GAME NOTES For in-game notes and updates, follow Grizzlies PR on Twitter @GrizzliesPR GRIZZLIES 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Tip-Off/TV • Result 12/23 SAN ANTONIO L 119-131 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 12/26 ATLANTA L 112-122 12/28 @ Brooklyn W (OT) 116-111 END OF 2021 POSTSEASON GAME NOTES 12/30 @ Boston L 107-126 1/1 @ Charlotte W 108-93 38-34 1-4 1/3 LA LAKERS L 94-108 Game Notes/Stats Contact: Ross Wooden [email protected] Reg Season Playoffs 1/5 LA LAKERS L 92-94 1/7 CLEVELAND L 90-94 1/8 BROOKLYN W 115-110 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES STARTING LINEUP 1/11 @ Cleveland W 101-91 1/13 @ Minnesota W 118-107 SF # 1 6-8 ¼ 230 Previous Game 4 PTS 2 REB 5 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 24:11 1/16 PHILADELPHIA W 106-104 Selected 30th overall in the 2015 NBA Draft after two seasons at UCLA. 1/18 PHOENIX W 108-104 First player to compile 10+ steals in any two-game playoff span since Dwyane 1/30 @ San Antonio W 129-112 KYLE ANDERSON 2/1 @ San Antonio W 133-102 Wade during the 2013 NBA Finals. th 2/2 @ Indiana L 116-134 UCLA / USA 7 Season Career-high 94 3PM this season (previous: 24 3PM in 67 games in 2019-20). 2/4 HOUSTON L 103-115 PPG: 8.4 RPG: 5.0 APG: 3.2 2/6 @ New Orleans L 109-118 2/8 TORONTO L 113-128 PF # 13 6-11 242 Previous Game 21 PTS 6 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 26:01 2/10 CHARLOTTE W 130-114 Selected fourth overall in 2018 NBA Draft after freshman year at Michigan State. 2/12 @ LA Lakers L 105-115 2018-19 All-Rookie First Team selection. 2/14 @ Sacramento W 124-110 JAREN JACKSON JR. Scored a career-high 43 points (9 3PM, franchise-record 26 points in 3Q) on Dec. 2/16 NEW ORLEANS L 113-144 Michigan State / USA 3rd Season 2/17 OKLAHOMA CITY W 122-113 13, 2019 vs. Milwaukee, becoming the first player in NBA history to make 9+ 3P at under 21 years old. 2/19 DETROIT W 109-95 PPG: 13.6 RPG: 5.6 APG: 1.0 2/20 PHOENIX L 97-128 2/22 @ Dallas L 92-102 C # 17 6-11 ¼ 265 Previous Game 14 PTS 12 REB 1 AST 1 STL 1 BLK 34:32 2/25 LA CLIPPERS W 122-94 Selected fifth overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors and selected 2/26 LA CLIPPERS L 99-119 JONAS VALANČIŪNAS to the 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie Team. 2/28 @ Houston W 133-84 Set single-season franchise record and career-high for rebounding average 3/2 @ Washington W 125-111 Lietuvos Rytas / Lithuania 9th Season (previous: 12.2 by Zach Randolph in 2010-11). 3/4 MILWAUKEE L 111-112 Third in the NBA in rebounding average and double-doubles (career-high 49). 3/10 WASHINGTON W 127-112 PPG: 15.0 RPG: 9.8 APG: 2.6 3/12 DENVER L 102-103 Previous Game 21 PTS 4 REB 3 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 37:14 3/14 @ Oklahoma City L 122-128 SG # 24 6-6 ½ 220 3/15 @ Phoenix L 99-122 Selected 45th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft after leading the Oregon Ducks to the 3/17 MIAMI W 89-85 DILLON BROOKS school’s first NCAA Final Four since 1939 during his junior year. 3/19 GOLDEN STATE L 103-116 The Grizzlies are 38-18 over last two seasons (including playoffs) when Brooks 3/20 GOLDEN STATE W 111-103 Oregon / Canada 4th Season scores 20+. 3/22 BOSTON W (OT) 132-126 3/24 @ Oklahoma City W 116-107 PPG: 25.8 RPG: 4.2 APG: 2.2 3/26 @ Utah L 114-117 Previous Game 23 PTS 6 REB 12 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 43:15 3/27 @ Utah L 110-126 PG # 12 6-2 ½ 175 3/29 @ Houston W 120-110 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year and 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie First Team unanimous 3/31 UTAH L 107-111 JA MORANT selection after being drafted second overall in 2019 NBA Draft. 4/2 MINNESOTA W 120-108 Career-high 44 points (franchise-record tying 18 FGM) on Dec. 23 vs. San Antonio. 4/4 @ Philadelphia W 116-100 nd Murray State / USA 2 Season Playoff career-high 47 points (franchise record for any regular season or 4/6 @ Miami W 124-112 postseason game) on May 26 at Utah. 4/7 @ Atlanta W 131-113 PPG: 30.2 RPG: 4.8 APG: 8.2 4/9 @ New York L (OT) 129-133 4/11 INDIANA L 125-132 4/12 CHICAGO W 101-90 BEAR NECESSITIES 4/14 DALLAS L 113-114 4/16 @ Chicago W 126-115 4/17 @ Milwaukee W 128-115 4/19 @ Denver L (2OT) 137-139 The Memphis Grizzlies, who went 38-34 in the regular season, won two play-in games against San Antonio and 4/21 @ LA Clippers L 105-117 Golden State to earn the No. 8 seed in the 2021 Western Conference Playoffs… This marked the team’s first 4/23 @ Portland W 130-128 playoff appearance since 2017. 4/25 @ Portland W 120-113 4/26 @ Denver L 96-120 Memphis fell to the No. 1-seeded Utah Jazz 4-1 in the Western Conference First Round… The Grizzlies won Game 4/28 PORTLAND L 109-130 1 of the series 112-109 on the road behind 31 points from Dillon Brooks and 26 points from Ja Morant. 4/30 ORLANDO W 92-75 Morant (30.2 points) and Brooks (25.8 points) both scored 20+ points in all five games of the first round series, 5/1 @ Orlando L 111-112 5/3 NEW YORK L 104-118 tying the longest streak of 20-point games in franchise playoff history (also Mike Conley in 2017). 5/5 @ Minnesota W 139-135 The Grizzlies (24.8 years) were the youngest team to advance to the NBA Playoffs since the 2010-11 Oklahoma 5/6 @ Detroit L 97-111 City Thunder. 5/8 @ Toronto (Tampa) W 109-99 th 5/10 NEW ORLEANS W 115-110 The Grizzlies celebrated the franchise’s 20 Season in Memphis during the 2020-21 season. 5/11 DALLAS W 133-104 5/13 SACRAMENTO W 116-110 5/14 SACRAMENTO W 107-106 5/16 @ Golden State L 101-113 Play-In / Playoffs #GrizzliesOTD: THIS DATE IN GRIZZLIES HISTORY 5/19 SAN ANTONIO W 100-96 th 5/21 GOLDEN STATE W (OT) 117-112 As the Grizzlies enter their 20 Season in Memphis, #GrizzliesOTD provides a look at key moments in the team’s history in Memphis. 5/23 @ Utah W 112-109 May 27, 2013: The longest postseason run in franchise ended as the Memphis Grizzlies fell to the San Antonio Spurs 5/26 @ Utah L 129-141 5/29 UTAH L 111-121 93-86 in Game 4 of the 2013 Western Conference Finals… Gold Growl Towels read “We Don’t Bluff.” 5/31 UTAH L 113-120 6/2 @ Utah L 110-126 STATUS REPORT PREVIOUS GAME INACTIVE LIST Sean McDermott None ** All Times Central ** Jontay Porter All Games Broadcast on 92.9 FM ESPN / 680 AM MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 2020-21 ROSTER AND STAFF ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Ht. No. Player Pos. (w/o shoes) Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country NBA Yrs 3 Grayson Allen G 6-3 ¾ 198 10/8/1995 Duke/USA 2 1 Kyle Anderson F 6-8 ¼ 230 9/20/1993 UCLA/USA 6 22 Desmond Bane G/F 6-6 215 6/25/1998 TCU/USA R 24 Dillon Brooks G/F 6-6 ½ 220 1/22/1996 Oregon/Canada 3 15 Brandon Clarke F 6-7 ¾ 210 9/19/1996 Gonzaga/Canada 1 10 Tim Frazier G 6-1 170 11/1/1990 Penn State/USA 6 13 Jaren Jackson Jr. F/C 6-11 242 9/15/1999 Michigan State/USA 2 21 Tyus Jones G 6-0 ¼ 196 5/10/1996 Duke/USA 5 46 John Konchar G/F 6-4 ¾ 210 3/22/1996 Fort Wayne/USA 1 30 Sean McDermott 2W G 6-6 195 11/3/1996 Butler/USA R 0 De’Anthony Melton G 6-2 ¼ 200 5/28/1998 USC/USA 2 12 Ja Morant G 6-2 ½ 175 8/10/1999 Murray State/USA 1 4 Jontay Porter F/C 6-10 236 11/15/1999 Missouri/USA R 35 Killian Tillie 2W C 6-10 220 3/5/1998 Gonzaga/France R 2 Xavier Tillman Sr. F 6-8 245 1/12/1999 Michigan State/USA R 17 Jonas Valančiūnas C 6-11 ¼ 265 5/6/1992 Lietuvos Rytas/Lithuania 8 7 Justise Winslow F 6-6 225 3/26/1996 Duke/USA 5 * - 2W indicates a Two-Way Player who will be eligible to play for the Memphis Grizzlies and the NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle. COACHING AND MEDICAL STAFF Head Coach………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………............................................................................. Taylor Jenkins (Pennsylvania) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Blake Ahearn (Missouri State) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Brad Jones (Lambuth) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Darko Rajaković (Serbia) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. David McClure (Duke) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. James “Scoonie” Penn (Ohio State) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Sonia Raman (MIT) Assistant Coach…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Vitaly Potapenko (Wright State) Head of Sports Medicine………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Eric Oetter (Georgia) NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 0 De’Anthony Melton 15 Brandon Clarke Dillon Brooks (DILL-en) Darko Rajaković (RYE-ahk-oe-vich) 1 Kyle Anderson 17 Jonas Valančiūnas Jaren Jackson Jr.