Conference Semifinals: Who Will Advance? : May 09, 2013

All four of the conference semifinal series are tied at 1-1 after the Miami Heat routed the Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs last night. So no ...

Analyzing Round One of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs : April 19, 2013

The regular season is done and finally we know now what the first round match-ups are. Let's look at each Eastern Conference series and give our predictions. Miami Heat vs Milwa ...

NBA Playoffs: Can the Knicks Knock Off the Heat? : April 13, 2013

The New York Knicks, despite losing last night at the Chicago Bulls in overtime 118-111, have been the NBA's hottest team as of late. Their hot streak has people wondering if maybe ...

Resting NBA Players: Are the Fans Getting Robbed? : April 10, 2013

The hot topic centered around the final days of the NBA regular season oddly enough is not whether the Los Angeles Lakers are going to make the playoffs. The hot topic is whether o ...

Can the Magic Stop Miami Heat’s Unstoppable Streak? : March 25, 2013

The Miami Heat have won 26 games in a row. Two of those games were over the Orlando Magic. One of those was a two-point overtime win. The other was a one point win when Lebron Jame ...

Don’t Forget About the NBA; Playoff Picture Taking Shape with Heat & Nuggets : March 23, 2013

It's easy this time of the year to kind of forget about the NBA. With all the great college basketball tournament action going on, there isn't much time to watch the pros. Even Ern ...

NBA Playoff Projections: A Different Look Than Last Time : March 15, 2013

There has been a lot of shifting since the last time we took a look at possible playoff scenarios. Now that we are about a month away, we can also make some predictions based on wh ...

NBA MVP Race: Should We Just Give the Trophy to Lebron? : March 12, 2013

The NBA regular season is winding down. Since the playoffs do not figure into the MVP voting, who will win this year's award? Many believe Lebron James has already laid claim to th ...

What Team Gives Greg Oden the Best Chance to Resurrect His NBA Career? : March 01, 2013

If former Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden wants to try and resurrect his NBA career, what teams should he and his agent consider? Hopefully, he was smart with his money and ...

Could a Lebron James, Kylie Irving Combo be on the Cavs Horizon? : February 27, 2013

Was the King leaving the castle and taking his talents to South Beach a break for the Cleveland Cavaliers? Cleveland fans are probably ready to call the guys in the white coats to ...

Odds of Winning the NBA Championship : February 25, 2013

If you think you know who will win it all this year, then you can go place a wager on your team at JustBet. As you may expect, the defending champion Miami Heat is the favorite at ...

NBA Playoffs: Where are the Upsets? : February 24, 2013

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Ea ...

Harden Leads Rockets to Win Over Thunder 122-119 : February 21, 2013

James Harden and the Houston Rockets got a big win over his old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-119 as he scored 46 points. Harden was moved early in the season in a trade that ...

NBA All Star Break Playoff Seeding Update : February 19, 2013

The NBA season resumes on Tuesday night with most teams having less than 30 games left. Now would be a good time to check in on the playoff races. These will be the match-ups if th ...

Lebron, Miami Heat Smacks OKC Thunder 110-100 : February 15, 2013

The Miami Heat are still the best team in the NBA. Don't worry about what the records are. It doesn't matter. The Heat will win the championship again this year. How do we know ...

Clippers Get Big Road Win at New York : February 11, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers have a rough time lately, but today at Madison Square Garden in front of a slew of celebrities they showed the basketball fans what they can be when health ...

Miami Pounds L.A. Clippers in Return of Chris Paul : February 10, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Chris Paul. Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups back to the lineup of Friday against the Miami Heat. But it was hardly noticeable as Lebron James s ...

Clippers Drop Another on Eastern Road Trip : February 05, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers played without Chris Paul again on Monday and to make matters worse, they also had to scratch Blake Griffin with a sore hamstring. That was more than they ...

Lakers Give One Away With Fourth Quarter Collapse : January 31, 2013

When the tale of the Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season is finally told, it may be the game on Jan 30 at the Phoenix Suns that is the one that tells the story. The Lakers trying to ...

Celtics Beat Heat, Lose Rajon Rondo to Torn ACL : January 28, 2013

The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat in double overtime in Ray Allen's return to Boston. Hopefully, Celtics fans enjoyed what was likely the last hurrah for this group of Paul Pi ...

NBA All Star Snubs: Curry and Crawford Headline : January 25, 2013

The NBA All Star rosters are set and as you can imagine, not everyone is happy. But the rosters are only 12 players and somebody is going to get left out. Some very worthy players ...

Big Day of NBA Hoops on MLK Holiday : January 21, 2013

The NBA is trying to take over Christmas Day much as the NFL has Thanksgiving Day and motorsports owns Memorial Day. Whether or not families will ever reserve Christmas Day to watc ...

Thunder Rolls Over Denver by 20 : January 17, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder whipped a very tough Denver Nuggets team right from the start, turning what should have been a good game into a laugher with a 117-97 win. The Thunder rac ...

Clippers Do Fine Without Paul : January 15, 2013

Basketball is funny. You think it's a game where better teams beat up on the little guys all the time. For the most part it's true, but sometimes in an 82 game grind, teams can hav ...

Magic Shocks Clippers 104-101 to Stop Skid : January 14, 2013

The Orlando Magic were making a push towards the playoff race after their first 25 games. They were 12-13 in the post Dwight Howard era, which was right up there near the eighth sp ...

Rockets Win Fifth Straight, Hand Lakers Fourth Straight Loss : January 09, 2013

The Houston Rockets are one of the NBA's most exciting teams to watch. They are a fast paced team that likes to shoot early and often. They average over 106 points per game and giv ...

NBA Playoff Picture Update : January 09, 2013

With the NBA getting near the halfway point, now would be a good time to take a look at the playoff races and possible first round match-ups. In the Western Conference, the Los ...

Denver Beats the Lakers 112-105 in L.A. : January 07, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost three in a row now and four of the last five. Steve Nash is playing. Dwight Howard is playing. There are no more excuses. Yet the Lakers are still ...

Clippers Hold on to Beat Lakers 107-102 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were without one of their stars in Jamal Crawford and the Los Angeles Lakers got what was probably Dwight Howard's best game since he's been wearing purple ...

Warriors Drop Clippers; Bulls Win Thriller : January 03, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were undefeated in December going 17-0. Then the calendar flipped to January and the Clippers are now 0-2 for the new year. After dropping a 14 point decis ...

End of the Year NBA Rankings : December 31, 2012

It's the last day of 2012. This seems like a good time to do a top ten NBA rankings. The playoff picture is beginning to take shape a bit as we are getting to within a couple of we ...

Nuggets Snap Lakers Streak : December 28, 2012

The Denver Nuggets snapped the Los Angeles Lakers five game win streak on Wednesday night. The Lakers Dwight Howard just snapped. Howard was ejected after a flagrant foul on the Nu ...

Showtime Retuns to Los Angeles as Clippers win 14th Straight : December 26, 2012

At halftime of the Los Angeles Clippers 14th consecutive win on Christmas night over the Denver Nuggets, Hall of Fame guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson gave the team perhaps its greates ...

Nash Makes Return to Lakers as they Beat Warriors in OT : December 24, 2012

The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed Steve Nash back to the lineup on Saturday after 24 games and got an impressive road court victory over the Golden State Warriors in overtime 118-115 ...

Timberwolves Stop Thunder Streak at 12 : December 21, 2012

The Minnesota Timberwolves returned home after a frustrating couple of days in Florida to face the team with the NBA's best record in the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder came in ...

Bulls Take Down Celtics 100-89 to Hand the C’s Third Straight Loss : December 19, 2012

Joakim Noah had a triple double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer each had 21 points to lead he Chicago Bulls past the Boston Celtics 100-8 ...

Golden State Takes Down Heat 97-95 : December 13, 2012

The Golden State Warriors have to be one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season. They may be one of the biggest surprises in all of sports. The Warriors are now 15-7. They ...

Heat Hangs on the Division Lead With Win Over Hawks : December 11, 2012

The Miami Heat showed the Atlanta Hawks who still runs things in the Southeast Division. The Heat led by Lebron James with 27 points and Dwayne Wade with 26 points, best the Hawks ...

Heat End Mini-Skid With Win Over Hornets : December 09, 2012

Dwayne Wade led the 13-5 Miami Heat out of a two-game slide with 26 points while his teammate Lebron James added 24 points ans they beat the New Orleans Hornets 106-90 in Miami on ...

Knicks Top Heat Without ‘Melo : December 07, 2012

For the second time in two meetings this season, the New York Knicks have hammered the Miami Heat. The first time was in New York right after Hurricane Sandy. That one was easy for ...

Washington Wizards Shock Miami Heat : December 05, 2012

Nobody gave the 1-13 Washington Wizards any shot at beating the defending world champion Miami Heat on Tuesday. But the Wizards did not buy in to what everybody else said. They bea ...

NBA “Rankings” Update: A New #1 in Memphis : November 26, 2012

It's been a couple of weeks since we updated our NBA Top Ten Rankings, so let's get to it: 1. Memphis Grizzlies (9-2)- The Grizzlies have won nine out of ten. These have not bee ...

NBA Saturday: Clippers Thump Bulls : November 18, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers continued their hot streak with a convincing 101-80 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday at the Staples Center. The win was the fifth straight for the Cl ...

NBA Action: Tempers Flare as Grizzlies Top Thunder : November 15, 2012

Do not sleep on the Memphis Grizzlies. They lost on opening night to the Los Angeles Clippers and have not lost since. On Wednesday they went on the road to face the defending cham ...

Heat Beats Rockets in a Thriller 113-110 : November 13, 2012

Lebron James scored 38 points to lead the defending champion Miami Heat to a hard fought 113-110 win over the pesky Houston Rockets on Monday. Chris Bosh added 24 points and 10 reb ...

NBA Top 10 Rankings: Knicks #1 in the Early Going : November 12, 2012

What if they had an NBA poll? Where would your favorite team be ranked? That all depends on who is doing the ranking. Are the people doing the rankings watching the games? Are they ...

NBA Opening Night: Heat Tops Celtics 120-107 : October 31, 2012

As the great Keith Jackson might have said a few times watching the Boston Celtics play the Miami Heat on Tuesday night "Whoa Nellie!" The Heat's title defense is off to a great st ...

NBA Basketball Season Opens Tonight : October 30, 2012

The preseason is over. It's time to tip it up for real. Tonight, basketball season begins in the NBA. The Washington Wizards will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:00. The Cavs ar ...

NBA Preseason Results 10-24 : October 25, 2012

There were seven games on the Wednesday night schedule in the NBA. NBA TV televised a couple of them, first they had the Houston Rockets at the New Orleans  Hornets, followed the ...

NBA Preseason Action; Bulls and Heat Win on Tuesday : October 24, 2012

There were four games on the schedule on Tuesday in the NBA preseason. The preseason is winding down as the regular season is less than ten days away. Here is a recap of Tuesday's ...

Saturday Preseason NBA Action : October 21, 2012

On Saturday we had some good games in the NBA as teams are getting down to the last couple of games before they tip it up for real. You are likely to see starters get more minutes ...

Nets Top Sixers in Overtime : October 15, 2012

While we spent the weekend watching football and playoff baseball, the NBA was busy getting ready for the season playing preseason games. On Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets and Philade ...

Heat Top Clippers; Sixer Ruin Magic’s Home Opener : October 12, 2012

In NBA preseason action on Thursday, the Miami Heat took on the Los Angeles Clippers in China. The stars played some significant minutes for the NBA crazed Chinese fans. Lebron Jam ...

Nuggets Top Clippers in Preseason NBA Action : October 08, 2012

Ty Lawson beat the buzzer with a driving layup to give the Denver Nuggets a two point win on Saturday night in the NBA preseason opener for both teams 106-104. Kenneth Faried led t ...

NBA Basketball Going the Way of Baseball? : September 24, 2012

The NBA instituted a salary cap to try to be less like baseball and more like the NFL. The NFL is the most popular sports league in the nation, maybe even in the world. One of the ...

Training Camps Open in 12 Days for Teams Going into Foreign Countries : September 17, 2012

The NBA season is just around the corner. It seems like only a short time ago we were crowning the Miami Heat the NBA Champions. That's because it was a short time ago. Here are ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picks: Bulls to Face Heat : April 27, 2012

Now we know for sure what the playoff match-ups are. No more “if the season ended now”, the matches are set. Here are my picks for the Eastern Conference. 1 vs. 8- Philadelp ...

Miami Heat Draw Closer To Chicago Bulls with Win On Thursday : April 20, 2012

The race for the top spot in the Eastern Conference is not quite over yet. The Miami Heat won a playoff-type slug-fest over the Chicago Bulls in Miami to draw within 1.5 games in t ...

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: The Match-ups : April 18, 2012

With a bit over ten days left in the regular season, six teams in the East are already in. Let’s look at the match-ups if the season ended now: EASTERN CONFERENCE 1 vs. 8- ...

Bulls Take Down Heat in OT : April 13, 2012

The #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs is a virtual lock now. The Chicago Bulls have a four game lead over the Miami Heat with seven games to play. So if the Big Three of M ...

Bulls Answer Knicks With Win in Chicago : April 11, 2012

On Sunday in New York the Knicks won a thriller over the Bulls. On Tuesday the Bulls got pay back in Chicago 98-86. Derick Rose missed the game, his 13th absence in 14 games. But R ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: Bulls, Heat and then Everyone Else : April 05, 2012

Yesterday we looked at the Western Conference Playoff Picture and how the teams matched up as of yesterday’s standings. Now let’s do the same for the East. 1 vs. 8-New York ...

Heat Tops Thunder in Possible Finals Preview : April 05, 2012

Lebron James had 34 points and 10 assists against the NBA’s Top team, the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 98 -93 Heat win on Wednesday night in Miami. On a night when a great NBA matc ...

Miami Shows Philly How Far They Still Have to Go : February 24, 2012

The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the surprise teams this season. On Friday they had a chance to show that they were for real with a home game against Eastern Conference favo ...

Heat Thumps Lakers on Thursday; Dallas Gets Nice Road Win : January 21, 2012

Lebron James lit the Lakers up for 31 points as the Heat ripped the Lakers in Miami 98-87. Chris Bosh chipped in 15 for the Heat who won their second straight game following a thre ...

Miami Heat on Three Game Skid : January 14, 2012

The Miami Heat have lost three straight games after starting the season 8-1. Is it time to panic? Not yet. The Heat did a similar thing last season when they started off 5-0 and ...

NBA Southeast Division Update; Heat Leads the Way : January 04, 2012

The Southeast Division of the NBA is the Eastern Conference’s most competitive thus far, at least at the top. As of Jan 3, the Heat is on top at 5-1 with Atlanta and Orlando foll ...

Heat Thump Mavericks in Rematch : December 27, 2011

As the Mavericks raised their Championship banner on Christmas, the Miami Heat were getting ready to play basketball. It showed. The Heat blew the Mavericks out from the start. The ...

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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.