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 six 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.

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

Key dates

• June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
• July 1, 2010 – The free agency period began.
• February 8, 2011 – Tony Allen was inserted into the starting lineup in a game against Oklahoma City, in place of an injured Rudy Gay and suspended O. J. Mayo. Allen produced 27 points, five steals and three blocks while spending most of the contest guarding Kevin Durant and in a postgame interview, coined the phrase "Grit. Grind." that became part of Memphis' team identity going forward.
• February 24, 2011 – The Grizzlies trade Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a future first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Shane Battier and Ishmael Smith. An attempted trade of O. J. Mayo to the Indiana Pacers for Josh McRoberts and a 2011 first-round draft pick did not make the trade deadline.
• April 8, 2011 – The Grizzlies clinch a playoff berth after a victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 6 | Indiana | | Rudy Gay (12) | Marc Gasol (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum<br />8,618 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 7 | @ Atlanta | | Acie Law (19) | Zach Randolph (8) | Acie Law (5) | Philips Arena<br />7,132 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 9 | @ New Orleans | | Zach Randolph (21) | Marc Gasol (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (4) | New Orleans Arena<br />11,461 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | October 12 | @ Oklahoma City | | Marc Gasol (19) | Marc Gasol (8) | Acie Law (6) | BOK Center<br />11,297 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 14 | Caja Laboral | | Mike Conley Jr. (27) | Darrell Arthur (9) | Acie Law (5) | FedExForum<br />7,940 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 16 | Milwaukee | | Rudy Gay (17) | Rudy Gay (9) | Acie Law (5) | FedExForum<br />9,767 | 6–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | October 18 | New Orleans | | Mike Conley Jr. (19) | Darrell Arthur,<br />Hasheem Thabeet (7) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br />Marc Gasol,<br />O. J. Mayo (4) | FedExForum<br />8,268 | 7–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | October 22 | @ Detroit | | Marc Gasol,<br />Sam Young (16) | DeMarre Carroll<br />Hamed Haddadi (7) | Mike Conley Jr. | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />18,528 | 8–0 |-

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 27 | Atlanta | | Mike Conley Jr. (23) | Rudy Gay (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br />17,519 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 29 | @ Dallas | | Rudy Gay (21) | Marc Gasol (15) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | American Airlines Center<br />20,060 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30 | Minnesota | | O. J. Mayo (29) | Marc Gasol (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (11) | FedExForum<br />12,753 | 2–1

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 2 | @ LA Lakers | | Rudy Gay (30) | Marc Gasol (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 3 | @ Golden State | | Rudy Gay (35) | Marc Gasol (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (13) | Oracle Arena<br />16,607 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 5 | @ Phoenix | | Rudy Gay,<br />Marc Gasol (26) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | US Airways Center<br />16,470 | 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 6 | @ Sacramento | | Rudy Gay (32) | Zach Randolph (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | ARCO Arena<br />14,085 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 8 | Phoenix | | Zach Randolph (23) | Zach Randolph (20) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum<br />10,786 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 10 | Dallas | | Zach Randolph (23) | Rudy Gay,<br />Zach Randolph (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | FedExForum<br />10,767 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 13 | Boston | | Rudy Gay (22) | Zach Randolph (11) | Marc Gasol (5) | FedExForum<br />18,119 | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 15 | @ Orlando | | Marc Gasol (14) | Zach Randolph,<br />Rudy Gay (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | Amway Center<br />18,846 | 4–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 16 | Portland | | Rudy Gay (20) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum<br />10,827 | 4–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 19 | @ Washington | | Zach Randolph (19) | Zach Randolph (12) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | Verizon Center<br>13,504 | 4–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 20 | Miami | | Zach Randolph (21) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 5–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 24 | Detroit | | Zach Randolph (21) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum<br>11,283 | 6–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 26 | Golden State | | Rudy Gay (25) | Zach Randolph (7) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | FedExForum<br>14,753 | 7–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 27 | @ Cleveland | | Rudy Gay (17) | Zach Randolph (11) | Rudy Gay (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 7–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | November 30 | LA Lakers | | Mike Conley Jr. (28) | Marc Gasol,<br>Zach Randolph (9) | Zach Randolph (4) | FedExForum<br>17,638 | 8–10

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 1 | @ Atlanta | | Rudy Gay (23) | Zach Randolph (19) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Philips Arena<br>11,513 | 8–11

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 3 | Houston | | Rudy Gay (29) | Zach Randolph (8) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br>14,577 | 8–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 5 | @ Denver | | Rudy Gay (24) | Zach Randolph (12) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Pepsi Center<br>15,017 | 8–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 6 | @ Utah | | Mike Conley Jr. (19) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Marc Gasol (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,131 | 8–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 8 | @ Phoenix | | Zach Randolph (34) | Zach Randolph (17) | Mike Conley Jr. (14) | US Airways Center<br>16,288 | 9–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 11 | @ LA Clippers | | Zach Randolph (18) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | Staples Center<br>14,970 | 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 13 | Portland | | Zach Randolph (25) | Zach Randolph (20) | Mike Conley Jr. (3) | FedExForum<br>10,467 | 11–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 15 | Charlotte | | O. J. Mayo (24) | Marc Gasol (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum<br>12,219 | 12–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 17 | @ Houston | | Rudy Gay,<br>Sam Young (19) | Zach Randolph (9) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Rudy Gay,<br>O. J. Mayo (3) | Toyota Center<br>14,534 | 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 18 | @ San Antonio | | O. J. Mayo (27) | Zach Randolph (21) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 12–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 21 | New Jersey | | Marc Gasol (19) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br>14,112 | 12–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 26 | @ Indiana | | Rudy Gay (30) | Zach Randolph (16) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>12,630 | 13–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 27 | Toronto | | Zach Randolph (21) | Tony Allen,<br>Zach Randolph (8) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Rudy Gay (6) | FedExForum<br>14,971 | 14–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | December 29 | @ Sacramento | | Zach Randolph (35) | Zach Randolph (17) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | ARCO Arena<br>12,636 | 14–18

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 1 | @ Utah | | Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (16) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,732 | 14–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 2 | @ LA Lakers | | Rudy Gay (27) | Marc Gasol (10) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Marc Gasol (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 15–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 4 | Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (31) | Zach Randolph (16) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum<br>12,765 | 16–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 7 | Utah | | Rudy Gay (28) | Zach Randolph (11) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | FedExForum<br>14,781 | 17–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 8 | @ Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (16) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>18,203 | 17–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 10 | @ Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (15) | Zach Randolph (15) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>10,188 | 17–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 12 | @ Detroit | | Zach Randolph (34) | Zach Randolph (17) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,068 | 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 15 | Dallas | | Zach Randolph (23) | Zach Randolph (20) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum<br>15,812 | 19–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 17 | Chicago | | Zach Randolph (21) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 19–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 19 | @ New Orleans | | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Rudy Gay (22) | Marc Gasol,<br>Zach Randolph (10) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Marc Gasol,<br>Rudy Gay (5) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,951 | 19–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 21 | Houston | | Zach Randolph (29) | Zach Randolph (19) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Rudy Gay (5) | FedExForum<br>13,458 | 20–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 22 | @ Milwaukee | | Marc Gasol (24) | Marc Gasol (16) | Greivis Vásquez (4) | Bradley Center<br>16,157 | 21–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 24 | @ Toronto | | Rudy Gay (21) | Zach Randolph (12) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Marc Gasol (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>14,127 | 22–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 26 | @ New Jersey | | Rudy Gay (22) | Zach Randolph (16) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Marc Gasol (5) | Prudential Center<br>8,866 | 22–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | January 28 | @ Philadelphia | | Zach Randolph (22) | Zach Randolph (12) | Marc Gasol (5) | Wells Fargo Center<br>14,289 | 23–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | January 29 | Washington | | Zach Randolph (24) | Zach Randolph (20) | Mike Conley Jr. (12) | FedExForum<br>14,722 | 24–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | January 31 | Orlando | | Mike Conley Jr. (26) | Zach Randolph (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (11) | FedExForum<br>13,513 | 25–24

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 2 | @ Minnesota | | Zach Randolph (23) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Target Center<br>12,662 | 26–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 4 | Cleveland | | Zach Randolph (29) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br>11,932 | 27–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 5 | @ Houston | | Zach Randolph (22) | Zach Randolph (17) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | Toyota Center<br>18,195 | 27–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 7 | LA Lakers | | Sam Young (22) | Marc Gasol,<br>Zach Randolph (12) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Zach Randolph (4) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 27–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 8 | @ Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (31) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Zach Randolph (4) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>17,868 | 28–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 11 | Milwaukee | | Mike Conley Jr. (23) | Rudy Gay (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br>14,749 | 29–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 13 | Denver | | Darrell Arthur (24) | Zach Randolph (16) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | FedExForum<br>15,398 | 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 15 | Philadelphia | | Mike Conley Jr. (22) | Zach Randolph (10) | Zach Randolph (7) | FedExForum<br>11,197 | 31–26 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 22 | @ Denver | | Tony Allen (26) | Tony Allen,<br>Zach Randolph (8) | Jason Williams (9) | Pepsi Center<br>14,638 | 31–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 23 | @ Minnesota | | Zach Randolph (24) | Zach Randolph (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | Target Center<br>11,497 | 32–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | February 26 | Sacramento | | Zach Randolph (23) | Zach Randolph (12) | Jason Williams (5) | FedExForum<br>16,028 | 33–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | February 27 | @ San Antonio | | Zach Randolph (24) | Zach Randolph (17) | Marc Gasol (7) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 33–28

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 1 | San Antonio | | Darrell Arthur,<br>Zach Randolph (21) | Zach Randolph (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum<br>13,480 | 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 4 | New Orleans | | Zach Randolph (20) | Zach Randolph (11) | O. J. Mayo (6) | FedExForum<br>15,367 | 34–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 6 | @ Dallas | | Zach Randolph (27) | Shane Battier (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | American Airlines Center<br>20,102 | 35–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 7 | Oklahoma City | | Tony Allen,<br>Mike Conley Jr. (20) | Shane Battier,<br>O. J. Mayo (7) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum<br>13,903 | 36–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 9 | New York | | Tony Allen (22) | Zach Randolph (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedExForum<br>17,512 | 36–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 12 | @ Miami | | O. J. Mayo (19) | Zach Randolph (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 36–31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 14 | @ LA Clippers | | Zach Randolph (30) | Zach Randolph (12) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | FedExForum<br>15,989 | 37–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 17 | @ New York | | Mike Conley Jr. (16) | Darrell Arthur (7) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 37–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 19 | Indiana | | Tony Allen (19) | Tony Allen (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum<br>17,013 | 38–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 21 | Utah | | Zach Randolph (19) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (11) | FedExForum<br>12,688 | 39–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 23 | @ Boston | | Leon Powe,<br>Zach Randolph (13) | Marc Gasol (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (5) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 40–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 25 | @ Chicago | | Zach Randolph (16) | Marc Gasol (11) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | United Center<br>22,274 | 40–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 27 | San Antonio | | Tony Allen,<br>Zach Randolph (23) | Zach Randolph (11) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Marc Gasol (4) | FedExForum<br>17,098 | 41–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 30 | Golden State | | Tony Allen (21) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum<br>13,815 | 42–33

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 1 | @ New Orleans | | Zach Randolph (28) | Marc Gasol,<br>Zach Randolph (10) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>Zach Randolph (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>16,561 | 43–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 2 | Minnesota | | Zach Randolph (22) | Marc Gasol (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (9) | FedExForum<br>15,327 | 44–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 5 | LA Clippers | | Mike Conley Jr. (20) | Marc Gasol (15) | Mike Conley Jr. (4) | FedExForum<br>15,433 | 44–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 8 | Sacramento | | Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (15) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br>16,517 | 45–34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 10 | New Orleans | | O. J. Mayo (18) | Marc Gasol,<br>Hamed Haddadi (7) | Zach Randolph (6) | FedExForum<br>17,041 | 46–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 12 | @ Portland | | Mike Conley Jr. (17) | Hamed Haddadi,<br>Marc Gasol (10) | O. J. Mayo (3) | Rose Garden<br>20,662 | 46–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 13 | @ LA Clippers | | Sam Young (22) | Darrell Arthur (9) | O. J. Mayo,<br>Greivis Vásquez,<br>Sam Young (4) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 46–36 |-

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | April 17 | @ San Antonio | | Zach Randolph (25) | Zach Randolph (14) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | April 20 | @ San Antonio | | Sam Young (17) | Marc Gasol (17) | Mike Conley Jr. (4) | AT&T Center<br>18,760 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | April 23 | San Antonio | | Zach Randolph (25) | Marc Gasol (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 4 | April 25 | San Antonio | | Mike Conley Jr. (15) | Marc Gasol,<br>Zach Randolph (9) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 3–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | April 27 | @ San Antonio | | Zach Randolph (26) | Marc Gasol (17) | Zach Randolph (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | April 29 | San Antonio | | Zach Randolph (31) | Marc Gasol (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (3) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 4–2

|- bgcolor=ccffcc | 1 | May 1 | @ Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (34) | Marc Gasol (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (7) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>18,203 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 3 | @ Oklahoma City | | Mike Conley Jr. (24) | Marc Gasol (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (8) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>18,203 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | May 7 | Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (21) | Zach Randolph (21) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>O. J. Mayo (4) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | May 9 | Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (34) | Marc Gasol (21) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>O. J. Mayo (5) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | May 11 | @ Oklahoma City | | Marc Gasol (15) | Zach Randolph (7) | Mike Conley Jr.,<br>O. J. Mayo (4) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>18,203 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | May 13 | Oklahoma City | | Zach Randolph (30) | Zach Randolph (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (12) | FedExForum<br>18,119 | 3–3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | May 15 | @ Oklahoma City | | Mike Conley Jr. (18) | Zach Randolph (10) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | Oklahoma City Arena<br>18,203 | 3–4 |-

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Season

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

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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• Xavier Henry missed much of the season with a knee sprain. He declined knee surgery.

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References