Posts Tagged ‘ Memphis Grizzlies ’

Tony Allen fined for flop

‘The Grindfather’ is coming to a theatre near you. Tony Allen made two huge free throws late in Game 2 at San Antonio, on a flagrant foul call. They were key to forcing overtime. However, Allen also did a great sales job on the referees…and, today, the NBA noticed. Tony was fined $5,000...
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Parker receives death threat

The Spurs-Grizzlies series just got REAL….. With five minutes left in the Spurs’ blowout of the Grizzlies in Game 1, a death threat was made against Tony Parker. The Bexar County Sheriff is investigating the 911 call made in the 4th quarter of Sunday’s game. Security was immediately increased but they determined...
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Tony Talk: Hollins should put Allen on Parker

If you read my preview of the Spurs-Grizzlies series, then you know that I was expecting Tony Allen to guard Tony Parker in Game 1. I almost spilled my nachos when I saw Mike Conley checking Parker, mano a mano, the entire night. Lionel Hollins, to the ire of Grizz fans, has a reputation...
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Recap: Grizzlies take it on chin in Game 1

The San Antonio Spurs led from start to finish in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. It was a ten-point lead before Lionel Hollins could stop the bleeding. The final score was 105-83. San Antonio was moving the ball and getting the calls. They were draining open three-pointers all night, making...
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Then and Now: 2013 Spurs-Grizzlies Preview

The 2013 Western Conference Finals are a rematch of one of the rarest occurrences in playoff history, an 8 seed beating a 1 seed. Both coaches remember it like it was yesterday. It was the first round of the 2011 Playoffs when Memphis made history. It was the moment that this Grizzlies group...
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Heat, Grizzlies advance…Finals Preview?

The Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies both advanced to the their respective Conference Finals on Wednesday night. With all the recent symmetry between these two teams, I can’t help but feel that they’re on an NBA Finals collision course. Both teams dropped the first game of their semifinal series: Memphis lost a close one...
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Memphis eyeing historic run

Somewhere Stromile Swift is smiling….. The Memphis Grizzlies are one away from going farther than they ever have as a franchise…the Conference Finals. But to do so, it will likely take their best effort of the series. All four games have gone the distance in this matchup, with Memphis pulling out...
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Recap: Grizzlies take 3-1 lead vs OKC

The first half of this game looked like the Thunder were determined to tie this series. Oklahoma City had Memphis playing passive basketball, while Serge Ibaka was reborn on the offensive end. He was making shots inside and out, a rarity in this series. The Thunder even held a 17-point during the second quarter. The end of the first...
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Expect altercations in Indiana and Memphis

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The Game 3 doubleheader on Saturday is Knicks at Pacers / Thunder at Grizzlies, with both series tied at 1-1. As spicy as that already sounds, there could be even MORE reason to expect fireworks. With 1:19 left in the 3rd quarter of Game 2, the Knicks were leading 67-64. Kenyon Martin...
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Deja vu in Memphis?

While Memphis can take a lot of positives from their buzzer-beating Game 2 loss in L.A. (Conley’s 28 points, great 3rd quarter), it’s getting harder and harder to distinguish this series from what I saw last year around this time. After watching the first two games of the series between the Grizzlies and the Clippers, I can’t help but feel...
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