Category: Memphis Grizzlies

May 11, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight – Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo showed up big for the Milwaukee Bucks putting up 40 points and 11 rebounds in a pivotal 110-107 Game 5 win over the Boston Celtics to go up 3-2 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals Playoff Series. This was his sixth postseason game of at least 40-points, 10 rebounds. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Tyus Jones MEM…

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May 9, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Horford helps C’s swipe Game 4

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight – Al Horford It seemed that the Bucks were seizing control of Game 4 until Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on Al Horford and stared him down. That woke the veteran big man up , and he scored 16 of his 30 points in the game’s final stanza, including going 6-6 from the floor in the period and a get-back slam on Giannis, as the Celtics to snatched Game 4 from the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-108. Horford also added 8 rebounds and 3 assists and was a…

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May 7, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight After showing some signs in the second half of their Game 2 defeat, Giannis got loose in Game 3, scoring 42 points , snapping up 12 rebounds and giving out 8 helpers in the Bucks 103-101 win to take 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS +/- GmSc 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL BOS W 38:54 16 30 .533…

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May 3, 2022 NBA Playoff StatCap: Ja explodes for 47

Brandon King

Who Got It Done Player Spotlight- Ja Morant After dropping a near 30-point triple-double in the Game 1 loss against the Warriors, Morant was even better in Game 2. In what was essentially a must-win game, Morant scored 47 points , handed out 8 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds and was a +13 in leading the Grizzlies to a 106-101 series-tying win over the Warriors. Rk Player Tm   Opp   MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS…

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Game 1 of Warriors/Grizzlies are what we love about the playoffs

Brandon King

I would like to put in an order for six more games of this, please. Game 1 of the Grizzlies/Warriors Western Semifinals had all of the things we love about playoff basketball- intense, physical play, a hotly contested back and forth ballgame that literally came down to the last possession and stars making big time plays. a 13-point lead at 42-29 was quickly sliced to 3, as the lead was quickly sliced to three as Golden State’s off-ball movement and pinpoint passes from Draymond Green and others picked the Memphis…

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Ja Morant leaves Hawks-Grizzlies game early with apparent knee injury

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from Evan Barnes of the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant left Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter with a left knee injury and will not return. Morant’s right knee came in contact Hawks forward John Collins but then Morant was not able to put pressure on his left leg. After checking out with 3:12 left in the period, he sat on the floor at the Grizzlies bench and was helped to the locker room. Morant played just nine minutes and had two points. In his third season, Morant…

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NBA trade alert: Memphis sends Hernangomez to Celtics

Brandon King

With NBA training camps just about three weeks away, teams are still hard at work improving their rosters. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Boston Celtics have engaged in a deal that will send send big man Juancho Hernangomez to the C’s in exchange for Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and second-round pick swap in 2026. Hernangomez a talented big man has shown flashes of his abilities. He had his best statistical campaign in 2019-20, in which he only appeared in 14 contests( all of which…

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May 22, 2021 NBA Play-In Recap

Brandon King

Who Got It Done pt rb ast Ja MorantMEM @ GSW 35 6 6   5-10 3-pt Stephen CurryGSW vs. MEM 39 4 5   3 stl Jordan PooleGSW vs. MEM 19 3 4 Kyle AndersonMEM @ GSW 9 10 6   2 blk X. TillmanMEM @ GSW 11 7 1   3 stl Andrew WigginsGSW vs. MEM 22 10 2   2 blk Grayson AllenMEM @ GSW 12 4 1   4 stl Draymond GreenGSW vs. MEM 11 16 10   Triple-double J. ValančiūnasMEM @ GSW 9 12 3 Kent BazemoreGSW vs. MEM 10 4 2…

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Grizzlies add guard Tim Frazier for rest of season

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Memphis Grizzlies will be retaining the services of guard Tim Frazier for the rest of the 2020-21 campaign. Frazier’s deal will kick in at the conclusion of the 10-day contract he is currently under. In the three games he has played for the Grizzlies, Frazier has averaged 1.3 points, 2.3 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 11.0 minutes of work.

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