GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: MINNESOTA (2-12) at MEMPHIS (5-10)

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 69
MEMPHIS 105 3:07 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 80
MEMPHIS 109 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA MINNESOTA 80
MEMPHIS 109 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 21 19 15 25 80
MEMPHIS 26 23 30 30 109 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIN - RASHAD MCCANTS 18, SEBASTIAN TELFAIR 16,
ANTOINE WALKER 13
MEM - RUDY GAY 21, MIKE MILLER 18, STROMILE
SWIFT 16</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MINNESOTA 80
MEMPHIS 109 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (80) AT MEMPHIS (109)

MINNESOTA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S TELFAIR G 42:35 7-17 1-2 0 7 7 6 3 2 3 16
C BREWER G 31:30 4-9 4-4 0 4 4 3 1 0 3 12
A JEFFERSON F 28:44 3-9 3-4 0 7 7 1 4 0 3 9
R GOMES F 20:58 1-7 0-0 1 4 5 2 0 1 0 2
C SMITH C 26:15 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 6
A WALKER 25:43 6-16 0-2 2 7 9 1 1 1 1 13
R MCCANTS 20:47 7-12 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 1 4 18
G BUCKNER 17:23 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
G GREEN 10:47 2-6 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 4
C RICHARD 8:03 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
M MADSEN 7:15 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 33-86 8-12 9 34 43 16 17 8 17 80
(.384) (.667) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

MEMPHIS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D STOUDAMIRE G 25:03 5-5 0-0 1 2 3 7 2 2 1 14
M MILLER G 31:16 7-12 2-3 0 14 14 3 1 1 3 18
P GASOL F 25:56 6-14 1-1 2 2 4 4 1 0 2 13
R GAY F 35:40 9-14 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 21
D MILICIC C 33:40 0-5 0-0 0 5 5 2 3 1 3 0
S SWIFT 22:57 5-10 6-9 4 6 10 2 2 0 0 16
K LOWRY 22:57 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 6 1 1 0 2
J NAVARRO 18:19 4-10 3-4 0 3 3 3 2 1 2 14
C JACOBSEN 6:59 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
A BROWN 6:59 1-5 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
H WARRICK 5:07 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
T KINSEY 5:07 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 42-85 12-17 10 41 51 29 16 9 14 109
(.494) (.706) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

MINNESOTA 21 19 15 25 - 80
MEMPHIS 26 23 30 30 - 109

BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - A JEFFERSON 4, A WALKER, G GREEN. MEMPHIS -
D MILICIC 5, S SWIFT 4, P GASOL 2, R GAY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 6-22 (.273), S TELFAIR 1-3, C BREWER 0-
1, R GOMES 0-2, A WALKER 1-6, R MCCANTS 4-6, G BUCKNER 0-2, G GREEN 0-
2. MEMPHIS 13-29 (.448), D STOUDAMIRE 4-4, M MILLER 2-6, P GASOL 0-
1, R GAY 3-7, K LOWRY 0-1, J NAVARRO 3-7, C JACOBSEN 1-1, T KINSEY 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MINNESOTA - A WALKER.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, RON GARRETSON, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 12,896. T - 2:01.</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (80)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Telfair 42:35 7-17 1-2 0-7 6 3 16
C Brewer 31:30 4-9 4-4 0-4 3 1 12
A Jefferson 28:44 3-9 3-4 0-7 1 4 9
R Gomes 20:58 1-7 0-0 1-5 2 0 2
C Smith 26:15 3-5 0-0 1-3 0 2 6
A Walker 25:43 6-16 0-2 2-9 1 1 13
R McCants 20:47 7-12 0-0 1-3 0 4 18
G Buckner 17:23 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
G Green 10:47 2-6 0-0 2-2 2 0 4
C Richard 8:03 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
M Madsen 7:15 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-86 8-12 9-43 16 17 80
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.384, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (S Telfair 1-3, C Brewer 0-1, R
Gomes 0-2, A Walker 1-6, R McCants 4-6, G
Buckner 0-2, G Green 0-2). Team Rebounds: 7.
Blocked Shots:6 (A Jefferson 4, A Walker, G
Green). Turnovers:17 (R McCants 4, S Telfair
3, A Jefferson 3, C Brewer 3, C Smith 2, A
Walker, G Green). Steals: 8 (S Telfair 2, A
Walker, G Buckner, R Gomes, R McCants, C
Smith, C Richard).


MEMPHIS (109)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 25:03 5-5 0-0 1-3 7 2 14
M Miller 31:16 7-12 2-3 0-14 3 1 18
P Gasol 25:56 6-14 1-1 2-4 4 1 13
R Gay 35:40 9-14 0-0 0-3 1 2 21
D Milicic 33:40 0-5 0-0 0-5 2 3 0
S Swift 22:57 5-10 6-9 4-10 2 2 16
K Lowry 22:57 1-2 0-0 1-6 6 1 2
J Navarro 18:19 4-10 3-4 0-3 3 2 14
C Jacobsen 6:59 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
A Brown 6:59 1-5 0-0 2-3 0 1 2
H Warrick 5:07 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 6
T Kinsey 5:07 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-85 12-17 10-51 29 16 109
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.494, FT-.706. 3-Point Goals:
13-29, .448 (D Stoudamire 4-4, M Miller 2-6,
P Gasol 0-1, R Gay 3-7, K Lowry 0-1, J
Navarro 3-7, C Jacobsen 1-1, T Kinsey 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:12 (D Milicic
5, S Swift 4, P Gasol 2, R Gay). Turnovers:14
(M Miller 3, D Milicic 3, P Gasol 2, R Gay 2,
J Navarro 2, D Stoudamire, H Warrick).
Steals: 9 (D Stoudamire 2, R Gay 2, M Miller,
K Lowry, J Navarro, C Jacobsen, D Milicic).

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MINNESOTA 21 19 15 25 - 80
MEMPHIS 26 23 30 30 - 109
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Technical fouls: Minnesota - 1 (A Walker,
5:28 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,896. T: 2:01.
Officials: Leroy Richardson, Ron Garretson,
Violet Palmer.</div>

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- The Memphis Grizzlies finallyappear to be developing some chemistry under first-year coachMarc Iavaroni.


Rudy Gay scored 21 points to lead six Grizzlies in doublefigures Saturday as Memphis earned its fourth victory in itslast seven games with an easy 109-80 rout of the struggling andshorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves.


The Grizzlies began the season by losing seven of their firstnine contests but have rebounded to win four of their nextseven, including three of their last four.


Mike Miller added 18 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis, whichshot a sizzling 53 percent (32-of-61) from the field over thegame's first three quarters to build a 24-point lead.

Stromile Swift also registered a double-double with 16 pointsand 10 rebounds off the bench for the Grizzlies.


Minnesota, playing on the second night of a back-to-back afterhosting San Antonio on Friday, connected on just 38 percent(33-of-86) from the field to fall behind by as many as 36 pointsin the fourth quarter.


The Timberwolves, who played again without guards Randy Foye andMarko Jaric, have dropped eight of their last nine games.

Rashad McCants scored 18 points to lead Minnesota, which alsogot 13 points off the bench from forward Antoine Walker. It wasnot enough to make up for the Minnesota starters, who combinedto score just 45 points.


Damon Stoudamire connected on three straight 3-pointers in thefirst quarter to give the Grizzlies an early 14-9 advantage.Gasol and Miller added five points apiece in the opening frameto help give the Grizzlies a 26-21 lead after one.

Memphis outscored Minnesota, 17-6, over the first 7:05 of thesecond quarter, and Gasol's baseline jumper gave the Grizzliestheir biggest lead of the first half at 43-27.


Juan Carlos Navarro added a pair of 3-pointers during the spurt,helping the Grizzlies finish a sizzling 50 percent (7-of-14)from beyond the arc in the first half. Memphis shot 45 percent(13-for-29) from 3-point range for the game.


Memphis finished the first half shooting 49 percent (19-of-39),but a 13-6 Minnesota scoring run over the final 4:26 of thesecond quarter cut the Grizzlies' lead back to 49-40 byhalftime.


Memphis, which got 76 points from its starters, outscoredMinnesota, 30-15, in the third quarter to take a 79-55 leadafter three periods.

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- The Memphis Grizzlies finallyappear to be developing some chemistry under first-year coachMarc Iavaroni.


Rudy Gay scored 21 points to lead six Grizzlies in doublefigures Saturday as Memphis earned its fourth victory in itslast seven games with an easy 109-80 rout of the struggling andshorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves.


The Grizzlies began the season by losing seven of their firstnine contests but have rebounded to win four of their nextseven, including three of their last four.


"I think we're taking small steps, and that's all we can ask outof ourselves," Grizzlies forward Stromile Swift said. "We'reimproving every day, every game. A lot of people may not beable to see it, but we can see it. We just want to continue toget better and, hopefully, start putting a string of winstogether."


"For once, it was nice to have a win that didn't go down to thewire," said Gay, who had scored a combined 15 points on 5-of-18shooting in Memphis' last two contests.


Mike Miller added 18 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis, whichshot a sizzling 53 percent (32-of-61) from the field over thegame's first three quarters to build a 24-point lead.

Swift also registered a double-double with 16 points and 10rebounds off the bench for the Grizzlies.


Minnesota, playing on the second night of a back-to-back afterhosting San Antonio on Friday, connected on just 38 percent(33-of-86) from the field to fall behind by as many as 36 pointsin the fourth quarter.


The Timberwolves, who played again without guards Randy Foye andMarko Jaric, have dropped eight of their last nine games.

"This was our worst performance of the year," Minnesota coachRandy Wittman said. "Either because we felt sorry for ourselvesor because of where we are injury-wise. "We didn't come outwith any purpose or thought of winning that game tonight."

"Our concentration was high tonight, but we can't take too muchstock into this because they're so depleted and coming off aback-to-back," Iavaroni said.


Rashad McCants scored 18 points to lead Minnesota, which alsogot 13 points off the bench from forward Antoine Walker. It wasnot enough to make up for the Minnesota starters, who combinedto score just 45 points.


"It was one of those games I want to forget about," saidMinnesota forward Al Jefferson, who was limited to nine pointson 3-of-9 shooting. "I don't even want to talk about it."

Damon Stoudamire connected on three straight 3-pointers in thefirst quarter to give the Grizzlies an early 14-9 advantage.Gasol and Miller added five points apiece in the opening frameto help give the Grizzlies a 26-21 lead after one.

Memphis outscored Minnesota, 17-6, over the first 7:05 of thesecond quarter, and Gasol's baseline jumper gave the Grizzliestheir biggest lead of the first half at 43-27.


Juan Carlos Navarro added a pair of 3-pointers during the spurt,helping the Grizzlies finish a sizzling 50 percent (7-of-14)from beyond the arc in the first half. Memphis shot 45 percent(13-for-29) from 3-point range for the game.


Memphis finished the first half shooting 49 percent (19-of-39),but a 13-6 Minnesota scoring run over the final 4:26 of thesecond quarter cut the Grizzlies' lead back to 49-40 byhalftime.


Memphis, which got 76 points from its starters, outscoredMinnesota, 30-15, in the third quarter to take a 79-55 leadafter three periods.

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (80) AT MEMPHIS (109)

MINNESOTA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S TELFAIR G 42:35 7-17 1-2 0 7 7 6 3 2 3 16
C BREWER G 31:30 4-9 4-4 0 4 4 3 1 0 3 12
A JEFFERSON F 28:44 3-9 3-4 0 7 7 1 4 0 3 9
R GOMES F 20:58 1-7 0-0 1 4 5 2 0 1 0 2
C SMITH C 26:15 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 6
A WALKER 25:43 6-16 0-2 2 7 9 1 1 1 1 13
R MCCANTS 20:47 7-12 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 1 4 18
G BUCKNER 17:23 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
G GREEN 10:47 2-6 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 4
C RICHARD 8:03 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
M MADSEN 7:15 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
T RATLIFF DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M DOLEAC DNP - COACH'S DECISION
R FOYE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M JARIC DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-86 8-12 9 34 43 16 17 8 17 80
(.384) (.667) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18 (15 PTS)

MEMPHIS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D STOUDAMIRE G 25:03 5-5 0-0 1 2 3 7 2 2 1 14
M MILLER G 31:16 7-12 2-3 0 14 14 3 1 1 3 18
P GASOL F 25:56 6-14 1-1 2 2 4 4 1 0 2 13
R GAY F 35:40 9-14 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 21
D MILICIC C 33:40 0-5 0-0 0 5 5 2 3 1 3 0
S SWIFT 22:57 5-10 6-9 4 6 10 2 2 0 0 16
K LOWRY 22:57 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 6 1 1 0 2
J NAVARRO 18:19 4-10 3-4 0 3 3 3 2 1 2 14
C JACOBSEN 6:59 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
A BROWN 6:59 1-5 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
H WARRICK 5:07 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
T KINSEY 5:07 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
B CARDINAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M CONLEY JR. DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 42-85 12-17 10 41 51 29 16 9 14 109
(.494) (.706) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 15 (13 PTS)

MINNESOTA 21 19 15 25 - 80
MEMPHIS 26 23 30 30 - 109

BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - A JEFFERSON 4, A WALKER, G GREEN. MEMPHIS -
D MILICIC 5, S SWIFT 4, P GASOL 2, R GAY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 6-22 (.273), S TELFAIR 1-3, C BREWER 0-
1, R GOMES 0-2, A WALKER 1-6, R MCCANTS 4-6, G BUCKNER 0-2, G GREEN 0-
2. MEMPHIS 13-29 (.448), D STOUDAMIRE 4-4, M MILLER 2-6, P GASOL 0-
1, R GAY 3-7, K LOWRY 0-1, J NAVARRO 3-7, C JACOBSEN 1-1, T KINSEY 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MINNESOTA - A WALKER.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: LEROY RICHARDSON, RON GARRETSON, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 12,896. T - 2:01.</div>

 

NBA: MINNESOTA at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (80)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Telfair 42:35 7-17 1-2 0-7 6 3 16
C Brewer 31:30 4-9 4-4 0-4 3 1 12
A Jefferson 28:44 3-9 3-4 0-7 1 4 9
R Gomes 20:58 1-7 0-0 1-5 2 0 2
C Smith 26:15 3-5 0-0 1-3 0 2 6
A Walker 25:43 6-16 0-2 2-9 1 1 13
R McCants 20:47 7-12 0-0 1-3 0 4 18
G Buckner 17:23 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
G Green 10:47 2-6 0-0 2-2 2 0 4
C Richard 8:03 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
M Madsen 7:15 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 1 0
T Ratliff DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Doleac DNP - COACH'S DECISION
R Foye DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Jaric DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-86 8-12 9-43 16 17 80
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.384, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
6-22, .273 (S Telfair 1-3, C Brewer 0-1, R
Gomes 0-2, A Walker 1-6, R McCants 4-6, G
Buckner 0-2, G Green 0-2). Team Rebounds: 7.
Blocked Shots:6 (A Jefferson 4, A Walker, G
Green). Turnovers:17 (R McCants 4, S Telfair
3, A Jefferson 3, C Brewer 3, C Smith 2, A
Walker, G Green). Steals: 8 (S Telfair 2, A
Walker, G Buckner, R Gomes, R McCants, C
Smith, C Richard).


MEMPHIS (109)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 25:03 5-5 0-0 1-3 7 2 14
M Miller 31:16 7-12 2-3 0-14 3 1 18
P Gasol 25:56 6-14 1-1 2-4 4 1 13
R Gay 35:40 9-14 0-0 0-3 1 2 21
D Milicic 33:40 0-5 0-0 0-5 2 3 0
S Swift 22:57 5-10 6-9 4-10 2 2 16
K Lowry 22:57 1-2 0-0 1-6 6 1 2
J Navarro 18:19 4-10 3-4 0-3 3 2 14
C Jacobsen 6:59 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3
A Brown 6:59 1-5 0-0 2-3 0 1 2
H Warrick 5:07 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 6
T Kinsey 5:07 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
B Cardinal DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Conley Jr. DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-85 12-17 10-51 29 16 109
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.494, FT-.706. 3-Point Goals:
13-29, .448 (D Stoudamire 4-4, M Miller 2-6,
P Gasol 0-1, R Gay 3-7, K Lowry 0-1, J
Navarro 3-7, C Jacobsen 1-1, T Kinsey 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:12 (D Milicic
5, S Swift 4, P Gasol 2, R Gay). Turnovers:14
(M Miller 3, D Milicic 3, P Gasol 2, R Gay 2,
J Navarro 2, D Stoudamire, H Warrick).
Steals: 9 (D Stoudamire 2, R Gay 2, M Miller,
K Lowry, J Navarro, C Jacobsen, D Milicic).

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MINNESOTA 21 19 15 25 - 80
MEMPHIS 26 23 30 30 - 109
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Minnesota - 1 (A Walker,
5:29 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,896. T: 2:01.
Officials: Leroy Richardson, Ron Garretson,
Violet Palmer.</div>