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Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
NBA postseason of hope and uncertainty
article by:stacia_doss.
What a great winter and spring the Grizzlies had! They ended their victorious NBA postseason Sunday night, when the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated them 105-90 to close the series. But the high of how far the team came didn't end in Oklahoma City.
As the team arrived in Memphis, the players and coaches were greeted by over 1,000 fans welcoming the Grizzlies home at Wilson Air. The welcome only further stressed the echoing words that followed the team throughout the 2011 Playoffs: Believe Memphis. Fans truly showed that they still believe, and that's something the team has needed for a long time. Things should only go up from here. Congratulations, Grizz!
After the Oklahoma City Thunder's hard fought series win over the Memphis Grizzlies ended on Sunday, the team packed up to face the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas on Tuesday night. To no surprise, Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 48 points. His efforts propelled the team to a 121-112 victory over the Thunder. Kevin Durant respectively had 40 points, with eight rebounds and five assists. Thabo Sefolosha helped with two steals.
On the other side of the scoreboard's top player stats, though, were contributions mainly made by players other than Nowitski. Tyson Chandler had eight rebounds, Jason Kidd had 11 assists and three steals. JJ Barea was also a key player in Dallas' Tuesday night win. The key to an OKC win on the road will have to be somehow stopping Nowitzki's thunder, but with the help of his starters and bench, he seems unstoppable. The two teams will face off again for Game 2 Thursday May 19 at 8p.m. Check this out.
In other NBA news, many anticipated the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls match up. Carlos Boozer and Derrick Rose met the likes of the Heat's "triple treat" which includes Chris Bosh, but more recently named "dynamic duo" of Lebron James and Dwayne Wade. The result was a Bulls 103-82 win in Chicago Sunday night.
In the regular season, Chicago won over Miami in all three games that the teams met. However, the stats overall were extremely close. None of those games were won by much more than a few points. But Sunday night told a different story. The next game will be Wednesday night at 7:30. Will Miami pull through or will Chicago ultimately win the Eastern conference finals?
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| Darrell Arthur(MEM) guards Russell Westbrook(OKC) as he drives in for the shot. |
As the team arrived in Memphis, the players and coaches were greeted by over 1,000 fans welcoming the Grizzlies home at Wilson Air. The welcome only further stressed the echoing words that followed the team throughout the 2011 Playoffs: Believe Memphis. Fans truly showed that they still believe, and that's something the team has needed for a long time. Things should only go up from here. Congratulations, Grizz!
After the Oklahoma City Thunder's hard fought series win over the Memphis Grizzlies ended on Sunday, the team packed up to face the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas on Tuesday night. To no surprise, Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 48 points. His efforts propelled the team to a 121-112 victory over the Thunder. Kevin Durant respectively had 40 points, with eight rebounds and five assists. Thabo Sefolosha helped with two steals. On the other side of the scoreboard's top player stats, though, were contributions mainly made by players other than Nowitski. Tyson Chandler had eight rebounds, Jason Kidd had 11 assists and three steals. JJ Barea was also a key player in Dallas' Tuesday night win. The key to an OKC win on the road will have to be somehow stopping Nowitzki's thunder, but with the help of his starters and bench, he seems unstoppable. The two teams will face off again for Game 2 Thursday May 19 at 8p.m. Check this out.
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| AP Photo: Derrick Rose (CHI) guards Dwayne Wade (MIA) challenging a tough shot. |
In the regular season, Chicago won over Miami in all three games that the teams met. However, the stats overall were extremely close. None of those games were won by much more than a few points. But Sunday night told a different story. The next game will be Wednesday night at 7:30. Will Miami pull through or will Chicago ultimately win the Eastern conference finals?
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Every game this series
written by:stacia_doss.
...I've been away from the television, but have heard and read about Memphis playing phenomenally from either the radio, Twitter, or an app on my phone. But when I finally get to a television, things quickly have began to go somewhat awry.
Monday night, all I heard was good things. The Memphis Grizzlies had an 18 point lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Z-Bo, Gasol, Mike Conley and the rest of the Memphis crew were on FIRE! Then..I got home. I watched the lead quickly dwindle down before my eyes, and with the start of the second half, it appeared the lead was quickly slipping, slipping...and gone.
I looked away for a while, reading tweets frequently to update me, and I figured I would lay my head down and let the Grizzlies work their magic without my eyes on the television. Before I knew it, my followers on Twitter had tweeted "OT!" I went to sleep thinking (with confidence) "The Grizz have got this."
To my surprise, I woke up to a 133-123 Thunder win in not overtime, but TRIPLE overtime!
Charles Barkley, along with former Grizzlies' head coach Mike Fratello made a prediction before the game that whichever team won Game 4 would when the series.
Fortunately, neither one of them are fortune tellers, and I hope their prophecy does not come to life.
Besides, I feel like the versatility of the Grizzlies would be tougher competition for the Dallas Mavericks. How Dallas swept the Lakers on Sunday with a 36 point victory speaks volumes for what the team could do against the Thunder, a team that (unlike the Grizzlies), has a large majority of its points coming from two players every game.
May the best team win.
Enjoy these positive "Grizz" articles I found during my browsing today (one of them supports my argument).
*The Memphis Grizzlies Unprecedented Climb
*Mavericks Should Hope for Thunder Victory over Grizzlies
* Reasons to Believe
...I've been away from the television, but have heard and read about Memphis playing phenomenally from either the radio, Twitter, or an app on my phone. But when I finally get to a television, things quickly have began to go somewhat awry.
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| Above: Marc Gasol (Grizzlies) and Serge Ibaka (Thunder), Courtesy of zimbio.com |
I looked away for a while, reading tweets frequently to update me, and I figured I would lay my head down and let the Grizzlies work their magic without my eyes on the television. Before I knew it, my followers on Twitter had tweeted "OT!" I went to sleep thinking (with confidence) "The Grizz have got this."
To my surprise, I woke up to a 133-123 Thunder win in not overtime, but TRIPLE overtime!
Charles Barkley, along with former Grizzlies' head coach Mike Fratello made a prediction before the game that whichever team won Game 4 would when the series.
Fortunately, neither one of them are fortune tellers, and I hope their prophecy does not come to life.
Besides, I feel like the versatility of the Grizzlies would be tougher competition for the Dallas Mavericks. How Dallas swept the Lakers on Sunday with a 36 point victory speaks volumes for what the team could do against the Thunder, a team that (unlike the Grizzlies), has a large majority of its points coming from two players every game.
May the best team win.
Enjoy these positive "Grizz" articles I found during my browsing today (one of them supports my argument).
*The Memphis Grizzlies Unprecedented Climb
*Mavericks Should Hope for Thunder Victory over Grizzlies
* Reasons to Believe
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Walkin' in Memphis...
written by: stacia_doss.
I traveled 285 miles down the road this weekend to see the Memphis Grizzlies trample the San Antonio Spurs. (Or so I hoped that's what I would see.) Lucky for me, things went my way!
The Grizzlies ended the night and nearly began Saturday morning with a 99-91 victory over the Spurs late Friday night. The intensity in the FedEx Forum was like nothing I had ever witnessed before. Most of the people in the stands held "Believe Memphis" towels that they excitedly waved with nearly every play. It was great!
Just two days after eliminating San Antonio, Memphis moved on to start Round 2 of the playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team took their first victory and a 1-0 lead for the start of the Conference Semi-Final playoffs with a score of 114-101 against the Thunder. This is going to indeed be a tough series for both of these young teams, but I anticipate watching the fight to victory.
I traveled 285 miles down the road this weekend to see the Memphis Grizzlies trample the San Antonio Spurs. (Or so I hoped that's what I would see.) Lucky for me, things went my way!
The Grizzlies ended the night and nearly began Saturday morning with a 99-91 victory over the Spurs late Friday night. The intensity in the FedEx Forum was like nothing I had ever witnessed before. Most of the people in the stands held "Believe Memphis" towels that they excitedly waved with nearly every play. It was great!
Just two days after eliminating San Antonio, Memphis moved on to start Round 2 of the playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team took their first victory and a 1-0 lead for the start of the Conference Semi-Final playoffs with a score of 114-101 against the Thunder. This is going to indeed be a tough series for both of these young teams, but I anticipate watching the fight to victory.
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