Western Conference Playoffs: Thunder to face Grizzlies : April 27, 2012

The Western Conference Playoff picture is set. Here is how we see it: 1 vs. 8- Utah vs. San Antonio. The Jazz have some good pieces with Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap,...

NBA Western Conference Playoff Picture: A Look at the Matchups : April 18, 2012

  Six of the Eastern Conference playoff spots have been clinched with a little over a week left in the regular season. Four teams in the Western Conference have clinched a...

Grizzlies Drop a Big One to New Orleans : April 17, 2012

The Memphis Grizzlies shot themselves in the foot on Sunday by dropping one to the lowly New Orleans Hornets, 88-75. Eric Gordon led the Hornets with 18 points as new...

Spurs Top Grizzlies to Tie for Top Spot in Loss Column : April 13, 2012

Tim Duncan poured in 28 points to lead the Spurs to a 107-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in NBA action on Thursday. The Spurs are now tied in the...

Grizzlies Tighten Western Conference Playoff Picture by Beating Clippers : April 10, 2012

The Memphis Grizzlies won a big game over the LA Clippers on Monday night in the Fed Ex Forum. How big? Considering the Clippers are now clinging the the fourth...

NBA Playoff Picture Update: Western Conference is a Logjam : April 04, 2012

We're getting down to it. The end of the regular season is just a few weeks away. Let's look at the Western Conference matchups if the season ended yesterday. 1 vs....

Grizzlies Thump Bulls: Magic Top Knicks in MLK Matinees : January 16, 2012

The Orlando Magic overcame 33 points by Carmelo Anthony to beat the home standing New York Knicks 102-93 on MLK Day at the Garden. Dwight Howard had a tough day...

NBA back on the Courts for Preseason Basketball : December 18, 2011

Friday night was a welcome sight for hoops fans. The NBA is back on the floor. There were four pre-season games on Friday night to open the action. The Bulls were...

Memphis Oulasts Tennessee in Double OT Thriller : November 23, 2011

Will Barton led the Memphis Tigers to a thrilling double overtime victory over in-state rival Tennessee in Maui on Tuesday, 99-97 with his 25 points and 11 rebounds. It was...

Memphis Tops Belmont in The Tip Off Marathon : November 17, 2011

The Memphis Tigers opened their season with a rather impressive 97-81 win over a tough Belmont squad as the noon contest during the 24 hour Tip-Off Marathon on ESPN Tuesday...

Lockout to Cost Take-Two Game Maker $40 Million : August 10, 2011

Take-Two, a company that makes video games could lose up to $40 million in revenue if the NBA lockout is not resolved. Arvind Bhatia, an analyst with Sterne Agee, projects that...

memphis grizzlies History

The NBA Memphis Grizzlies play in the Western Conference's Southwest Division as part of the National Basketball Association. In 1995, the Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors were both formed as Canadian expansion teams of the NBA. The Grizzlies were established in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2001, the team moved to Memphis, Tennessee.

The Grizzlies finished in last place in each of their years in Vancouver. In 2000, the Grizzlies were sold and they moved to Memphis in 2001. In 2002, Jerry West became the Grizzlies general manager and Hubie Brown became their head coach. The Grizzlies made their first appearance in the NBA playoffs. Mike Fratello became the Grizzlies new head coach the next season and Memphis made it into the playoffs for the second year in a row. However, they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the first round. The next year the Grizzlies made their third consecutive playoff appearance. In 2006-7, the Grizzlies had the worst record in the NBA at 22-60. Jerry West resigned as general manager. In 2009-10, the Memphis Grizzlies went 40-42, led by Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph.