Report: O.J. Mayo Wants To Play Point GuardSean Sweeney, dimemag.com Even with the Clippers moving on to eventually be shredded by San Antonio in the second round of the playoffs, I still don’t believe they had a better team than the Grizzlies. The best player yes, but not the best team. Alas, in a series where two teams… |
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Where Do the Nuggets and the Grizzlies Go From Here?May 15 (3 days ago)
Coming into this past weekend, the first round of these NBA playoffs had been an exercise in defining the league's classes. The Bulls and their injuri... |
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The Memphis Grizzlies? Gone till NovemberMay 14 (3 days ago)
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com If it sounds like excuse-making, it's because we're actually making excuses. The Memphis Grizzlies' were hit by two body blows early in the season when it lost Darrell Arthur for the season, and Zach Randolph for the bulk of the campaign soon after. Ran… |
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The Clippers celebrate with a giant Chris Paul head, dressed like a baby, following their Game 7 winMay 14 (3 days ago)
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Throughout the team's opening round series with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Clippers were introduced to the sporting nation via national airwaves as a team that likes to, ahem, enhance the foul-taking experience. The team gets hit a lot, but … |
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Clippers trump Grizzlies in Game 7May 13 (4 days ago)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. |
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Z-Bo and the Griz force Game 7; LeBron wins another MVPMay 12 (5 days ago)
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The beast is back. The monster from Marion (Ind.) that carried the Memphis Grizzlies to last year’s incredible first-round playoff upset of the top-seeded Spurs had been relatively quiet this season — thanks to a major knee injury and his team’s off… |
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Behind the Box Score, where the Grizzlies hung on to live another dayMay 12 (5 days ago)
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Memphis Grizzlies 90, Los Angeles Clippers 88 (series tied, friends, at 3-3) It's been a nasty series, full of flops, strange possessions, dodgy officiating, and low scoring. But it's also been, by many accounts, the best series in the first round. It's… |
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Fighting To Advance: Can the Clippers close out the Grizzlies? Los Ang…May 11 (6 days ago)
Can the Clippers close out the Grizzlies? Los Angeles has a chance to eliminate Memphis at home, but will have to cope with a pair of banged-up stars. Follow all the action from Game 6 here. |
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Clippers get second chance to finish GrizzliesMay 10 (7 days ago)
The stubborn Memphis Grizzlies aren't the only obstacles in the Los Angeles Clippers' path to closing out a rare playoff series victory. Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are banged-up heading into Game 6, and Caron Butler continues to play with a broken lef… |
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Blake Griffin and Chris Paul got hurt, and Grizzlies fans booed (VIDEO)May 10 (7 days ago)
Eric Freeman, yahoo.com There's an expectation in all sports that home fans won't boo when an opposing player gets injured. It's common courtesy, really, and an affirmation of the values that drive athletic competition. We might get crazy between the lines, but when real-life … |
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LOWE: Grizzlies' bigs impose their will on ClippersMay 10 (7 days ago)
Many things contributed to the Grizzlies' Game 5 win that saved their season Wednesday. But perhaps the most significant, writes Zach Lowe, was their imposing play down low. |
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Crazy 8′s: How Each 8-over-1 Playoff Upset Was WonMay 10 (7 days ago)
Andrew Greif, dimemag.com There have only been four 8-over-1 upsets in NBA postseason history, but a Derrick Rose ACL tear has brought Philadelphia to the verge of No. 5 tonight. Unfortunately for Philly fans, this series will be remembered most for the injury to the Chicago sta… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Say what you want about Carmelo Anthony, but at least he competed. At the end of five games, he finished with the same number of point as LeBron James. The only problem was ‘Bron had four wins and he only had one. The Heat are moving on and the Knicks a… |
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The Grizzlies proved their playoff fight last season, and they showed it again in a 92-80 Game 5 win to stay alive. The Clippers rallied from a 24-point deficit but were stuffed late. |
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The Clippers are up 3-1 on the Grizzlies for many reasons. But there's one that has made a big difference, says Zach Lowe: Blake Griffin has stepped up while Rudy Gay, well, hasn't. |
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay is the recipient of the Kia Community Assist Award for April in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work, the NBA announced today. |
