Memphis Grizzlies @ Seattle SuperSonics (19-54) (29-42) Friday, March 30, 2007 Key Arena, 9:30 p.m. CST; FSN Sou, 103.5 FM Regular Season Game #74, Road Game #38 GRIZZLIES PROBABLE STARTERS: P # Player Ht Wt Comments F 7 Tarence Kinsey 6-6 189 LAST GAME: Team-high 20 points (8-13 FG, 2-4 3FG, 2-2 FT), 3 rebounds and tied a career-high wi 4 steals in 39 minutes (3 rd career start; 3 rd consecutive) (3/29 @ POR). INJURY UPDATE: BRIAN CARDINAL Left knee arroscopic surgery (OUT, Inactive); KYLE LOWRY Fractured left wrist (OUT, Inactive); MIKE MILLER Patella tendinitis, bo knees (OUT); DAMON STOUDAMIRE Patella tendinitis, right knee (OUT, Inactive) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: TONY BARONE (Ba-ROW-Nee); PAU (POW) GASOL; TARENCE (TOR-ence) KINSEY RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 2006-07 AVGS: 5.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.4 apg, 15.1 mpg F 21 Hakim Warrick 6-9 219 LAST GAME: 18 points (6-13 FG, 6-6 FT), team-high 10 rebounds (3 offensive) and 1 steal in 36 minutes (6 double-double of e season) (3/29 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 12.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.9 apg, 25.7 mpg C 16 Pau Gasol 7-0 260 LAST GAME: 17 points (5-14 FG, 7-8 FT), 8 rebounds (2 offensive), 3 assists and 1 block in 40 minutes (3/29 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 20.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 3.3 apg, 36.3 mpg G 22 Rudy Gay 6-6 210 LAST GAME: 18 points (5-14 FG, 1-2 3FG, 7-7 FT), 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and tied a career-high wi 4 blocks in 41 minutes (3/29 @ POR). G 10 Junior Harrington 2006-07 AVGS: 10.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 26.5 mpg 6-4 190 LAST GAME: 6 points (2-7 FG, 2-2 FT), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 33 minutes (3 rd start as a Grizzly; 3 rd consecutive)(3/29 @ POR). 2006-07 AVGS: 4.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 16.6 mpg March 15 Recalled Alexander Johnson March 1 Assigned Alexander Johnson to e Arkansas RimRockers March 1 Signed Junior Harrington for e remainder of e season February 20 Signed Junior Harrington to a second 10-day contract February 13 Acquired Scott Padgett from Houston in exchange for Jake Tsakalidis February 9 Signed Junior Harrington to a 10-day contract February 8 Will Conroy s 10-day contract expired January 30 Signed Will Conroy to a 10-day contract January 30 Waived Eddie Jones RECORDS/STREAKS 2006-07 SEASON Record Home Road OT STREAKS: OVERALL: 19-54 12-24 7-30 3-5 Overall: Won 2 Overtime: Lost 1 EASTERN: 8-21 6-9 2-12 0-2 Home: Lost 2 Long Win Streak: Won 2 WESTERN: 11-33 6-15 5-18 3-3 Road: Won 2 Long Loss Streak: Lost 7 LAST GAME: MAR. 29/07 GRIZZLIES 96, @ BLAZERS 92 MEM 24 26 19 27-96 POR 24 22 20 26-92 REB: MEM 44, POR 39 AST: MEM 15, POR 25 TO: MEM 14, POR 11 GAME HIGHS PTS: Randolph (POR) 43 REB: Randolph (POR) 17 AST: Rodriguez (POR) 8 UPCOMING SCHEDULE 3/17 vs. Chicago W, 104-103 3/20 vs. NOK L, 103-114 3/22 vs. LA Lakers L, 119-121 3/24 @ Utah L, 108-118 3/26 @ Phoenix L, 87-105 3/27 @ LA Lakers W, 88-86 3/29 @ Portland W, 96-92 3/30 @ Seattle, 9:30 p.m. 4/1 @ Golden State, 2:00 p.m. 4/3 vs. Phoenix, 7:00 p.m. 4/6 vs. Golden State, 7:00 p.m. 4/7 @ Orlando, 6:00 p.m. 4/10 vs. Sacramento, 7:00 p.m. *All times Central 2006-07 WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS W L GB 1. Dallas 60 11 --- 2. Phoenix 53 18 7.0 3. San Ant. 51 20 9.0 4. Utah 47 24 13.0 5. Houston 46 26 14.5 6. LA Lakers 38 33 22.0 7. Denver 35 35 24.5 8. LA Clippers 34 37 26.0 9. Golden St. 34 39 27.0 10. NOK 32 40 28.5 11. Sacram. 30 40 29.5 12. Minn. 30 41 30.0 13. Seattle 29 42 31.0 14. Portland 29 43 31.5 15. Memphis 19 54 42.0 *Through games played on Mar. 29 06-07 AVERAGES G FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG GRIZZLIES 73.462.368.760 10.5 29.0 39.5 20.4 6.7 5.0 16.3 22.4 100.9 OPPONENTS 73.484.387.758 11.8 30.6 42.4 24.8 8.3 5.5 15.2 24.2 106.1 06-07 AVERAGES G FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG SUPERSONICS 71.458.356.794 11.4 28.8 40.2 20.9 7.9 3.7 15.6 22.1 99.3 OPPONENTS 71.472.362.748 11.5 29.5 41.1 22.7 7.2 4.2 15.3 20.1 101.5
TONIGHT S OPPONENT: @ Seattle SuperSonics March 30, 2007 9:30 PM (CST) Key Arena The Grizzlies take on e Seattle SuperSonics in eir fif of six consecutive road contests. Memphis and Seattle have met twice already is season, wi each team picking up a win on its home floor. Recaps of ose games are below: 2006-07 MEMPHIS VS. SEATTLE GRIZZLIES 1 WIN, SUPERSONICS 1 WIN 2006-07 Series vs. SEA: 12/18 @ MEM W, 134-126 2/20 @ SEA L, 105-121 3/30 @ SEA, 7:30 p.m. UPCOMING OPPONENT: December 18, 2006 @ MEM: SEA 26 26 32 15 16 11-126 Team Highs: SEA PTS: Lewis-126, REB: Lewis-14, AST: Ridnour-10 MEM 25 25 29 20 16 19-134 MEM PTS: Miller-29, REB: Miller-11, AST: Atkins-8 NOTABLE: The game marked e Grizzlies second (also second multiple) overtime game of e season, and wi e win, improved eir record to 1-1 in ose games. Mike Miller had a en season-high 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists his team-leading four double-double of e season. Chucky Atkins had a en season-high 28 points (most points by a Grizz reserve is season), ree rebounds and eight rebounds off e bench. Rashard Lewis (game-high 36 points, game-high 14 rebounds) and Luke Ridnour (22 points, game-high 10 rebounds) had doubledoubles for Seattle. The Grizzlies 134 points was, at e time, e second-most in a single game in franchise history. KEY NOTE Chucky Atkins 30-foot ree-point shot as time expired in e first overtime, sent e game into a second overtime. February 20, 2007 @ SEA: MEM 24 34 22 25 105 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Miller-20, REB: Gasol-12, AST: Stoudamire-9 SEA 32 32 32 25 121 SEA PTS: Lewis-34, REB: Wilcox-15, AST: Ridnour-12 NOTABLE: The Sonics earned a 56-43 rebounding edge, including a 19-8 advantage on e offensive glass (28-14 advantage in second chance points). The Grizzlies shot 65.5% from e free row line, dropping eir record at e time to 0-13 when shooting less an 70.0% is season. Pau Gasol posted his fif consecutive double-double (team-leading 15 of e season) wi 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (34 points) and Ray Allen (27 points) combined for 61 of Seattle s 121 points. Chris Wilcox (13 points, 15 rebounds), Nick Collison (10 points, 14 rebounds) and Luke Ridnour (15 points, 12 assists) had doubledoubles for Seattle. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies committed 18 turnovers leading to 31 Sonics points. Current Streaks vs. SEA: All-Time vs. SEA 2005-06 Series vs. SEA: Overall: SEA, 1 win Home: MEM, 1 win Road: SEA, 1 win Overall: 9-35 11/8 @ MEM W, 94-69 Home: 6-17 12/31 @ SEA W, 100-96 Road: 3-18 3/8 @ SEA W, 99-74 3/28 @ MEM L, 98-97 @ Golden State Warriors April 1, 2007 2:00 PM (CST) ORACLE Arena The Grizzlies finish up a six-game road trip wi a game against e Golden State Warriors. Memphis and Golden State have met twice is season, including a 144-135 Grizzlies win back on Jan. 3. Recaps of ose games are below: 2006-07 MEMPHIS VS. GOLDEN STATE GRIZZLIES 1 WIN, WARRIORS 1 WIN January 3, 2007 @ MEM: GSW 36 32 31 36 135 Team Highs: GSW PTS: Barnes-36, REB: Biedrins-9, AST: Davis-13 MEM 32 35 34 43 144 MEM PTS: Miller-33, REB: Gasol-13, AST: Stoudamire-16 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies scored a franchise-record 144 points, also e most points by a team in a regulation game is season. Memphis connected on a franchise-record 53 field goals. 2006-07 Series vs. GSW: The Grizzlies 43 points in e four quarter and 77 points in e second half marked franchise records for scoring in any quarter (at 1/3 @ MEM W, 144-135 e time) and in eier half respectively. 2/21 @ GSW L, 115-118 (OT) Memphis and Golden State combined for 279 points overall, including 144 points in e second half Grizzlies franchise records for 4/1 @ GSW, 1:00 p.m. combined points in a game and in eier half (at e time) respectively. 4/6 @ MEM, 7:00 p.m. Golden State tied a franchise record wi 18 ree-point field goals on a franchise record 46 attempts (also Grizz opponent s franchise records for ee-point field goals made/attempted). Current Streaks vs. GSW: Golden State s 46 ree-point field goal attempts was also ree-shy of tying an NBA record. Overall: GSW,1 win Memphis and Golden State combined for 68 ree-point field goal attempts, one attempt shy of matching an NBA record. Home: MEM, 5 wins (First win; Grizzlies starters combined for 100 points, tying e franchise record for scoring by a starting unit. Nov. 12/04) Memphis dished out a season-high 38 assists (11 turnovers), also marking e second-most assists in a game in franchise history. Road: GSW, 1 win Mike Miller connected on a career-high and Grizzlies franchise record nine ree-point field goals. He finished wi a en seasonhigh 33 points and seven assists. All-Time vs. GSW: Stromile Swift had a season-high 26 points. Overall: 21-23 Damon Stoudamire had 18 points and a season-high 16 assists (one turnover; most assists by a Grizzly is season). Home: 12-11 Matt Barnes had a career-high 36 points and tied a career-high wi seven ree-point field goals. Road: 9-12 Baron Davis recorded his nin double-double of e season wi 22 points and 13 assists (one turnover). February 21, 2007 @ GSW: 2005-06 Series vs. GSW: MEM 23 31 23 25 13 115 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Miller-45, REB: Gasol-14, AST: Stoudamire-11 1/3 @ MEM W, 104-94 GSW 19 30 22 31 16 118 GSW PTS: Jackson-26, REB: Biedrins-14, AST: Jackson-12 2/13 @ GSW W, 81-79 4/4 @ MEM W, 100-75 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies lost despite a trio of double-doubles from Pau Gasol (20 points, 14 rebounds), Rudy Gay (17 points, 10 rebounds) and Damon Stoudamire (14 points, 11 assists). For Gay, it marked a career-high in bo total rebounds (en, 10) and offensive rebounds (5) and his first career double-double. The Grizzlies committed 26 turnovers leading to 35 Warriors points. The Warriors outscored e Grizzlies 60-38 in points in e paint and 29-7 in fast break points. KEY NOTE Mike Miller scored a career-high and franchise-record 45 points on 16-for-27 shooting, setting career-highs for bo field goals made and attempted. Miller also tied a career-high and franchise record wi nine ree-point field goals on a career-high 17 attempts.
LAST GAME: GRIZZLIES 96, @ TRAIL BLAZERS 92 2006-07 Series vs. POR: 12/13 @ MEM L, 79-85 1/27 @ MEM L, 132-135 (2OT) 2/23 @ POR W, 103-102 3/29 @ POR W, 96-92 RECENT GAMES: GRIZZLIES 88, @ LAKERS 86 2006-07 Series vs. LAL: 11/12 @ LAL L, 81-91 1/9 @ MEM W, 128-118 3/22 @ MEM 119-121 3/27 @ LAL W, 88-86 GRIZZLIES 87, @ SUNS 105 2006-07 Series vs. PHO: 11/11 @ PHO L, 87-96 1/15 @ MEM L, 122-137 3/26 @ PHO L, 87-105 4/3 @ MEM, 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 @ ROSE GARDEN March 29, 2007 @ POR: MEM 24 26 19 27 96 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Kinsey-20, REB: Warrick-10, AST: Harrington-7 POR 24 22 20 26 92 POR PTS: Randolph-43, REB: Randolph-17, AST: Rodriguez-8 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies earned a 24-5 advantage in fast break points. Memphis won despite being outscored 52-30 in points in e paint. The Blazers shot 0-for-11 from ree-point range, marking opponent season-lows for bo makes and ree-point percentage. In just his ird career start, rookie Tarence Kinsey had 20 points, ree rebounds and a career-high four steals. It marked his second consecutive 20-plus point game, and e second consecutive game he s led e team in scoring. Hakim Warrick posted his six double-double of e season wi 18 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Rudy Gay added 18 points, ree rebounds, four assists, two steals and tied a career-high wi four blocks. Zach Randolph had a career-high 43 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies shot a season-high 97.2% (35-for-36) from e free row line. TUESDAY, MARCH 27 @ STAPLES CENTER March 27, 2007 @ LAL: MEM 15 26 27 20 88 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Kinsey-24, REB: Gasol-16, AST: Harrington-8 PHO 27 22 14 23 86 LAL PTS: Bryant-23, REB: Odom-16, AST: Odom-11 NOTABLE: The Grizzlies outscored e Lakers 46-26 in points in e paint. In his second career start, rookie Tarence Kinsey led all scorers wi a career-high 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting. He also tied a career-high wi seven rebounds. Junior Harrington made his second start of e season and had a season-high 13 points, season-high eight rebounds (including a season-high ree offensive rebounds), and also tied a season-high wi eight assists in a career-high 48 minutes. Pau Gasol set a new career-best wi his seven consecutive double-double (28 of e season, 18 in his last 22 games) wi 10 points and 16 rebounds (one shy of matching a season-high). Lamar Odom had ree points, 16 rebounds and a season-high 11 assists for e Lakers. KEY NOTE - Memphis recorded a season-high 14 blocks, while e Lakers 14 ird-quarter points and 34.4% shooting marked new opponent season-lows. MONDAY, MARCH 26 @ US AIRWAYS CENTER March 26, 2007 @ PHO: MEM 27 16 21 23 87 Team Highs: MEM PTS: Gasol-21, REB: Gasol-10, AST: Atkins/Gasol-4 PHO 31 27 22 25 105 PHO PTS: Bell-29, REB: Stoudemire-12, AST: Nash-9 NOTABLE: The Suns outscored e Grizzlies 33-3 from beyond e ree-point arc (PHO: 11-for-22, 50.0%; MEM: 1-for-6, 16.7%). The Grizzlies lost despite outscoring e Suns 56-40 in points in e paint. Pau Gasol recorded his team-leading 27 double-double of e season (and 17 in his last 21 games) wi team-highs in bo points (21) and rebounds (10). Junior Harrington made his first start of e season (and first as a Grizzly) and had eight points, a season-high six rebounds and ree assists in a season-high 32 minutes. Rookie Tarence Kinsey made his first career start and had 12 points and 2 rebounds in a career-high 39 minutes. Raja Bell led all scorers wi 29 points (one shy of matching a season-high), including a 6-for-8 performance from ree-point range. Amare Stoudemire added a double-double for Phoenix wi 27 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. KEY NOTE The Grizzlies matched a season-low for ree-point field goals made (one). GRIZZLIES DEN NOTES *All Statistics Through Games Played on Mar. 29 GRIZZLIES VS. SUPERSONICS QUICK FACTS: PAU GASOL also recorded his first career triple-double on Mar. 8 at Seattle, finishing wi 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists. He also contributed wi four steals and ree blocks in 41 minutes of action. For his career, GASOL is averaging 19.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in 20 games against Seattle. GASOL (Spain) and Sonics forward MICKAEL GELABALE (France) bo participated in is past summer s FIBA World Championships in Japan. Sonics guard RAY ALLEN and Grizzlies rookie RUDY GAY bo played eir college ball at e University of Connecticut. MIKE MILER has played well against e Sonics is season, averaging 24.5 points on 61.3% shooting, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steal in two games. RASHARD LEWIS has been stellar against e Grizzlies is season, averaging 35.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games. Lewis scored a season-high 36 points against e Grizzlies back on Dec. 18, and for his career vs. e Grizzlies, is averaging 16.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 27 games. RAY ALLEN has played well against e Grizzlies roughout his career, averaging 22.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 24 games. Sonics guard EARL WATSON was a member of e Memphis Grizzlies for ree seasons (2002-03 2004-05), averaging 6.3 points and 4.1 assists in 240 games. Grizzlies Television Sidelines Reporter/Radio Host TONY LUFTMAN served as Head Student Manager of e UCLA men s basketball team during e 1997-98 season; former Grizzly and current Sonic Earl Watson s freshman year wi e Bruins.
GRIZZLIES TEAM NOTES: (All Statistics Through Games Played on Mar. 29) PAW PRINTS: Current team trends/notes Wi a win Tuesday vs. e Lakers, followed by a win vs. e Trail Blazers last night, THE GRIZZLIES have won consecutive games for e first time is season. Prior to eir recent two-game streak, e Grizzlies were e only team in e NBA at had yet to win consecutive games is season. THE GRIZZLIES have won each of eir last two games while scoring under 100 points, marking eir first wins when scoring under 100 points since a 98-96 win at Boston on Dec. 6. In addition, e Grizzlies 88-86 win Tuesday vs. e Lakers marked eir first win when scoring under 90 points is season. THE GRIZZLIES win Tuesday vs. e Lakers was eir first on e road is season against a Pacific Division opponent. THE GRIZZLIES win on Mar. 17 vs. Chicago marked THE GRIZZLIES first win of e season against a Central Division opponent. Mar. 17 s also snapped THE GRIZZLIES season-worst five-game home losing streak. THE GRIZZLIES connected on 10 ree-point field goals Mar. 17 vs. Chicago, marking e 15 game is season ey ve recorded double-figures in ree-point field goals (and first time since Feb. 21 vs. GSW; improved to 8-7 in ose games). THE GRIZZLIES win over e Hornets on Feb. 13 marked eir first against a Souwest Division opponent is season. Memphis has only one division game remaining is season (Apr. 16 vs. San Antonio). Pau Gasol led MEMPHIS wi 19 points in a loss vs. New Jersey on Mar. 12, marking just e 12 game is season in which a Grizzly has led e team in scoring wi fewer an 20 points (3-9 in ose games). A 115-107 win at Charlotte on Mar. 10 marked THE GRIZZLIES first of e season in e second game of a back-to-back series (now 2-18 overall). BACK-TO-BACK: The Grizzlies will conclude eir 21 st back-to-back series of e season tonight against e SuperSonics. Wi a win last night vs. Portland, e Grizzlies improved to 8-13 in e first games of back-to-backs is season, as opposed to a 2-18 mark in e second games. The Grizzlies 22 nd and final back-to-back set will be Friday, April 3 vs. Golden State and Saturday, April 7 at Orlando. A breakdown of e Grizzlies performance in back-to-back series is season is below: AVERAGES: G FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts ALL GAMES 73.462.368.760 39.5 20.4 6.71 16.3 5.03 100.9 FIRST GAMES 21.445.356.805 40.2 20.0 7.10 15.4 4.67 99.4 SECOND GAMES 20.444.355.716 40.9 19.0 6.20 17.2 5.40 94.5 GRIZZLIES SEARCHING FOR THREE-POINT STROKE: The Grizzlies are currently shooting a monly season-low 30.1% from ree-point range rough 14 games in March, including a 3-for-15 (20.0%) performance from beyond e arc Tuesday vs. e Lakers. Despite eir recent struggles, e Grizzlies remain one of e top long-range teams in e league and currently rank seven in e NBA in ree-point field goal percentage (36.8%). A breakdown of eir long-range performance is season is below*: AVERAGES: G FG% ALL GAMES 70.370 HOME 36.365 ROAD 34.374 NOV 2004 15.355 DEC 2004 17.385 JAN 2005 15.413 FEB 2005 12.363 MAR 2005 14.301 GRIZZ CONTINUE LONG-RANGE TRADITION: Despite eir recent struggles, e Grizzlies remain one of e top long-range shooting teams in e league is season, ranking seven in e league in ree-point field goal percentage (36.8%), 10 in ree-point field goals made per game (6.4) and 16 in attempts (17.4). Memphis has recorded at least one ree-point field goal in 365 consecutive games - currently e four-longest active streak in e league. TEAM GAMES (DATE STARTED) Toronto Raptors 685 (Feb. 26/99) Dallas Mavericks 681 (Feb. 27/99) Sacramento Kings 548 (Dec. 1/00) Memphis Grizzlies 365 (Jan. 13/03) GRIZZLIES BREAK OUT OF FREE THROW FUNK WITH SEASON-HIGH PERFORMANCE: The Grizzlies shot a monly season-low 73.4% from e free row line in February. Memphis shot under 70.0% in four games in February and have done so in a total of 18 games overall is season (*including four of 14 games in March; Mar. 3 vs. Detroit, Mar. 7 @ Toronto; Mar. 14 vs. Cleveland; Mar. 24 @ Utah) going a winless 0-18 in ose contests. Despite eir struggles, e Grizzlies posted a season-high 97.2% (35-for-36) performance from e charity stripe last night vs. Portland, vaulting em to 14 in e league (76.0%) is season in free row percentage - after ranking 27 a season ago (71.1%). They also rank seven in free row attempts per game is season (28.6) after ranking 23 rd in at category in 2005-06 (25.3). OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT: After ranking 27 in e league in scoring last season (92.2 ppg), e Grizzlies currently rank eigh in 2006-07, averaging 100.9 ppg. Their +8.6 ppg improvement ranks as e second best in e league from a year ago, as shown by e breakdown below: DIFF (PPG) TEAM 2006-07 (AVG/RANK) 2005-06 (AVG/RANK) 9.1 Utah Jazz 101.5, 6 92.4, 26 8.6 Memphis Grizzlies 101.0, 8 92.2, 27 6.8 Golden State Warriors 105.3, 3 rd 98.5, 11 6.4 Houston Rockets 96.5, 17 90.1, 29 5.6 Portland Trail Blazers 94.4, 27 88.8, 30 GRIZZLIES CLAW INTO TOP 10 IN PPG: The Grizzlies recent offensive outburst has vaulted em into eigh in e league in scoring, averaging 100.9 ppg is season. Memphis has topped e century mark in 27 of 43 games under Head Coach Tony Barone (13-30 record), and also shot 50.0% or better in 15 of ose games. The Grizzlies are on pace to set a new single season-season franchise high (averaged a franchise-record 97.5 ppg during e 2002-03 season). AVERAGES: G FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts FIRST 30 GAMES 30.439.362.772 37.6 18.0 7.27 16.2 4.23 94.5 LAST 43 GAMES 43.477.372.752 40.7 22.1 6.33 16.7 5.58 105.4
GRIZZLIES PLAYER NOTES: (All Statistics Through Games Played on Mar. 29) PAW PRINTS: Current individual player trends/notes Grizzlies rookie TARENCE KINSEY has started each of e last ree games for e Grizzlies (e first starts of his career), and averaged 18.7 points on 51.1% shooting (44.4% 3FG), 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in just under 41 minutes per game. He has also scored 20 points or better in ree of his last four games. HAKIM WARRICK posted his six double-double of e season last night vs. Portland wi 18 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. The Grizzlies have gone 4-2 when Warrick has posted a double-double is season. In just his second start of e season, and also his second as a Grizzly, JUNIOR HARRINGTON played a complete game Tuesday vs. e Lakers (career-high 48 minutes) and had a season-high 13 points, season-high eight rebounds (including a season-high ree offensive), tied a season-high wi eight assists and also had one steal. It marked e first time a Grizzly has played a complete game (including overtime games) since e 2001-02 season (Jason Williams, Apr. 6/02 @ WAS). In just e second start of his career Tuesday vs. e Lakers, Grizzlies rookie TARENCE KINSEY led all scorers wi a career-high 24 points in a career-high 44 minutes. PAU GASOL posted his seven, 15+ rebounding effort of e season Tuesday vs. e Lakers (Grizzlies 4-3 in ose games). RUDY GAY posted his four double-double of e season Tuesday vs. e Lakers wi 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Gay, along wi teammate ALEXANDER JOHNSON (ree double-doubles), represent two of only 10 rookies who have posted multiple double-doubles is season (one of only two rookie teammates to do so as well; Portland: Roy (four), Aldridge (six)). STROMILE SWIFT S lone block on Mar. 12 vs. New Jersey was e 600 of his career. After scoring 16 points Mar. 7 at Toronto, PAU GASOL surpassed former Grizzly Shareef Abdur-Rahim (7,801 points) as e franchise s all-time scoring leader. MIKE MILLER scored a career-high and franchise-record 45 points Feb. 21 at Golden State, surpassing teammate Pau Gasol s 44-point performance on Mar. 28/06 vs. Seattle. Miller shot 16-for-27 from e field overall, marking career-highs in bo field goals made and attempted. Miller also shot 9-for-17 from ree-point range, tying a career-high and franchise-record for ree-point field goals made, while setting a new career-high and franchise-record for ree-point field goals attempts. RUDY GAY LOOKING FOR STELLAR SECOND HALF FINISH: Rudy Gay has been stellar since e All-Star break in February, averaging 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in his last 19 games ranking four and second (tied) respectively among rookies in at span. He posted his four career double-double Tuesday vs. e Lakers wi 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. A breakdown of e top pre and post All-Star break rookie performers is below: PRE ASB PPG POST ASB - PPG PRE ASB RPG POST ASB RPG 1. Roy (POR), 15.4 1. Roy (POR), 17.8 1. Williams (ATL), 5.5 1. Aldridge (POR), 7.4 2. Morrison (CHA), 12.7 2. Aldridge (POR), 14.7 2. Garbajosa (TOR), 5.2 2. Gay (MEM), 5.8 3. Bargnani (TOR), 10.6 3. Bargnani (TOR), 14.7 3. Millsap (UTA), 4.9 3. Bargnani (TOR), 5.6 4. Azubuike (GSW), 10.3 4. Gay (MEM), 14.3 4. Smi (MIN), 4.5 4. Millsap (UTA), 5.2 5. Gay (MEM), 9.6 5. Morrison (CHA), 10.8 5. Roy (POR), 4.2 Smi (MIN), 5.2 GASOL SEEING DOUBLE; POSTS NEW PERSONAL BEST*: Pau Gasol has posted a double-double in 18 of his last 23 games, leads e team wi 28 double-doubles overall is season, and is also averaging a double-double for e ird consecutive mon. Gasol currently ranks 17 in e league in double-doubles is season, and has played in e fewest games of any player in e top 20 in at category (50 games). A breakdown of Gasol s monly performances is below (missed e first 22 games of e season wi a fractured fif metatarsal in his left foot): AVERAGES: Min FG% 3FG% FT% Reb Ast Stl TO Blk Pts ALL GAMES 36:18.538.200.736 9.7 3.3 0.38 2.8 2.16 20.9 DEC 2004 25:10.583.500.745 4.8 2.2 0.40 2.5 1.30 17.1 JAN 2005 38:35.540.000.755 10.7 3.4 0.36 3.1 2.71 21.9 FEB 2005 40:16.478.000.713 11.8 3.6 0.33 3.0 2.42 21.8 MAR 2005 38:36.571.000.736 10.6 3.6 0.43 2.6 2.00 22.1 *RECENTLY POSTED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN A CAREER-BEST SEVEN CONSECUTIVE GAMES (Mar. 14 27) GASOL PROWLING THE PAINT; STREAK COMES TO AN END: After failing to record a block in a loss at Phoenix Monday, Pau Gasol s streak of consecutive games wi at least one block came to an end at 29 (games). At e time, Gasol owned e second longest active streak in e league. Despite snapping his streak, Gasol currently ranks eigh in e league in blocks-per-game is season, averaging a career-high 2.16 bpg (averaged 2.06 bpg during his rookie season in 2001-02). MILLER CONTINUES LONG-RANGE SUCCESS; LEADS LEAGUE IN 3FGM: Mike Miller s six, ree-point field goals last Thursday vs. e Lakers lifted his season total to 202. He has already far surpassed e old franchise mark for ree-point field goals made in a season (143) and currently ranks first in e league in ree-point field goals made (202), second in attempts (498) and 20 in ree-point field goal percentage (.406). 3FGM PLAYER 3FGM GRIZZLY (Season) 3FGM MILLER (Season) 202 Mike Miller, MEM 202 Mike Miller (current) 202 2006-07 195 Gilbert Arenas, WAS 143 Jason Williams (2002-03) 148 2000-01 175 Raja Bell, PHO 140 Mike Miller (2004-05) 140 2004-05 170 Rafer Alston, HOU 138 Mike Miller (2005-05) 138 2005-06 165 Ray Allen, SEA 128 Anony Peeler (1996-97) 116 2001-02 MM33 HAVING CAREER YEAR: Mike Miller is on pace to set new single-season career-high marks in a number of categories, including a career-best 18.5 ppg. Miller has posted double-figures in scoring in a team-high 61 games is season, including 31 games wi 20 points or more and six games of 30 or better. He has also led e team in scoring in a team-best 27 games is season (includes ties). A breakdown of Miller s stellar year is below: 2006-07 AVERAGES CATEGORY PREVIOUS CAREER-HIGH AVERAGES 18.5* PPG 15.6 (2002-03) 5.4 RPG 5.4 (2005-06) 4.3 APG 3.6 (2003-04) 39.1 MPG 33.7 (2001-02) GRIZZ IN THE COMMUNITY: GRIZZLIES CONTINUE TO HONOR MID-SOUTH MILITARY FAMILIES DURING 2006-07 SEASON The Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation is again honoring Mid-Sou military families is year wi a special night out at FedExForum to enjoy a Grizzlies home game. Military families, randomly selected from a pool of applicants, receive tickets to e game, parking, food and beverages and special recognition during a timeout. The Grizzlies are committed to honoring e men and women of e Mid- Sou who serve our country. Servicemen and women interested in applying should contact Grizzlies Foundation Coordinator Eric Bleier at 901.205.1249 or ebleier@grizzlies.com, email foundation@grizzlies.com or visit http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/community/foundation-military_families.html.
Grizzlies Team Miscellaneous Statistics RECORDS Record Home Road Overtime OVERALL: 19-54 12-24 7-30 3-5 Norwest 6-9 2-6 4-3 3-1 Pacific 4-10 3-3 1-7 0-1 Souwest 1-14 1-6 0-8 0-1 WESTERN: 11-33 6-15 5-18 3-3 Atlantic 3-7 2-3 1-4 0-2 Central 1-9 1-4 0-5 0-0 Soueast 4-5 3-2 1-3 0-0 EASTERN: 8-21 6-9 2-12 0-2 HOME ATTENDANCE FedExForum Capacity 18,119 GAMES: 36 TOTAL: 529,009 AVERAGE: 14,695 HIGH: 18,119 SELLOUTS: 2 WON-LOST STREAKS (Regular Season) CURRENT STREAKS OVERALL: Won 2 HOME: Lost 2 ROAD: Won 2 OVERTIME: Lost 1 Longest Winning Streaks OVERALL: Won 2 HOME: Won 2 ROAD: Won 2 OVERTIME: Won 1 Longest Losing Streaks OVERALL: Lost 7 HOME: Lost 5 ROAD: Lost 10 OVERTIME: Lost 1 THE GRIZZLIES ARE 19-54 Overall 11-15 Outrebound Opponent 4-4 Preseason 8-20 vs. Eastern Conference 8-38 Outrebounded by Opponent 4-11 Nov. 11-34 vs. Western Conference 0-1 Tied, Rebounds 3-14 Dec. 8-13 Leading after 1 st Quarter 18-20 More FTM an Opponent 5-10 Jan. 9-37 Trail after 1 st Quarter 1-28 Less FTM an Opponent 3-9 Feb. 2-4 Tied after 1 st Quarter 0-5 Tied, FTM 4-10 Mar. 11-11 Leading at Half 12-22 More 3FGM an Opponent 0-0 Apr./May 7-40 Trailing at Half 7-27 Less 3FGM an Opponent 1-3 Tied at Half 0-4 Tied, 3FGM 3-7 Mon. 10-7 Lead after 3 rd Quarter 9-31 More turnovers an Opponent 4-5 Tues. 9-45 Trail after 3 rd Quarter 10-18 Less turnovers an Opponent 4-14 Wed. 0-2 Tied after 3 rd Quarter 0-4 Score < 80 1-1 Thurs. 3-5 In Overtime 13-20 Score 100+ 4-9 Fri. 13-14 Outshoot Opponent (%) 1-0 Opponents score < 80 3-15 Sat. 6-40 Outshot by Opponent (%) 11-37 Opponents score 100+ 0-3 Sun. 0-0 Tied Opponent, shooting (%) 11-32 Bench outscores opponents bench 6-13 Shoot.500 or better 8-22 Bench outscored by opponents bench 13-41 Shoot under.500 0-0 Tied, bench scoring QUARTER-BY-QUARTER 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Grizzlies 1701 1824 1801 1901 88 43 9 7367 Average 23.3 25.0 24.7 26.0 11.0 10.8 9.0 100.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opponents 1942 1972 1932 1765 89 38 10 7748 Average 26.6 27.0 26.5 24.2 11.1 9.5 10.0 106.1 GRIZZLIES Reg. Season Avg.: 36.2 Team High: 72 1/24 @ UTA* Team Low: 12 3/27 @ LAL *Tied franchise record Individual High: 32 Miller, 12/31 @ HOU BENCH SCORING OPPONENTS Reg. Season Avg.: 30.2 Team High: 65 2/14 vs. IND Team Low: 9 11/7 vs. HOU Individual High: 30 Korver, 1/17 vs. PHI WON-LOST MARGINS Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Won by 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 Lost by 4 2 6 2 2 6 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 Margin 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40+ Won by Lost by 1 1 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 43 9 4 3 1 8 22 1 13 1 Cardinal 4 3 5 Gasol 48 31 6 28 1 16 28 22 33 7 32 3 13 Gay 39 8 1 4 6 4 4 4 5 1 22 20 7 Harrington 2 1 5 6 1 Johnson 9 1 3 2 3 3 1 4 9 6 D.Jones 18 1 1 1 1 6 8 1 Kinsey 7 3 2 2 9 1 Lowry 1 1 2 4 4 Miller 61 31 6 4 2 3 6 27 13 20 8 14 41 Padgett Roberts 6 2 3 7 3 8 Stoudamire 17 5 2 2 26 13 1 Swift 14 2 5 7 5 4 1 8 1 15 7 Warrick 50 11 1 6 1 3 6 11 8 2 8 8 6 *Includes one triple-double (17 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists on Jan. 24 @ Utah) *includes ties GRIZZLIES AMONG NBA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL TEAM PLAYER RANK CATEGORY CATEGORY RANK AVERAGE Chucky Atkins 43 rd Three-point FGM (95) Points/game 8 100.9 21 st Assists per turnover (2.63) FG Percentage 11.462 Pau Gasol 12 Field goal percentage (.538) FT Percentage 14.760 8 Blocks per game (2.16) 3FG Percentage 7.368 Rudy Gay 34 Blocks per game (0.97) Off. Rebounds/game 22 nd 10.5 33 rd Steals per turnover (0.53) Rebounds/game 28 39.5 Mike Miller 12 Minutes per game (39.1) Assists/game 19 20.4 1 st Three-point FGM (202) Steals/game 26 6.7 2 nd Three-point FGA (498) Turnovers/game 25 16.3 20 Three-point FG% (.406) Blocks/game 11 5.0 36 Assists per game (4.3) Points Off Turnovers 13 17.0 29 Points per game (18.5) Fastbreak Points 5 14.5 Damon Stoudamire 11 Assists per turnover (2.96) Points in e Paint 9 41.9 33 rd Assists (299) 2 nd Chance Points 21 st 12.6 Hakim Warrick 19 Field goal % (.518) Pts Allowed 29 106.1 35 Free rows made (265) Opp. FG Percentage 30.484 *Through games played Mar. 29; includes ties STARTING LINEUPS Guard Guard Center Forward Forward G W L Pct. Stoudamire Gay Gasol Roberts Miller 10 2 9.200 Atkins Gay Swift Warrick Miller 9 3 6.333 Stoudamire D.Jones Gasol Johnson Miller 7 1 6.143 Stoudamire Gay Gasol Johnson Miller 6 2 4.333 Stoudamire Gay Gasol Warrick Miller 5 2 3.400 Stoudamire D.Jones Gasol Roberts Miller 4 1 3.250 Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Johnson Miller 4 2 2.500 Stoudamire E.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller 4 1 3.250 Harrington Gay Gasol Warrick Kinsey 3 2 1.667 Atkins D.Jones Swift Warrick Miller 3 1 2.333 Stoudamire D.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller 2 0 2.000 Atkins Gay Gasol Roberts Miller 2 1 1.500 Stoudamire Gay Gasol Swift Miller 2 0 2.000 Atkins Gay Gasol Warrick Miller 2 0 2.000 Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Roberts Miller 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire E.Jones Roberts Warrick Miller 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Cardinal Miller 1 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire E.Jones Gasol Johnson D.Jones 1 0 1.000 Atkins D.Jones Gasol Johnson Miller 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire D.Jones Gasol Warrick Miller 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire D.Jones Swift Warrick Miller 1 0 1.000 Atkins D.Jones Tsakalidis Warrick Miller 1 0 1.000 Stoudamire E.Jones Swift Warrick Miller 1 0 1.000 Atkins E.Jones Swift Warrick Miller 1 0 1.000 RECORD WHEN IN STARTING LINEUP Player Games Won Lost Pct. Chucky Atkins 19 6 13.316 Brian Cardinal 1 1 0 1.000 Pau Gasol 50 14 36.280 Rudy Gay 39 12 27.308 Junior Harrington 3 2 1.667 Alexander Johnson 19 5 14.263 Dahntay Jones 21 3 18.143 Tarence Kinsey 3 2 1,667 Mike Miller 69 17 52.246 Lawrence Roberts 18 4 14.222 Damon Stoudamire 51 11 40.216 Stromile Swift 17 4 13.235 Hakim Warrick 34 9 25.265 GAMES MISSED INJURY/ILLNESS Player Injury/Illness Dates Out G Chucky Atkins Sprained Right Ankle 3-2 3/10 5 Strained Groin 3/27 1 Brian Cardinal Personal Reasons 11/11 11/15 3 Left Knee Soreness 12/30 1/7 5 Left knee Aroscopic 2/28 Current 15 Surgery Pau Gasol Fractured Fif Metatarsal, 11/1 12/13 22 Left Foot Strained Left Hamstring 1/26 1 Tarence Kinsey Right Orbital Fracture 11/24 12/2 5 Surgery Kyle Lowry Fractured Left Wrist 11/24 Current 62 Mike Miller Patella Tendinitis, Bo 2/26 Current 3 knees Lawrence Roberts Right Knee Pain 12/8 12/9 2 Right Meniscus Surgery 12/11 1/9 16 Damon Stoudamire Right Knee Soreness 11/28 12/4, 7 12/16, 3/20 3/22 Patella Tendinitis, Right Knee 3/26 Current 3 Stromile Swift Sprained Left Ankle 11/1 11/4 3 Flu 12/8 1 Sprained Left Ankle 12/15 12/16 2 Personal Reasons 12/23 12/27 3 Back Spasms 1/12 1/31 11 Flu-like Symptoms 2/13, 3/2, 3/3 3 *Dates listed for games missed due to injury only
2006-07 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS GRIZZLIES CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points 144 1/3 vs. GSW 66 1/13 @ CHI Points 1 st Quarter 39 12/30 vs. TOR 10 12/11 @ NJN Points 2 nd Quarter 36 11/28 @ DEN 12 1/20 @ LAC Points 1 st Half 72 1/15 vs. PHO 30 11/12 @ LAL Points 3 rd Quarter 46 1/9 vs. LAL 12 3/14 vs. CLE Points 4 Quarter 43 1/3 vs. GSW 9 1/13 @ CHI Points 2 nd Half 77 1/3 vs. GSW 28 1/13 @ CHI Points, Overtime 19 12/18 vs. SEA (2 nd OT) 5 1/27 vs. POR (1 st OT) FG s made 53 1/3 vs. GSW 21 1/13 @ CHI FG s attempted 105 11/1 vs. NYK 63 12/23 vs. UTA FG % 58.6% - 1/29 vs. SAC 30.4% 1/13 @ CHI 3pt FG s made 16 1/24 @ UTA 1 (3) *3/26 @ PHO 3pt FG s attempted 34 2/21 @ GSW 5 11/17 vs. DAL 3pt FG % 61.5% 1/24 @ UTA 11.1% - 2/6 vs. HOU FT s made 39 12/6 @ BOS 8 12/13 vs. POR FT s attempted 49 1/9 vs. LAL 12 12/13 vs. POR FT % 97.2% - 3/29 @ POR 56.0% - 12/27 vs. MIL Rebounds 58 11/1 vs. NYK 28 12/23 vs. UTA Offensive rebounds 23 11/1 vs. NYK 4 1/31 vs. DAL Defensive rebounds 44 3/27 @ LAL 20 (2) *3/20 vs. NOK Assists 38 1/3 vs. GSW 10 11/11 @ PHO Steals 12 (3) *1/9 vs. LAL 2 (6) *3/22 vs. LAL Turnovers 26 (2) 2/21 @ GSW 9 (2) *2/6 vs. HOU Blocked shots 14 3/27 @ LAL 1 (4) 3/26 @ PHO 2006-07 GRIZZLIES INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 45 Miller (2/21 @ GSW) 21 Miller (11/3 vs. CHA, 4 ) 35 Gasol (3/22 vs. LAL) 20 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL, 4 ) 34 Gasol (1/29 vs. SAC) 18 Miller (2/21 @ GSW, 2 nd ) 33 Miller (3/22 vs. LAL) 17 Miller (3/22 vs. LAL, 3 rd ) 33 Miller (1/3 vs. GSW) Points In a Half 32 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL) 27 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL, 2 nd ) 32 Miller (12/31 @ HOU) 27 Atkins (11/15 @ SAC, 2 nd ) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 17 Gasol (2/9 vs. MIN) 10 Gasol (1/13 @ CHI, 3 rd ) 17 Gasol (1/22 @ DEN) 7 Gasol (3/22 vs. LAL, 4 ) 16 Gasol (3/27 @ LAL) 7 (2) *Swift (3/9 @ ATL, 2 nd ) 15 Gasol (3/22 vs. LAL) Rebounds In a Half 15 Gasol (3/10 @ CHA) 12 Gasol (3/22 vs. LAL, 2 nd ) 15 (2) *Gasol (3/3 vs. DET) 12 Gasol (1/13 @ CHI, 2 nd ) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 16 Stoudamire (1/3 vs. GSW) 7 Atkins (1/12 vs. MIN, 4 ) 15 Atkins (1/24 @ UTA) 7 Stoudamire (1/3 vs. GSW, 4 ) 14 Miller (1/5 vs. BOS) 6 (5) *Stoudamire (2/21 @ GSW, 2 nd ) 14 Miller (11/28 @ DEN) Assists In a Half 12 Gasol (1/24 @ UTA) 9 Stoudamire (1/27 vs. POR, 1 st ) 12 Atkins (1/12 vs. MIN) 9 Stoudamire (1/3 vs. GSW, 1 st ) Total Steals Total Blocks 5 Lowry (11/20 vs. ORL) 8 Gasol (1/29 vs. SAC) 4 Kinsey (3/29 @ POR) 6 Gasol (1/27 vs. POR) 4 Gay (1/17 vs. PHI) 5 Swift (3/24 @ UTA) 4 Stoudamire (1/15 vs. PHO) 5 Gasol (3/17 vs. CHI) 4 (3) *Miller (1/9 vs. LAL) 5 (2) *Gasol (1/5 vs. BOS) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 17 Gasol (3/22 vs. LAL) 28 Gasol (2/6 vs. HOU) 16 Miller (2/21 @ GSW) 27 Miller (2/21 @ GSW) 14 Gasol (1/29 vs. SAC) 23 Gasol (3/22 vs. LAL) 13 Gasol (3/10 @ CHA) 23 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 13 (4) *Gasol (3/2 @ PHI) 22 (4) *Gasol (2/3 vs. IND) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 14 Roberts (12/6 @ BOS) 15 Gasol (1/13 @ CHI) 12 Gasol (2/28 vs. UTA) 15 Roberts (12/6 @ BOS) 11 Gasol (3/17 vs. CHI) 14 Gasol (2/28 vs. UTA) 11 Gasol (2/23 @ POR) 14 Atkins (11/1 vs. NYK) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 9 Miller (2/21 @ GSW) 17 Miller (2/21 @ GSW) 9 Miller (1/3 vs. GSW) 13 Miller (12/23 vs. UTA) 7 Miller (1/31 vs. DAL) 12 Miller (2/28 vs. UTA) 7 Miller (12/31 @ HOU) 12 Miller (1/29 vs. SAC) 7 Miller (12/30 vs. TOR) 12 (3) *Miller (1/27 vs. POR) Minutes Minutes 52 :31 Miller (12/18 vs. SEA) 51:52 Miller (1/27 vs. POR) 52:06 Miller (11/1 vs. NYK) 50:23 Miller (2/9 vs. MIN)
2006-07 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS - OPPONENTS CATEGORY HIGH/MARGIN LOW/DEFICIT Total Points 137 1/15 vs. PHO 80 11/24 vs. WAS Points 1 st Quarter 45 12/26 @ WAS 15 11/24 vs. WAS Points 2 nd Quarter 44 1/15 vs. PHO 13 11/25 @ HOU Points 1 st Half 77 12/26 @ WAS 37 (2) *11/25 @ HOU Points 3 rd Quarter 39 1/5 vs. BOS 14 3/27 @ LAL Points 4 Quarter 40 11/17 vs. DAL 7 11/11 @ PHO Points 2 nd Half 70 1/5 vs. BOS 36 11/3 vs. CHA Points, Overtime 19 1/27 vs. POR (2 nd OT) 5 (2) *2/9 vs. MIN FG s made 54 1/24 @ UTA 28 11/7 vs. HOU FG s attempted 105 1/27 vs. POR 64 12/4 @ NYK FG % 60.8% - 1/26 @ SAS 34.4% - 3/27 @ LAL 3pt FG s made 18 1/3 vs. GSW 0 3/29 @ POR 3pt FG s attempted 46 1/3 vs. GSW 4 12/9 vs. LAC 3pt FG % 66.7% - 2/28 vs. UTA 0.0% - 3/29 @ POR FT s made 31 (3) *1/9 vs. LAL 6 2/9 vs. MIN FT s attempted 40 (2) *3/22 vs. LAL 6 2/9 vs. MIN FT % 100.0% - 2/9 vs. MIN (6/6) 53.3% 11/24 vs. WAS Rebounds 59 1/13 @ CHI 25 1/29 vs. SAC Offensive rebounds 24 2/13 vs. NOK 4 1/7 vs. SAS Defensive rebounds 43 1/13 @ CHI 19 1/29 vs. SAC Assists 39 1/24 @ UTA 15 1/31 vs. DAL Steals 15 (3) *2/21 @ GSW 4 (7) *3/3 vs. DET Turnovers 25 (2) *12/18 vs. SEA 9 (6) *3/24 @ UTA Blocked shots 12 1/26 @ SAS 0 12/23 vs. UTA 2006-07 OPPONENTS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES Total Points Points Single Quarter 60 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL) 19 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL, 3 rd ) 43 Randolph (3/29 @ POR) 18 Nowitzki (2/7 @ DAL, 1 st ) 42 Randolph (1/27 vs. POR) 18 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW, 2 nd ) 42 Stoudemire (1/15 vs. PHO) Points In a Half 41 Wade (12/16 @ MIA) 36 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL, 2 nd ) 39 Booxer (1/24 @ UTA) 25 (2) *Boozer (1/24 @ UTA, 2 nd ) Total Rebounds Rebounds Single Quarter 23 Chandler (2/13 vs. NOK 10 Chandler (2/13 vs. NOK, 1 st ) 23 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL) 9 Odom (3/27 @ LAL, 1 st ) 17 Randolph (3/29 @ POR) 9 Camby (1/22 @ DEN, 3 rd ) 17 Wallace (3/10 @ CHA) Rebounds In a Half 17 Garnett (2/9 vs. MIN) 13 O Neal (2/3 vs. IND, 2 nd ) 17 (3) *O Neal (2/3 vs. IND) 13 Howard (11/20 vs. ORL, 1 st ) Total Assists Assists Single Quarter 21 D.Williams (1/24 @ UTA) 7 D.Williams (1/24 @ UTA, 4 ) 15 Nash (1/15 vs. PHO) 7 Davis (1/3 vs. GSW, 4 ) 14 Cassell (1/20 @ LAC) 7 J.Williams (12/2 vs. MIA, 1 st ) 14 Paul (12/22 @ NOK) Assists In a Half 14 J.Williams (12/2 vs. MIA) 13 J.Williams (12/2 vs. MIA, 1 st ) 13 (5) *D.Williams (3/24 @ UTA) 11 D.Williams (1/24 @ UTA, 2 nd ) Total Steals Total Blocks 6 Butler (12/26 @ WAS) 9 Duncan (1/26 @ SAS) 5 Wallace (3/17 vs. CHI) 7 Mourning (12/2 vs. MIA) 5 Ridnour (2/20 @ SEA) 5 McDyess (3/3 vs. DET) 5 (4) *Griffin (1/13 @ CHI) 5 (4) *Brown (1/13 @ CHI) Total Field Goals Made Total Field Goals Attempted 20 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL) 40 Randolph (1/27 vs. POR) 18 Boozer (1/24 @ UTA) 37 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL) 17 Anony (11/28 @ DEN) 30 McGrady (12/31 @ HOU) 16 Randolph (3/29 @ POR) 30 Carter (12/11 @ NJN) 16 Randolph (1/27 vs. POR 30 Anony (11/28 @ DEN) Total Free Throws Made Total Free Throws Attempted 17 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL) 18 Bryant (3/22 vs. LAL) 13 Harpring (3/24 @ UTA) 16 Randolph (3/29 @ POR) 12 Stoudemire (1/15 vs. PHO) 16 Wallace (3/10 @ CHA) 12 Howard (12/31 @ HOU) 14 Harpring (3/24 @ UTA) 12 Lewis (12/18 vs. SEA) 14 (2) *Wade (12/16 @ MIA) Total 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 9 Carter (12/11 @ NJN) 20 Carter (12/11 @ NJN) 7 Bell (1/15 vs. PHO) 16 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW) 7 Barnes (1/3 vs. GSW) 14 Smi (1/22 @ DEN) 6 (3) *Bell (3/26 @ PHO) 12 Gordon (3/17 vs. CHI) Minutes Minutes 56:16 Richardson (11/1 vs. NYK) 49:05 Iguodala (3/2 @ PHI) 52:27 Lewis (12/18 vs. SEA) 48:04 Crawford (11/1 vs. NYK)
GRIZZLIES HEAD COACH, TONY BARONE Tony Barone Sr. took over as e Grizzlies interim head coach on December 28, 2006, his first head coaching stint in e NBA. He s also in his seven season wi e Grizzlies as e team s Director of Player Personnel. Among his many accolades, Barone can be credited wi scouting e talents of Spain s Pau Gasol, e 2001-02 NBA Rookie of e Year. He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach under former head coach Hubie Brown. Barone joined e Grizzlies after two years as a Big 12 color commentator wi ESPN Regional. He served as e head coach at Texas A&M from 1991 rough 1998, wi his 1994 team playing in e NIT Tournament. While at Texas A&M, Barone was selected Souwestern Conference Coach of e Year. Prior to working at Texas A&M, he was e head coach at Creighton from 1985-1991. While ere, he was selected twice as Missouri Valley Conference Coach of e Year. Barone began his coaching career in e Illinois High School ranks after playing at Duke. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he has over 36 years of playing and coaching experience including assistant coaching positions wi Duke (1972-1974) and Bradley (1978-1985). Barone was an academic All-American, earned ree letters, was elected team captain as a senior and earned a degree in English while at Duke. Tony and his wife of 37 years, Kay, have ree children: Amy, Tony Jr. and Brian, and ree grandchildren: Katie, Christie and Kevin. TONY BARONE S NBA HEAD COACHING RECORD: Regular Season Year Team Wins Losses 2006-07 Memphis Grizzlies 13 30 TOTALS 13 30 The Coaching Staff: Mitchell Anderson: Assistant Coach (Bradley) Paul Cormier: Assistant Coach (New Hampshire) Lionel Hollins: Assistant Coach (Arizona State) Scott Adubato: Assistant Coach/Workout Coach (Upsala) Mike Curtis: Streng & Conditioning Coach (Virginia) Drew Graham: Head Aletic Trainer (The Ohio State University) 2006-07 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 5 11 185 8 NBA Season Sou Florida 2006-07 AVERAGES 66-19 26.9 12.9 1.9 4.3 0.68 0.06 LAST GAME: 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 22 minutes off e bench (3/29 @ POR). 2006-07 SEASON NOTES: Missed one game (3/27 @ Lakers) due to a strained groin Had 19 points and tied a seasonhigh wi ree steals in 33 minutes off e bench on Mar. 17 vs. Chicago Missed five games from Mar. 2-10 due to a sprained right ankle Posted his first double-double of e season wi a season-high 29 points and a career-high 15 assists on Jan. 24 @ Utah Had a en season-high 12 assists on Jan. 12 vs. Minnesota, surpassing 2,000 assists for his career Had a season-high six rebounds on Dec. 31 @ Houston Scored a season-high 28 points on Dec. 18 vs. Seattle, marking e most points by a Grizzly reserve is season; Also tied a career-high wi 10 free rows made) Had 26 points off e bench on Dec. 11 @ New Jersey Shot 10-for-11 from e free row line on Dec. 6 @ Boston, tying a career-high for free rows made; also recorded a season-high ree steals Dished out a en season-high 11 assists on Dec. 4 @ New York Dished out a en season-high six assists on Nov. 25 @ Houston Scored a en season-high 27 points on Nov. 15 @ Sacramento all in e second half, tying e franchise record for points in a half Had a en season-high 25 points off e bench and attempted a career-high 14 free rows on Nov. 1 vs. New York. CAREER NOTES: Signed by e Grizzlies as a free agent on Jan. 23 after spending e first part of 2005-06 wi e Washington Wizards Has played wi six different NBA teams (including Memphis) Originally entered e league as a free agent wi Orlando on Sept. 21/99 One of five players ranked in e top 35 in bo assists (4.4 apg) and ree-point field goal percentage (.387) in 2004-05 Named to e 1999-2000 Schick All-Rookie Second Team Played wi Cibona of Croatia from 1997-99 and averaged 12.2 ppg and 11.3 ppg in consecutive championship seasons After going undrafted out of college, spent e 1996-97 season wi e Continental Basketball Association s La Crosse Bobcats Named to e 1997 CBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 16.2 points and 7.5 assists for La Crosse. 29 @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 PTS 36 vs. MIA, Mar. 2/01 10 @ SAC, Nov. 15/06 FGM 15 vs. MIA, Mar. 2/01 22 @ DEN, Nov. 28/06 FGA 28 vs. MIA, Mar. 2/01 6 @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 3FGM 7 vs. MIA, Dec. 30/00 10(3) vs. LAL, Mar. 22/07 3FGA 15 vs. NOH, Dec. 22/04 10(2) vs. SEA, Dec. 18/06 FTM 10(3) vs. SEA, Dec. 18/06 14 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 FTA 14 vs. NYK, Nov. 1/06 2(3) vs. NOK, Mar. 20/07 OR 3(4) @ MIN, Feb. 21/03 6(2) vs. NJN, Mar. 12/07 DR 7 vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 6(2) vs. NJN, Mar. 12/07 REB 8 vs. DEN, Mar. 17/06 15 @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 AST 15 @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 3(3) vs. NOK, Mar. 20/07 STL 5 vs. SAC, Nov. 3/00 1(4) vs. DEN, Feb. 26/07 BLK 2(2) vs. BOS, Jan. 19/02 46 @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 MIN 47(2) @ NYK, Feb. 28/05 *10 games shy of 600 for his career; Surpassed 6,000 points for his career on Jan. 13 @ Chicago. MAR 22 LAL 1 1 37 4 14.286 2 10.200 6 7.857 1 1 2 6 2 1 4 0 16 MAR 24 at UTA 1 0 20 1 5.200 1 3.333 6 8.750 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 9 MAR 26 at PHO 1 0 19 0 5.000 0 2.000 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 MAR 27 at LAL DNP-INJ #### #### #### 0 0 MAR 29 at POR 1 0 22 1 5.200 0 1.000 3 3 1.000 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 4 1 24.5 6 29.207 3 16.188 16 19.842 3 5 2.0 3.3 1.5 0.25 1.3 0.00 7.8
2006-07 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 6 8 245 7 NBA Season Purdue 2006-07 AVERAGES 28-1 11.2 4.5 2.1 1.1 0.79 0.04 LAST GAME: DNP Inactive (Left knee aroscopic surgery) (3/29 @ POR). 2006-07 SEASON NOTES: Has missed e last 15 games after having left knee aroscopic surgery Scored a season-high 13 points on January 12 vs. Minnesota Missed five games from Dec. 30 Jan. 7 due to left knee soreness Tied a seasonhigh wi four assists on Dec. 11 @ New Jersey Had a season-high six rebounds on Dec. 8 @ Milwaukee Recorded seasonhighs in bo assists (four) and rebounds (en, five) on Nov. 28 @ Denver Had a en season-high 12 points and a seasonhigh four steals on Nov. 21 @ Cleveland Missed ree games from Nov. 11-15 due to personal reasons. CAREER NOTES: Signed by e Grizzlies as a free agent on July 14/04 Has spent time wi four different NBA teams (including Memphis) Entered e league as a second round pick (44 overall) by e Detroit Pistons in e 2000 NBA Draft Finished fif in e NBA in steals per turnover ratio (1.06) and 11 in e NBA in free row percentage (.873) in 2004-05 Among NBA leaders, ranked six in free row percentage (.878), ird in ree-point field goal percentage (.444) and would have ranked 29 in field goal percentage (.472, if qualified) in 2003-04 wi Golden State Established a new single-game career-high in every offensive category in 2003-04 wi Golden State Played in a total of 28 games wi Detroit/Washington during his first ree seasons in e NBA. 13 vs. MIN, Jan. 12/07 PTS 32 vs. PHO, Feb. 11/04 5 @ MIL, Dec. 8/06 FGM 10(3) vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 7(4) @ MIL, Dec. 8/06 FGA 20 vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 4 @ CLE, Nov. 21/06 3FGM 5 vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 6 @ CLE, Nov. 21/06 3FGA 10 vs. DEN, Feb. 25/05 6 vs. MIN, Jan. 12/07 FTM 12 vs. SEA, Feb. 21/04 6 vs. MIN, Jan. 12/07 FTA 14 vs. SEA, Feb. 21/04 2(2) @ DEN, Jan. 22/07 OR 7 (2) at UTA, Jan. 13/04 6 @ MIL, Dec. 8/06 DR 9 @ CHI, Feb. 28/04 7 @ DEN, Jan. 22/07 REB 14 @ CHI, Feb. 28/04 4(2) @ NJN, Dec. 11/06 AST 7 @ MIN, Apr. 19/06 4 @ CLE, Nov. 21/06 STL 5 @ SEA, Jan. 22/06 1 @ NOK, Dec. 22/06 BLK 2(4) vs. CHA, Apr. 10/05 23 vs. HOU, Nov. 7/06 MIN 45 vs. PHO, Feb. 11/04 *Underwent arroscopic surgery on Feb. 27 on his left knee for problems related to a chronic knee condition; Will be out e remainder of e season. MAR 22 LAL DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 MAR 24 at UTA DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 MAR 26 at PHO DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 MAR 27 at LAL DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 MAR 29 at POR DNP-IA #### #### #### 0 0 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 0 0 #### 0 0 #### 0 0 ### 0 0 ### 0 0 #### ### ### #### ### #### #DIV/0! #16 PAU GASOL Forward 7 0 240 6 NBA Season Spain 2006-07 AVERAGES 50-50 36.3 20.9 9.7 3.3 0.38 2.16 LAST GAME: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in 40 minutes (3/29 @ POR). 35 vs. LAL, Mar. 22/07 PTS 44 vs. SEA, Mar. 28/06 2006-07 SEASON NOTES: Posted his 23 rd double-double of e season wi 21 points and 11 rebounds, including six 17 vs. LAL, Mar. 22/07 FGM 17(2) vs. LAL, Mar. 22/07 28 vs. HOU, Feb. 6/07 FGA 28(2) vs. HOU, Feb. 6/07 2 vs. UTA, Dec. 23/06 3FGM 2(2) vs. UTA, Dec. 23/06 2(2) vs. UTA, Dec. 23/06 3FGA 2 (5) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 12 vs. UTA, Feb. 28/07 FTM 15 (3) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 15 @ CHI, Jan. 13/07 FTA 20 vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 6(3) vs. CHI, Mar. 17/07 OR 9(2) vs. LAC, Mar. 12/04 15 @ DEN, Jan. 22/07 DR 15(2) @ DEN, Jan. 22/07 17(2) vs. MIN, Feb. 9/07 REB 18(3) vs. UTA, Jan. 6/06 12 @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 AST 12(2) @ UTA, Jan. 24/07 2 vs. NOK, Mar. 20/07 STL 4 @ SEA, Mar. 8/06 8 vs. SAC, Jan. 29/07 BLK 8(2) vs. SAC, Jan. 29/07 50 vs. POR, Jan. 27/07 MIN 56 vs. DET, Dec. 19/05 offensive rebounds (tying a season-high) on Mar. 17 vs. Chicago Surpassed former Grizzly Shareef Abdur-Rahim (7,801 points) as e franchise s all-time leading scorer on Mar. 7 @ Toronto (7,809 points at e time) Tied a season-high wi six offensive rebounds on Feb. 28 vs. Utah Pulled down a season-high six offensive rebounds on Feb. 14 @ Indiana Tied a season-high wi 17 rebounds on Feb. 9 vs. Minnesota, including a en season-high five offensive rebounds Became e alltime franchise leader in minutes played on Feb. 7 @ Dallas Became e all-time franchise leader in field goals made on Feb. 6 vs. Houston Surpassed Shareef Abdur-Rahim (now wi Sacramento) as e franchise s all-time leader in free row attempts on Jan. 31 vs. Dallas Had a season-high 34 points (most by a Grizzly is season), eight rebounds and tied a career-high and franchise record wi eight blocks on Jan. 29 vs. Sacramento Had a en season-high six blocks on Jan. 27 vs. Portland Missed one game (1/26 @ San Antonio) wi a strained left hamstring Posted his second career triple-double wi 17 points, 13 rebounds and tied a career-high wi 12 assists on Jan. 24 @ Utah Recorded his six double-double of e season wi 23 points and 17 rebounds (one shy of matching a career-high; most by a Grizzly is season) on Jan. 22 @ Denver Dished out a season-high seven assists on Jan. 15 vs. Phoenix Tied a en season-high wi 13 rebounds on Jan. 13 @ Chicago Had 25 points and tied a en season-high wi 13 rebounds, including a season-high four offensive rebounds on Jan. 9 vs. e Lakers; his ird double-double of e season Scored a en season-high 29 points in 29 minutes on Dec. 27 vs. Milwaukee Tied a career-high wi two ree-point field goals made on Dec. 23 vs. Utah Had a en season-high 28 points, a en season-high nine rebounds and a season-high ree blocks in a en season-high 24 minutes on Dec. 22 @ NOK Missed e first 22 games of e season wi a fractured fif metatarsal in his left foot suffered e injury in e semifinals of e FIBA World Championships playing for his native country of Spain. CAREER NOTES: Selected by Atlanta in e 2001 NBA Draft (ird overall) Draft rights traded to Memphis on June 27/01 along wi Lorenzen Wright and Brevin Knight in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim Has led e Grizzlies in scoring each of his five seasons wi e team (and in rebounding in ree of ose five seasons) Finished 2005-06 ranked 19 in scoring (20.4 ppg) Named to e 2006 Western Conference All-Star Team, his first and e franchise s first All-Star; was also e first Spanish player to receive e honor in NBA history Named e Rookie of e Year in 2001-02. *Surpassed former Grizzly Shareef Abdur-Rahim as e franchise s alltime leading scorer Mar. 7 at Toronto Has posted a double-double in 18 of his last 23 games. MAR 22 LAL 1 1 44 17 23.739 0 0 #### 1 2.500 4 11 15 2 4 0 1 1 35 MAR 24 at UTA 1 1 35 9 10.900 0 0 #### 7 12.583 4 6 10 3 1 0 3 3 25 MAR 26 at PHO 1 1 39 10 19.526 0 0 #### 1 2.500 2 8 10 4 0 0 1 0 21 MAR 27 at LAL 1 1 45 3 10.300 0 0 #### 4 6.667 2 14 16 7 3 0 4 3 10 MAR 29 at POR 1 1 40 5 14.357 0 0 #### 7 8.875 2 6 8 3 3 0 2 1 17 LAST 5 TOTAL/AVG 5 5 40.6 44 76.579 0 0 ### 20 30.667 14 45 11.8 3.8 2.2 0.00 2.2 1.60 21.6