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CelticLG · 11-02-2019, 05:51 AM

Ja Morant solid, RJ Hampton struggles as Grizzlies destroy New Zealand Breakers

RJ Hampton will surely be in the NBA one day, but Tuesday's showdown with Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies proved he still has work to do before the 2020 draft.

The Grizzlies defeated Hampton's New Zealand Breakers 128-75 in a preseason game at the FedExForum. The point guard showdown between Morant, who was the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, and Hampton, who chose to play in Australia's National Basketball League instead of colleges such as Kansas or Duke, was the main attraction.

Hampton himself leads the Breakers with an initial 10-5 run, suggesting it could be a hard-fought game, but the Grizzlies immediately recover the disadvantage before the end of the first quarter and extended it into the second and third.

Morant first game with the Grizzlies is a solid 14-7-6, but he also displayed some good defensive plays by holding Hampton to just 3-of-14 shooting from the field for 7 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. The other rookie, Brandon Clarke, scores 10 points, grabs 6 rebounds and recovers a game-high 4 steals. Grayson Allen was the leader in the big 64-31 run during the second and third quarter. The former Jazz players ended with 18 points in just 19 minutes.

The Grizzlies now have some time off and will face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.

Jaren Jackson Jr. (#13) dunking the ball during the 3rd quarter. The Michigan State product finished with a game-high 13 rebounds

Ja Morant (#12) completing a no-look pass that led to a Jaren Jackson Jr dunk. Morant had 6 assists with only 1 turnover

Players shaking hands at the end of the game. Grizzlies next preseason game will be in Charlotte on October 14th

CelticLG · 11-02-2019, 05:39 PM

Sim results

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2019/2020 Season

Preseason - Game 2

Grizzlies
99

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Hornets
120

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2019/2020 Season

Preseason - Game 3

Thunder
120

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Grizzlies
124

Memphis Grizzlies

@memgrizz · 1h

Grizzlies announced that the team waived forward Ivan Rabb and guard Matt Mooney. The Grizzlies’ roster now stands at 18 players.

The team also signed forward Yuta Watanabe to a two-way contract.

CelticLG · 11-02-2019, 05:44 PM

Murray shines, Morant wins the battle of the point-guards

The San Antonio Spurs fell 113-104 to the Memphis Grizzlies inside of AT&T Center on Friday night.

The Spurs’ offense struggled to get going Friday night, as they would finish the game shooting 32.2 percent from the three and 55.5 percent from the free-throw line. It was a close battle for four quarters, with both teams unable to make a big run.

Grizzlies trailed 89-85 with 7:55 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Memphis would score 14 of the next 20 points to take a 99-95 lead. After a three-point shot by Brooks that extended the lead to 7 points, the Spurs scored 3 baskets in a row. After that Memphis earned 4 free-throws and scored 3 of them, but, with 54 seconds on the clock, Ja Morant scored a clutch three-point shot that gave Memphis the win.

Morant finished with his preseason-highs 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The whole game was a battle between him and DeJounte Murray. The Spurs PG scored 15 of his 21 points in the 2nd half and kept the game alive for his team until it was possible. Brandon Clarke had another solid game coming off the bench, finishing with 18 points, 7 rebound and 2 blocks.

The Grizzlies will open the regular season against the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

DeJounte Murray (#2) dunking on Jae Crowder (#99). The Spurs PG finished the preseason with 18 points per game

Solomon Hill (#44) attempting a free throw. The veteran is the favourite to land the 15th spot of the roster

Ja Morant (#12) shooting the three point dagger in late fourth quarter. Grizzlies took a six-point lead with 54 seconds on the clock

bhzmfia14 · 11-03-2019, 11:53 PM

Huge Grizz fan, so looking forward to see how this turns out.

CelticLG · 11-04-2019, 05:45 AM

Grizzlies trade Iguodala to the Mavs for Lee, 2nd round pick

The 15-years veteran gets traded after not attending Grizzlies' Media Day

By Joe Mullinax | @JoeMullinax | Oct 20, 2019, 8:30m CDT

Just 48 hours before the tipoff the Memphis Grizzlies made their first important move of the new season.

The Dallas Mavericks announced they have traded Courtney Lee and a second-round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for Andre Iguodala.

Iguodala, who will make just under $17.2 million this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent next summer, was dealt to Memphis when Golden State needed to make the salaries match in the deal that brought them D’Angelo Russell, but he immediately made clear that he won't play a minute with the Grizzlies. Now he'll be a Mavericks, with the team that is set to put Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis together is woefully thin and is lacking in veteran leadership, and Iguodala could provide both. With Dirk Nowitzki retired, there is no one else around in Rick Carlisle’s locker room to keep the kids’ heads on straight.

Memphis will receive the expiring contract of Courtney Lee ($12.8 million) and the 2024 Mavs 2nd round-pick. Lee is recovering from a neck injury and he's not expected to join the team anytime soon.

Just a few hours before the announcement of the official 15-man roster Lee could also be one of the last cuts that the Grizzlies can make, with Miles Plumlee and Solomon Hill taking the last two spots.

Memphis Grizzlies

@memgrizz · 1h

Grizzlies announce that they have waived guard Courtney Lee.
The team signed guard John Konchar to a two-way contract.

Memphis Grizzlies 2019-2020 Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
3	Grayson Allen	G	24	6-4	198	Duke/USA
1	Kyle Anderson	F	26	6-9	230	UCLA/USA
24	Dillon Brooks	G/F	23	6-7	220	Oregon/Canada
5	Bruno Caboclo	F	24	6-9	218	Pinheiros/Brazil
15	Brandon Clarke	F	23	6-8	210	Gonzaga/Canada
99	Jae Crowder	F	29	6-6	235	Marquette/USA
23	Marko Guduric	G/F	24	6-6	201	KK Crvena Zvezda/Serbia
44	Solomon Hill	F	28	6-6	225	Arizona/USA
13	Jaren Jackson Jr.	F/C	20	6-11	242	Michigan State/USA
-	Josh Jackson	G/F	22	6-8	207	Kansas/USA
21	Tyus Jones	G	23	6-0	196	Duke/USA
46	John Konchar (TW)	G/F	23	6-5	210	Fort Wayne/USA
0	De'Anthony Melton	G	21	6-2	200	USC/USA
12	Ja Morant	G	20	6-3	175	Murray State/USA
25	Miles Plumlee	C	31	6-11	249	Duke/USA
17	Jonas Valanciunas	C	27	6-11	265	LR Vilnius/Lithuania
18	Yuta Watanabe (TW)	F	25	6-8	205	George Washington/Japan

CelticLG · 11-05-2019, 04:03 AM

Grizzlies dominate the 4th, win their first road opener since 1995

An opening-night sellout crowd in Miami came to see Jimmy Butler, but the former Sixer layer missed the opening night of his team due to the born of his son.

So Ja Morant stole the show. The n.2 pick scored 16 points in the first quarter, finished the half with 21 and closed the game with 35 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.

Both teams shot the ball pretty bad in the first half, and it was a back-and-forth game for the majority of the game, with the third quarter ending with a score of 77 to 76. Then the Grizzlies make a 16-2 run, where Valanciunas scored all of his 14 points in the final period of the game, and they never look back.

Rookie Brandon Clarke was also a key factor off the bench with 15 points, 11 rebounds and some key defensive plays in the fourth quarter once Jaren Jackson Jr fouled out.

Goran Dragic led the Butler-less Heat with 19 points off the bench, Justise Winslow also scored 15. Rookies Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn combined for 29 points but made only 10 of their 33 total shots.

"I love our energy, I love our defense", said coach Jenkins after his NBA debut. "We made smart plays, we shared the ball. This must be the beginning of an important growth path for us."

"Just the beginning," Morant said. "We have to play like this every day if we want to achieve our goals."

The Heat were also without guard Dion Waiters, suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, and forward James Johnson, still out because of a conditioning issue that kept him from training camp and sidelined for all five of Miami's preseason games.

Memphis won his first season-opening game on the road since the franchise's inaugural game at Portland in 1995.

Ja Morant (#12) completing a chase-down block after a steal by Kendrick Nunn (#25) in the second quarter

Jonas Valanciunas (#17) attempting a layup. The lithuanian scored all of his 14 points in the first 6 minutes of the fourth quarter

Ja Morant (#12) celebrating his 36th point of the game in late fourth-quarter

11-02-2019, 05:44 PM	#27
CelticLG MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Nov 2014	Re: #grindtime - a Memphis Grizzlies story Murray shines, Morant wins the battle of the point-guards The San Antonio Spurs fell 113-104 to the Memphis Grizzlies inside of AT&T Center on Friday night. The Spurs’ offense struggled to get going Friday night, as they would finish the game shooting 32.2 percent from the three and 55.5 percent from the free-throw line. It was a close battle for four quarters, with both teams unable to make a big run. Grizzlies trailed 89-85 with 7:55 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Memphis would score 14 of the next 20 points to take a 99-95 lead. After a three-point shot by Brooks that extended the lead to 7 points, the Spurs scored 3 baskets in a row. After that Memphis earned 4 free-throws and scored 3 of them, but, with 54 seconds on the clock, Ja Morant scored a clutch three-point shot that gave Memphis the win. Morant finished with his preseason-highs 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The whole game was a battle between him and DeJounte Murray. The Spurs PG scored 15 of his 21 points in the 2nd half and kept the game alive for his team until it was possible. Brandon Clarke had another solid game coming off the bench, finishing with 18 points, 7 rebound and 2 blocks. The Grizzlies will open the regular season against the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT. DeJounte Murray (#2) dunking on Jae Crowder (#99). The Spurs PG finished the preseason with 18 points per game Solomon Hill (#44) attempting a free throw. The veteran is the favourite to land the 15th spot of the roster Ja Morant (#12) shooting the three point dagger in late fourth quarter. Grizzlies took a six-point lead with 54 seconds on the clock

11-03-2019, 11:53 PM	#28
bhzmfia14 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Oct 2009	Re: #grindtime - a Memphis Grizzlies story Huge Grizz fan, so looking forward to see how this turns out. CelticLG likes this. __________________ PSN: bhzmafia14

11-05-2019, 04:03 AM	#30
CelticLG MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Nov 2014	Re: #grindtime - a Memphis Grizzlies story Grizzlies dominate the 4th, win their first road opener since 1995 An opening-night sellout crowd in Miami came to see Jimmy Butler, but the former Sixer layer missed the opening night of his team due to the born of his son. So Ja Morant stole the show. The n.2 pick scored 16 points in the first quarter, finished the half with 21 and closed the game with 35 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Both teams shot the ball pretty bad in the first half, and it was a back-and-forth game for the majority of the game, with the third quarter ending with a score of 77 to 76. Then the Grizzlies make a 16-2 run, where Valanciunas scored all of his 14 points in the final period of the game, and they never look back. Rookie Brandon Clarke was also a key factor off the bench with 15 points, 11 rebounds and some key defensive plays in the fourth quarter once Jaren Jackson Jr fouled out. Goran Dragic led the Butler-less Heat with 19 points off the bench, Justise Winslow also scored 15. Rookies Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn combined for 29 points but made only 10 of their 33 total shots. "I love our energy, I love our defense", said coach Jenkins after his NBA debut. "We made smart plays, we shared the ball. This must be the beginning of an important growth path for us." "Just the beginning," Morant said. "We have to play like this every day if we want to achieve our goals." The Heat were also without guard Dion Waiters, suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, and forward James Johnson, still out because of a conditioning issue that kept him from training camp and sidelined for all five of Miami's preseason games. Memphis won his first season-opening game on the road since the franchise's inaugural game at Portland in 1995. Ja Morant (#12) completing a chase-down block after a steal by Kendrick Nunn (#25) in the second quarter Jonas Valanciunas (#17) attempting a layup. The lithuanian scored all of his 14 points in the first 6 minutes of the fourth quarter Ja Morant (#12) celebrating his 36th point of the game in late fourth-quarter

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11-02-2019, 05:51 AM	#25
CelticLG MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Nov 2014	Re: #grindtime - a Memphis Grizzlies story Ja Morant solid, RJ Hampton struggles as Grizzlies destroy New Zealand Breakers RJ Hampton will surely be in the NBA one day, but Tuesday's showdown with Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies proved he still has work to do before the 2020 draft. The Grizzlies defeated Hampton's New Zealand Breakers 128-75 in a preseason game at the FedExForum. The point guard showdown between Morant, who was the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, and Hampton, who chose to play in Australia's National Basketball League instead of colleges such as Kansas or Duke, was the main attraction. Hampton himself leads the Breakers with an initial 10-5 run, suggesting it could be a hard-fought game, but the Grizzlies immediately recover the disadvantage before the end of the first quarter and extended it into the second and third. Morant first game with the Grizzlies is a solid 14-7-6, but he also displayed some good defensive plays by holding Hampton to just 3-of-14 shooting from the field for 7 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. The other rookie, Brandon Clarke, scores 10 points, grabs 6 rebounds and recovers a game-high 4 steals. Grayson Allen was the leader in the big 64-31 run during the second and third quarter. The former Jazz players ended with 18 points in just 19 minutes. The Grizzlies now have some time off and will face the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Jaren Jackson Jr. (#13) dunking the ball during the 3rd quarter. The Michigan State product finished with a game-high 13 rebounds Ja Morant (#12) completing a no-look pass that led to a Jaren Jackson Jr dunk. Morant had 6 assists with only 1 turnover Players shaking hands at the end of the game. Grizzlies next preseason game will be in Charlotte on October 14th Last edited by CelticLG; 11-02-2019 at 05:55 AM.

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