Memphis Grizzlies News

Kobe Bryant torched OJ Mayo and the Grizzlies all night long , and helped put the game away for good when he returned in the fourth quarter.

TV, radio: No television, WRBO-FM Records: Grizzlies, 1-6. Trail Blazers 4-3. Lineups Grizzlies: Mike Conley, 6-1, O.J. Mayo, 6-4, Rudy Gay, 6-8, Zach Randolph, 6-9, Marc Gasol, 7-1. Blazers: Andre Miller, 6-2, Steve Blake, 6-3, Brandon Roy, 6-6, LaMarcus Aldridge, 6-11, Greg Oden 7-0. INSIDE THE NUMBERS Griz forward Zach Randolph is averaging 20 ...

The Memphis Grizzlies dropped a 113-100 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday night at Staples Center.

From the moment the Grizzlies finalized their roster, there were a couple of inherent weaknesses.

Rasheed Wallace was teammates with Allen Iverson in Detroit. There's a great piece on Boston.com's Celtics Blog today in which Rasheed Wallace lends a sympathetic angle to the Allen Iverson saga in Memphis.

Memphis has fired coach Tommy West, saying the school wants to do in a different direction after the season.

Friday night, Kobe Bryant became the third player this season to score 40 or more points against the Grizzlies, as the Lakers sent Memphis to its fourth straight loss, 114-98. Bryant scored 25 of his 41 points in the second half, as the Grizzlies once again played poor defense.

MEMPHIS, TN a ' The Memphis Grizzlies waived forward Trey Gilder, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.

Despite talking through early Monday evening, the Memphis Grizzlies and forward Rudy Gay could not come to an agreement on a contract extension before Monday's midnight deadline, meaning Gay will become a restricted free agent next summer.

Allen Iverson became the 16th NBA player to pass the 24,000-point plateau on Wednesday, scoring 18 points off the bench.

The Memphis Grizzlies believe they are much better than they showed in a 22-point loss in their opener.

Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED. AP Photo SCA103, SCA102 By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES Allen Iverson sees no reason to apologize for a week of barbed comments when his only concern is helping the Memphis Grizzlies win, preferably from the starting lineup.

Andrew Bynum's injured right elbow wasn't as bad as originally thought, but he still might not play tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Wednesday's Memphis Grizzlies-Golden State Warriors tilt will not be the highlight game on the NBA schedule.

Monta Ellis had 24 points and a season-high 12 assists, Anthony Morrow added 24 points, and Corey Maggette had 20 to lead Golden State to its first win of the season, 113-105 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Beno Udrih hit a game-tying layup in the closing seconds of regulation to help Sacramento to a 127-116 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Kings' home opener Monday night.

Grizzlies update: Guard Allen Iverson, who missed the first three games with a partially torn right hamstring, made his season debut Monday in Sacramento, his first game since April 1 when he was with Detroit.

With all the excitement of a win , and the amazing showing by Omri Casspi, Beno Udrih and Spencer Hawes, it's easy to discount how widely Kevin Martin dominated this game.

The scoreboard wasn't all that provided fireworks in what turned out to be a shootout Sunday night between the Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.

JARRETT JACK: "Getting excited about being able to stop someone: that's an incredible feeling." Jarrett Jack would concede he has done no hard research to prove this, but he has come up with a theory nonetheless.