Time: 8pm
TV: FoxSports South

Grizzlies (Overall: 35-12, Road: 14-7, Last 10: 9-1) 2nd in the West at
Suns (Overall: 28-21, Home: 15-9, Last 10: 6-4) 8th in the West

Injuries: Suns - none, Grizzlies - Vince Carter - out (foot)

Against Suns: Won November 5th meeting 102-91, Grizzlies have won 6 in a row.

Suns Starters:
Eric Bledsoe (PG) - 33.7 mpg, 16.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 6.0 apg, 3.1 topg
Goran Dragic (SG) - 33.2 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4 apg
PJ Tucker (SF) - 28.2 mpg, 7.7 ppg, 6 rpg, 1.6 apg
Markieff Morris (PF) - 30.5 mpg, 15.2 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.1 apg
Alex Len © - 20.6 mpg, 6.3 ppg, 6 rpg

Reserves:
Brandon Wright (PF) - 17.9 mpg, 6 ppg, 3.6rpg
Marcus Morris (PF) - 22.8 mpg, 9.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
Miles Plumlee © - 18.6 mpg, 4.4 ppg, 5 rpg
Isaiah Thomas (PG) - 25.4 mpg, 15.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.7 apg,
Gerald Green (SG) - 21.3 mpg, 13.3 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 apg

If you look at the Suns point production they don't get anything much from the Center position. Len and Plumlee split about 40 minutes a game but only deliver around 11 points and 11 boards a game. They get pretty good bench production with Thomas, Green and Marcus Morris.

Overall Stats
Points:
Phoenix averaging 106.8 (4th) vs. Memphis allowing 96.0 (2nd)
Memphis averaging 101.3 (12th) vs. Phoenix allowing 104.9 (28th)

3pt shooting: Phoenix is 3rd in the league with almost 27 3pt shots a game and 6th in 3pt shots made in a game.

Rebounding: Memphis has a +0.4 rebounding differential, Phoenix has a -2.2 rebounding differential

We should spank these fools.

if you look at nba.com, our game isn't even listed in the scoreboard on the main page!!!

predictable

(02-02-2015 08:56 PM)tigeriron Wrote:  predictable

Zbo with 2 points at the half. TA has been the difference.

As usual going down to the wire. 87-86 with 7 to play.

(02-02-2015 11:09 PM)UofMark Wrote:  As usual going down to the wire. 87-86 with 7 to play.

As usual getting jobbed by the refs.

Refs are beginning to make themselves known

That's about 5 straight turnovers....awful

God I love this team!

What a win!

Never say die

Wow, after trailing 101-94 with 2 to play Grizz score last 8 points to win 102-101. Wow!

(02-02-2015 11:33 PM)UofMark Wrote:  Wow, after trailing 101-94 with 2 to play Grizz score last 8 points to win 102-101. Wow!

That's what we do.

whoa

I'm glad we don't play them again. That was brutal. lol

The league (as usual) screwed us with our Western Conference scheduling this year. We only get the Suns, Wolves, and Jazz 3 games a piece. Every other team is a 4 game series For comparison, OKC only plays Spurs, Rockets, and Clippers 3 times, and Golden State's schedule is similar.

(02-02-2015 11:55 PM)spankadelphia Wrote:  I'm glad we don't play them again. That was brutal. lol

The league (as usual) screwed us with our Western Conference scheduling this year. We only get the Suns, Wolves, and Jazz 3 games a piece. Every other team is a 4 game series For comparison, OKC only plays Spurs, Rockets, and Clippers 3 times, and Golden State's schedule is similar.

We are also in a division with the Spurs and Rockets (Mavs as well) and hence we will always play 4 games against them. That leaves the Clippers...and we love playing them :)

(02-03-2015 12:01 AM)tiger1016 Wrote:  

(02-02-2015 11:55 PM)spankadelphia Wrote:  I'm glad we don't play them again. That was brutal. lol

The league (as usual) screwed us with our Western Conference scheduling this year. We only get the Suns, Wolves, and Jazz 3 games a piece. Every other team is a 4 game series For comparison, OKC only plays Spurs, Rockets, and Clippers 3 times, and Golden State's schedule is similar.

We are also in a division with the Spurs and Rockets (Mavs as well) and hence we will always play 4 games against them. That leaves the Clippers...and we love playing them :)

I get the division teams, but there aren't many lottery teams in the West and 2 of them ended up on our 3 game rotation for the second year in a row.

We have the highest SOS (strength of schedule) out of all the current playoff teams at 8. Golden State is 23rd and ATL is 29th. There's really no reason we shouldn't be #1 in the power rankings considering who we've played.