2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 16th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the tenth for the franchise in Memphis. The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season marked their first playoff appearance since 2006. This season also marked their first playoff win in a series in franchise history by defeating the first seeded San Antonio Spurs in 6 games in an upset, becoming the fourth eighth seed in league history to win a playoffs series against a number one seed, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, the New York Knicks in 1999, and the Golden State Warriors in 2007.

2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachLionel Hollins
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersMichael Heisley
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Thunder 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Tennessee, SportSouth
RadioWRBO

However, the Grizzlies' season ended with a seven-game loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals.

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2010 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 12 Xavier Henry Guard  United States Kansas (Fr.)
1 25 Dominique Jones Guard  United States USF (Jr.)
1 28 Greivis Vásquez Guard  Venezuela Maryland (Sr.)

Roster
Roster listing
2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 9 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State
F 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
G/F 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
PG 11 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Ohio State
C 33 Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Spain
SF 22 Gay, Rudy  (C, IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Connecticut
C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iran
SG 13 Henry, Xavier  (IN) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas
SG 32 Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern California
F 7 Powe, Leon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) California
PF 50 Randolph, Zach (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State
G 5 Smith, Ishmael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest
PG 21 Vasquez, Greivis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Maryland
SF 4 Young, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Pittsburgh
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season

Game log
2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 8–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 6 Indiana W 87–85 Rudy Gay (12) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley (7) FedExForum
8,618		 1–0
2 October 7 @ Atlanta W 115–111 (OT) Acie Law (19) Zach Randolph (8) Acie Law (5) Philips Arena
7,132		 2–0
3 October 9 @ New Orleans W 97–90 Zach Randolph (21) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley (4) New Orleans Arena
11,461		 3–0
4 October 12 @ Oklahoma City W 116–96 Marc Gasol (19) Marc Gasol (8) Acie Law (6) BOK Center
11,297		 4–0
5 October 14 Caja Laboral W 110–105 Mike Conley (27) Darrell Arthur (9) Acie Law (5) FedExForum
7,940		 5–0
6 October 16 Milwaukee W 91–77 Rudy Gay (17) Rudy Gay (9) Acie Law (5) FedExForum
9,767		 6–0
7 October 18 New Orleans W 96–91 Mike Conley (19) Darrell Arthur,
Hasheem Thabeet (7)		 Mike Conley,
Marc Gasol,
O. J. Mayo (4)		 FedExForum
8,268		 7–0
8 October 22 @ Detroit W 106–103 Marc Gasol,
Sam Young (16)		 DeMarre Carroll
Hamed Haddadi (7)		 Mike Conley The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,528		 8–0
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744–36–525–1610–6
x-Dallas Mavericks5725.695429–1228–138–8
x-New Orleans Hornets4636.5611528–1318–239–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.5611530–1116–258–8
Houston Rockets4339.5241825–1618–235–11
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.6954
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.6716
5 x-Denver Nuggets5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.58513
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4636.56115
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.56115
9 Houston Rockets4339.52418
10 Phoenix Suns4042.48821
11 Utah Jazz3943.47622
12 Golden State Warriors3646.43925
13 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39029
14 Sacramento Kings2458.29337
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1765.20744

Record vs. opponents
2010-11 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 2–20–32–10–43–12–00–21–31–11–12–21–11–10–11–3—1–13–00–21–11–31–32–20–20–21–10–24–00–22–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2010–11 game log
Total: 46–36 (Home: 30–11; Road: 16–25)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
November: 6–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 1–6)
December: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)
January: 11–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–5)
February: 8–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–3)
March: 9–5 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–3)
April: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2011 playoff game log
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. San Antonio: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Western Conference Semifinals vs. Oklahoma City: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Allen 702920.5.509.182.7562.71.41.80.598.9
Darrell Arthur76720.2.499.000.8224.30.6.66.789.2
Shane Battier* 19024.1.390.294.9004.01.4.79.534.4
Rodney Carney*202.5.333.000.00.50.0.50.01.0
DeMarre Carroll*705.6.444.01.0001.10.3.14.141.4
Mike Conley 787835.6.444.368.7363.16.61.77.2313.8
Marc Gasol 777732.1.528.429.7387.02.5.951.6511.6
Rudy Gay 545439.9.471.396.8056.22.81.691.0719.8
Hamed Haddadi2704.1.512.000.5001.80.1.04.371.7
Xavier Henry381613.9.406.118.6351.00.5.29.084.3
Acie Law*1108.5.158.000.6001.01.3.36.01.1
O. J. Mayo 671526.3.409.370.7382.42.01.01.3711.2
Leon Powe* 1208.9.622.000.6671.40.3.25.06.5
Zach Randolph 737236.4.502.190.75912.22.1.81.3420.0
Ish Smith*1205.8.143.000.3750.20.8.33.00.8
Hasheem Thabeet*4508.2.436.0.5431.70.1.20.331.2
Greivis Vásquez66011.8.392.266.8001.02.1.30.063.3
Jason Williams*11011.3.310.200.00.72.5.27.091.9
Sam Young744219.6.470.304.7782.20.8.88.306.9

As of April 7.[2]
* – Stats with the Grizzlies.

Playoffs

Memphis won their first playoff series, first playoff game, and became only the second #8 seed team to defeat a #1 seed in a best of seven Playoff Series in the history of the NBA by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in six games.

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month
Week Player Ref.
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9 Zach Randolph [3]
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30 Zach Randolph [4]
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 Zach Randolph [5]
Month Player Ref.
January Zach Randolph [6]

Season
  • Zach Randolph was named to the All-NBA Third Team. It was his first All-NBA selection.[7]
  • Tony Allen was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. It was his first All-Defensive selection.[8]

Milestones
  • The Grizzlies won the first playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 1 of their first round series.[9]
  • The Grizzlies won the first home playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 3 of their first round series.[10]
  • The Grizzlies won the first playoff series in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 6 of their first round series. It was also only the fourth time in NBA history an eighth-seeded team defeated a first-seeded team, and only the second time in a best-of-seven series.[11]

Injuries and surgeries
  • Rudy Gay suffered a dislocated left shoulder during a February 15 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Gay underwent surgery on March 25 and missed the remainder of the season.[12]
  • Xavier Henry missed much of the season with a knee sprain. He declined knee surgery.[13]

Transactions

Trades
June 24, 2010
 To Dallas Mavericks
 To Memphis Grizzlies
  • Cash considerations
February 24, 2011
 To Houston Rockets
 To Memphis Grizzlies

Free agents

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Rudy Gay Signed 5-year contract for $82 Million Memphis Grizzlies
Tony Allen Signed 3-year contract for $10 Million Boston Celtics
Rodney Carney Signed 10-day contract Golden State Warriors

Subtractions
Player Reason Left New Team
Lester Hudson Waived N/A
Ronnie Brewer Free agent Chicago Bulls
Jason Williams Retired n/a
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References
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  2. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/stats/
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