tsakalidisl (2 nd, 3/14 vs. BOS) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 12 Gasol (3/8 @ SEA) 6 Gasol (4, 3/8 @ SEA) 10 Miller (1/10 vs. SAC) 6 Miller (3 rd, 1/10 vs. SAC) 9 (5x) *Atkins (3/28 vs. SEA) 5 (3x) *Gasol (3 rd, 3/19 vs. UTA) Assists In a Half 8 Gasol (2 nd, 3/19 vs. UTA) 8 Gasol (2 nd, 3/8 @ SEA) Total Steals Total Blocks 7 E. Jones (1/10 vs. SAC) 6 Gasol (11/19 @ UTA) 6 D. Jones (3/6 @ DEN) 5 (5x) *Battier (3/26 vs.cha) 5 E.Jones (3/23 vs. LAC) 5 E. Jones (3/14 vs. BOS) 5 E.Jones (12/26 @ UTA) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 17 Gasol (3/28 vs. SEA) 28 Gasol (3/28 vs. SEA) 16 Gasol (2/27 vs. WAS) 26 Gasol (2/13 @ GSW) 15 Miller (3/17 vs. DEN) 25 Gasol (12/19 vs. DET) 14 Gasol (3/24 @ NYK) 24 Gasol (3/24 @ NYK) 13 (2x) *Gasol (12/19 vs. DET) 24 Miller (3/17 vs. DEN) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 15 Gasol (1/6 vs. UTA) 20 Gasol (1/6 vs. UTA) 15 Gasol (12/6 vs. NOK) 19 Gasol (12/6 vs. NOK) 12 (3x) *Gasol (1/27 @ DET) 16 Gasol (3/1 vs. NYK) 14 (3x) *Gasol (3/26 vs. CHA) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 6 Miller (12/23 vs. CHI) 12 Miller (3/17 vs. DEN) 6 Stoudamire (12/3 @ HOU) 12 Miller (12/23 vs. CHI) 5 (many times) *Miller (3/17 vs. DEN) 10 (5x) *Miller (3/24 @ NYK) Minutes Minutes 56:13 Gasol (12/19 vs. DET) 49:25 Gasol (12/28 @ LAL) 50:27 Miller (12/28 @ LAL) 49:15 Battier (12/19 vs. DET) *Denotes most recent occurrence THE LAST TIME THE GRIZZLIES Scored 100+ Points March 26, 2006 vs. Charlotte (102) Were held to 80 Points or Less by Opponent March 29, 2006 @ New Jersey (74) Won by 20+ Points March 21, 2006 vs. Indiana (105-75) Won After Trailing at e Start of e 4 February 13, 2006 @ Golden State (Trailed 65-58 after e 3 rd quarter; Won 81-79) Had All Five Starters Score 10+ Points January 3, 2006 vs. Golden State (E.Jones:23, Gasol:21, Jackson:19, Battier:16, Wright:12) Had Three or More Players Score 20+ Points March 1, 2006 vs. New York (Gasol:23, Atkins:21, E.Jones:20) Had No Players Score 20+ Points March 14, 2006 vs. Boston Had a Player Score 30+ Points March 28, 2006 vs. Seattle (Gasol:44) Had Two Players Grab 10+ Rebounds March 23, 2006 vs. Los Angeles Clippers (Miller:14, Gasol:12) Had No Players Grab 10+ Rebounds March 29, 2006 @ New Jersey Outrebounded an Opponent by 10+ Rebounds March 26, 2006 vs. Charlotte (47-33) Had a Player wi 15+ Assists January 21, 2005 @ Denver (Williams:15) Had No Players wi 5+ Assists March 29, 2006 @ New Jersey Had a Player Block 5+ Shots March 26, 2006 vs. Charlotte (Battier:5) Had a Player Post a Triple-Double February 8, 2006 @ Seattle (Gasol: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists)
2005-06 OPPONENTS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 45 Bryant (12/28 @ LAL) 19 Artest (4, 3/10 @ SAC) 44 Brand (2/10 @ LAC) 18 Anony (3 rd, 3/17 vs. DEN) 37 Arenas (2/27 vs. WAS) 17 (2x) *Antony (3 rd, 3/6 @ DEN) 36 James (11/5 vs. CLE) Points In a Half 35 (4x) *Anony (3/6 @ DEN) 28 Brand (2 nd, 2/10 @ LAC) 26 Billups (1/27 @ DET) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 21 Camby (11/20 @ DEN) 8 Lee (3/24 @ NYK) 17 Marion (12/17 vs. PHO) 8 Okur (1/6 vs. UTA) 16 Duncan (2/24 vs. SAS) 7 (many times) *Marion (2/8 @ PHO) 16 Marion (2/8 @ PHO) Rebounds In a Half 16 Walker (11/2 vs. MIA) 11 Marion (1 st, 12/17 vs. PHO) 15 (2x) *O Neal (1/24 @ MIA) 11 Camby (2 nd, 11/20 @ DEN) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 16 Knight (3/26 vs. CHA) 7 Knight (3 rd, 3/26 vs. CHA) 13 Marbury (3/1 vs. NYK) 6 Ford (1 st, 2/4 @ MIL) 13 Nash (11/16 @ PHO) 6 Nash (1 st, 11/16 @ PHO) 12 Kidd (3/29 @ NJN) Assists In a Half 12 Johnson (11/12 @ ATL) 11 Knight (2 nd, 3/26 vs. CHA) 11 (2x) *Miller (3/6 @ DEN) 9 Marbury (1 st, 3/1 vs. NYK) Total Steals Total Blocks 5 Iguodala (3/12 vs. PHI) 7 Ostertag (11/19 @ UTA) 5 Artest (2/15 vs. SAC) 6 (5x) *Dalembert (1/20 @ PHI) 4 (many times) *Ginobili (2/24 vs. SAS) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 17 Brand (2/10 @ LAC) 37 Bryant (12/28 @ LAL) 15 Anony (3/6 @ DEN) 29 Iverson (1/20 @ PHI) 14 James (11/5 vs. CLE) 29 Nowitzki (12/9 vs. DAL) 13 (3x) *Jamison (2/27 vs. WAS) 29 James (11/5 vs. CLE) 28 Bryant (2/11 @ LAL) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 15 Davis (2/26 @ MIN) 20 Davis (2/26 @ MIN) 15 Bryant (12/28 @ LAL) 20 Wade (1/24 @ MIA) 13 Wade (1/24 @ MIA) 19 Bryant (12/28 @ LAL) 12 Wallace (3/26 vs. CHA) 16 Wallace (3/26 vs. CHA) 11 (3x) *Paul (1/28 vs. NOK) 15 Kirilenko (12/26 vs. UTA) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 6 Jamison (2/27 vs. WAS) 10 Jamison (2/27 vs. WAS) 5 Nash (12/17 vs. PHO) 10 Richardson (1/3 vs. GSW) 5 House (12/17 vs. PHO) 9 (3x) *House (12/17 vs. PHO) 5 Billups (1/27 @ DET) Minutes Minutes 56:09 B. Wallace (12/19 vs. DET) 48:32 Prince (12/19 vs. DET) 49:38 Iguodala (1/20 @ PHI) 48:00 Hamilton (12/19 vs. DET) *Denotes most recent occurrence THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT Scored 100+ Points March 17, 2006 vs. Denver (102) Were held to 80 Points or Less March 24, 2006 @ New York (75) Won by 20+ Points January 7, 2006 @ Chicago (111-82) Won After Trailing at e Start of e 4 rd March 28, 2006 vs. Seattle (Trailed 80-76 after e 3 quarter, won 98-97) Had All Five Starters Score 10+ Points March 28, 2006 vs. Seattle (Allen:20, Petro:15, Lewis:14, Ridnour/Wilcox:11) Had Three or More Players Score 20+ Points December 26, 2005 @ Utah (Kirilenko:24, Okur:23, McLeod:22, Harpring:20) Had No Players Score 20+ Points March 24, 2006 @ New York Had a Player Score 30+ Points March 17, 2006 vs. Denver (Webber:33) Had Two Players Grab 10+ Rebounds March 24, 2006 @ New York (Curry/Lee:10) Had No Players Grab 10+ Rebounds March 29, 2006 @ New Jersey Outrebounded Grizzlies by 10+ Rebounds March 24, 2006 @ New York (50-37) Had a Player wi 15+ Assists March 26, 2006 vs. Charlotte (Knight:16) Had No Players wi 5+ Assists March 21, 2006 vs. Indiana Had a Player Block 5+ Shots March 6, 2006 @ Denver (Camby:5)
GRIZZLIES HEAD COACH, MIKE FRATELLO President of Basketball Operations Jerry West announced on December 2, 2004 at NBA veteran coach Mike Fratello had been named e Grizzlies seven head coach in team history. Fratello, 57, joined e Grizzlies as one of e NBA s most successful coaches in history, ranking 19 on e alltime wins list (572) and 21 st on e all-time games coached list (1,037). A 13-year coaching veteran, he had compiled a 572-465 (.552) overall NBA record, qualifying for e NBA playoffs in nine of his 13 seasons as a head coach (20-34), wi an all-time playoff record of 20-34. Fratello inherited a struggling Grizzlies squad at had opened e year 5-11, but quickly started to turn e season around wi a victory in his very first game as Memphis head coach wi a 94-86 victory over Philadelphia. Under e direction of The Czar, e team went on to post eir longest winning streak of e season, winning six consecutive games from December 27 January 7. Memphis carried eir momentum roughout January, posting e most wins in e mon in franchise history, going 12-3, including an NBA best mark of 6-2 on e road. The Grizzlies efforts during e mon earned Fratello Coach of e Mon honors for e four time in his career, and first wi e Grizzlies. The team s 21-9 record in eir first 30 games under Fratello, was at e time tied for e seven best start under a head coach at took over mid or part-way rough e season. On March 4, 2005, Fratello reached yet anoer milestone, becoming just e 19 coach in NBA history to post 600 wins in his professional coaching career. The Grizzlies finished e year at 45-37, earning a spot in e playoffs for e second consecutive season, and second time in franchise history. Fratello began his NBA coaching career as an assistant coach wi e Atlanta Hawks (1978-82), before stepping into his first head coaching role when he and Brendan Suhr were named co-interim head coaches of e Hawks, replacing Hubie Brown 79 games into e 1980-81 season. In 1982, he joined e New York Knicks as an assistant coach for one season (1982-83) before returning to e Hawks as head coach in 1983 to lead Atlanta for seven seasons. During his seven-year stint, he compiled a 324-250 winning record (.564), advancing to e playoffs in five seasons, including leading e Hawks to a Central Division title in 1987. His 324 regular season victories, 18 postseason wins and 577 games coached rank second among Hawks alltime franchise coaching lists. He set a franchise record for winning at least 50 games in four consecutive seasons (1985-89), earning 1986 NBA Coach of e Year honors after leading e Hawks to a 50-32 record. In 1990, he left e sidelines to join e broadcasting boo for e first time in his career when he signed on to cover e NBA on NBC Sports for ree seasons (1990-93). In 1993, he returned to e coaching ranks to lead e Cleveland Cavaliers, compiling a 248-212 regular season record and guiding his team to four post-season appearances during his six-year stint (1993-99). His 248 victories rank ird on Cleveland s all-time list. After six seasons wi Cleveland, Fratello resumed his broadcasting career, joining Turner Sports in 1999 where he has served as a broadcaster for NBA basketball for e past six years. Partnered wi Marv Albert and Steve Kerr for TNT s Thursday Night NBA coverage, he also served as an NBA analyst during e playoffs from 1994-1996. In addition, he served as a television analyst for e Miami HEAT broadcast team for ree seasons before joining e Grizzlies. MIKE FRATELLO S NBA HEAD COACHING RECORD: Regular Season Playoffs Year Team Wins Losses Wins Losses 1980-81 Atlanta 0 3 1983-84 Atlanta 40 42 2 3 1984-85 Atlanta 34 48 1985-86 Atlanta 50 32 4 5 1986-87 Atlanta 57 25 4 5 1987-88 Atlanta 50 32 6 6 1988-89 Atlanta 52 30 2 3 1989-90 Atlanta 41 41 1993-94 Cleveland 47 35 0 3 1994-95 Cleveland 43 39 1 3 1995-96 Cleveland 47 35 0 3 1996-97 Cleveland 42 40 1997-98 Cleveland 47 35 1 3 1998-99 Cleveland 22 28 2004-05 Memphis Grizzlies 40 26 4 2005-06 Memphis Grizzlies 41 31 TOTALS 653 522 20 38 The Coaching Staff: Eric Musselman: Assistant Coach (San Diego) Lionel Hollins: Assistant Coach (Arizona State) Mitchell Anderson: Assistant Coach (Bradley) Scott Adubato: Assistant Coach/Workout Coach (Upsala) Mike Curtis: Streng and Conditioning Coach (Virginia)
2005-06 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). #32 CHUCKY ATKINS Guard 5 11 185 7 NBA Season Sou Florida 05-06 WITH MEMPHIS 61-31 23.7 9.0 1.7 2.8 0.64 0.03 33-29 27.2 11.0 1.8 3.1 0.76 0.06 LAST GAME: 5 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in 22 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). 05-06 SEASON NOTES: Tied a season-high wi nine assists on Mar. 28 vs. Seattle Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds vs. Denver on Mar. 17 Had 22 points on 8-14 shooting, including a perfect 2-2 performance from ree-point range his highest scoring output in a Grizzlies uniform is season Made his first start as a Grizzly on Jan. 30 vs. Houston and scored 19 points on 6-11 shooting Signed by e Grizzlies as a free agent on Jan. 23 after spending e first part of 2005-06 wi e Washington Wizards In 28 games wi e Wizards, averaged 6.7 points and 2.5 assists in 19.7 minutes before Washington agreed to buyout e remainder of his contract on Jan. 18. 26 Points 36 8 Rebounds 8 9 Assists 13 3 Steals 5 1 Blocks 2 45 Minutes 47 *Five field goals shy of 2,000 made for his career; 25 steals shy of 400 for his career. MAR 23 LAC 1 1 27 1 7.143 1 5.200 8 9.889 0 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 11 MAR 24 at NYK 1 1 32 2 6.333 0 4.000 4 5.800 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 8 MAR 26 CHA 1 1 25 1 10.100 0 5.000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 4 MAR 28 SEA 1 1 35 3 11.273 1 5.200 0 0 #### 0 1 1 9 3 2 0 1 7 MAR 29 at NJN 1 1 22 1 6.167 0 3.000 3 4.750 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 5 5 28.2 8 40.200 2 22.091 17 20.850 0 5 1.0 4.4 2.4 1.00 1.0 0.20 7.0 #31 SHANE BATTIER Guard/Forward 6 8 220 5 NBA Season Duke 71-71 35.4 10.0 5.2 1.7 1.11 1.38 LAST GAME: 3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block in 24 minutes (3/29 @ NJN). 05-06 SEASON NOTES: Tied a career-high wi five blocks on Mar. 26 vs. Charlotte, giving him 400 blocks for his career Pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds on Feb. 21 vs. Toronto, and moved into fif in franchise history in total rebounds Tied a career-high wi five blocks on Feb. 15 vs. Sacramento, and also surpassed Shareef Abdur-Rahim for ird in franchise history in blocks Tied a career-high wi five blocks on Jan. 25 vs. Minnesota (all five were in e first half, tying a franchise-record) Surpassed Stromile Swift for ird in franchise history in games played on Jan. 22 @ Washington Wi two offensive rebounds @ LA Lakers on Dec. 28, became fif all-time in franchise history in offensive rebounds (618) Recorded a season-high four steals on Dec. 3 @ Houston Had his first double-double of e season wi 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds (also tied a career-high wi seven offensive rebounds) on Nov. 14 vs. LA Lakers Posted season-highs in points (22), assists (five) and minutes (41) on Nov. 12 @ Atlanta Blocked a season-high four blocks on Nov. 11 @ Cleveland Wi 20 points and one steal on Nov. 4 vs. Seattle, moved into four on e franchise scoring list and first on e franchise steals list Named one of ree Grizzlies team captains. 22 Points 33 13 Rebounds 14 5 Assists 8 4 Steals 5 5 Blocks 5 49 Minutes 49 *Reached 400 blocks for his career on Sunday vs. Charlotte; 32 assists shy of seven all-time in franchise history. MAR 23 LAC 1 1 40 3 6.500 0 0 #### 0 0 #### 4 1 5 1 4 2 1 2 6 MAR 24 at NYK 1 1 33 2 6.333 0 2.000 6 6 1.000 2 3 5 2 2 1 1 2 10 MAR 26 CHA 1 1 40 2 6.333 1 1 1.000 0 0 #### 2 5 7 1 5 2 3 5 5 MAR 28 SEA 1 1 36 2 8.250 0 2.000 1 2.500 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 5 MAR 29 at NJN 1 1 24 1 3.333 1 1 1.000 0 0 #### 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 5 5 34.6 10 29.345 2 6.333 7 8.875 11 13 4.8 1.0 3.0 1.40 1.2 2.20 5.8