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| Grizzlies notch rare win in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2009 |
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| Sacramento, CA (Best E Casino) - Marc Gasol scored 27 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the Kings, 113-95, snapping a 20-game losing streak in Sacramento. The Memphis franchise's only other win in Sacramento was on April 19, 1998 when the then-Vancouver Grizzlies earned a 112-108 overtime victory. Overall, the Grizzlies are a dismal 2-25 at ARCO Arena. Rudy Gay chipped in 23 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies, who snapped a five-game slide. Mike Conley added 20 points, six boards and five assis |
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| Kings, Grizzlies square off in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/27/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two of the Western Conference's also-rans meet in California's capital tonight as the Sacramento Kings shoot for their 21st straight win over the Memphis Grizzlies at ARCO Arena. The Memphis franchise's only win in Sacramento was on April 19, 1998 when the then-Vancouver Grizzlies earned a 112-108 overtime victory. Overall, the Grizz are a dismal 1-25 at ARCO Arena. The woeful Kings, who possess the NBA's worst record at 15-55, dropped the opener of a four-game homestand last Sunday when Andr |
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| Heat hope to stop ugly slide in Indy vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| of the last 26 meetings with the Heat. Miami is seeded fifth in the East with the Philadelphia 76ers just 1 1/2 games behind in the standings. It has won two in a row after a three-game slide and is coming off Monday's 94-82 home victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies. NBA leading scorer Dwayne Wade led the way with 27 points and eight assists and eclipsed his 2005-06 mark of 2,040 points, which he set in 75 games that season and now has 2,064 points through 70 contests. Rookie Michael Beasley totaled 17 points a |
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| O'Neal sits with bruised hip for Heat |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - Miami Heat forward Jermaine O'Neal sat out Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a bruised right hip. O'Neal aggravated the injury in Sunday's win against Detroit but isn't expected to miss an extended amount of time. The 13-year pro has averaged 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 17 games since being acquired from Toronto February 14 in the trade that shipped Shawn Marion north of the border. O'Neal has blocked at least one shot in 22 consecutive games. |
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| Celtics dominate Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| Memphis, TN (Best E Casino) - Glen Davis had a team-high 24 points, as the Boston Celtics used a strong second half to crush the Memphis Grizzlies, 105-87, at FedEx Forum. Ray Allen added 20 points for the Celtics, who have won three in a row since dropping four of five. Kevin Garnett, who returned to Boston's lineup Friday against San Antonio after missing a month with a knee strain, scored 10 points in 17 minutes. "He's getting better and better," Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said of Garnett. "Clearly he co |
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| Celtics, Grizzlies square off in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlantic Division champion and playoff-bound Boston Celtics will wrap up a short two-game road trip Saturday night against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum. Boston has won two in a row overall and opened the trek with Friday's hard- fought 80-77 victory at San Antonio. Kevin Garnett returned to the Boston lineup after a lengthy absence and played a little over 14 minutes, finishing with 10 points and four rebounds. Garnett hadn't played since February 19 due to a posterior muscle stra |
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| Northwest-leading Nuggets to host wayward Wizards |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| g off their first road win in a month on Wednesday. Carmelo Anthony netted 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead three-point play in the final minute, as Denver overcame a 17-point second-half deficit to upend the reeling Memphis Grizzlies, 111-109. J.R. Smith hit five three-pointers on his way to a 21-point effort for Denver, which topped Memphis for the seventh straight time. Nene chipped in 19 points and Chauncey Billups notched 18 with a game-best 12 assists as the Nuggets reverse |
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| Hornets host Grizzlies in the Big Easy |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Memphis Grizzlies were able to post a rare win in their most recent game away from home. Road victories against the New Orleans Hornets have been nearly as infrequent for the club in past years. The Grizzlies aim to stop a seven-game road losing streak in this series when they invade New Orleans Arena tonight for a showdown with the Southwest Division-rival Hornets. Memphis won for only the fifth time in 32 away games this season with Sunday's 89-84 decision over injury-plagued Detroit, b |
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| Nuggets invade FedEx Forum in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Denver Nuggets will be attempting to extend a pair of winning streaks when the Northwest Division leaders invade FedEx Forum tonight for a matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies. Denver not only enters this evening's battle having won its last three games, but the club has not lost to the Grizzlies in nearly two years. The Nuggets have taken six straight meetings in this series, including a pair of encounters earlier this season, and have won three times in Memphis over that unbeaten stretch. |
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| Pacers, Blazers square off in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| game behind Denver for the top spot in the Northwest Division and currently sits fifth in the Western Conference standings. It is 1-1 so far on the trek and has alternated wins and losses over the past five games, including a 103-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday at FedEx Forum. Young stars LaMarcus Aldridge recorded a game-high 22 points and Brandon Roy added 20 and nine assists to help the cause. Travis Outlaw netted 18 points off the bench, while Joel Przybilla ended with 13 points and 13 boards |
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