The Grizzlies overcame a rocky start and fourth-quarter scare to overpower the Golden State Warriors in a fun, high-scoring game, improving their record to 13-15 and moving ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Hornets to reach 11th place in the Western Conference standings. The Grizzlies are now 9-5 on the home floor. If they can steal a win Saturday afternoon in Dallas, then the Griz could come home Monday to host a struggling Washington Wizards team for a chance to move to .500. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. First …
1. The Broken Record: Whaddya know? The Griz frontcourt had another monster game with Zach Randolph leading the way. Randolph scored 33 points on 14-21 shooting, with 18 rebounds, just missing posting back-to-back 30/20 games. Randolph set a season high in scoring and notched a franchise record for most rebounds in a three-game stretch with 58. Meanwhile, yet again, despite having his frontcourt partner post huge numbers, Marc Gasol also had a terrific game with 22 points (10-17) shooting, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 steals. I don’t know if Randolph/Gasol are the league’s best frontcourt tandem right now, but they’re probably the most productive.
