In the 2010 NBA Draft, the Grizzlies selected guard Xavier Henry from the University of Kansas with the 12th pick in the first round and Grevis Vasquiz with the 28th pick in the first round.

Henry is 198 cm tall, has an NBA-standard guard body (the Grizzlies may also have suffered the loss of Mayo, and he has empty skills but can't use them at all), strong body and long arms, but he and Mayo are completely two extremes, Mayo has perfect skills, but the body is almost, Henry is empty body, as a guard, the skills are still almost, and it turned out later that Henry is also a round of back-up strength, and Vasquith is the traditional guard with the first floor technology to circulate the ball, with an average body, The kind that plays with your brain.

The draft wasn't the point, and a signing in July 2010 that directly changed the course of Grizzlies history was the signing of Tony Allen, who played for the Celtics last season, to a three-year, $9.7 million contract.

Allen is 193 cm tall, serving in the second position, although he is not tall, but his body is very strong, the core strength, there is almost no guard in the league who can push Allen to play back, Tony Allen's offensive ability is average, but his defensive ability is very outstanding, and he is the best player who defends himself by Kobe Bryant.

There are more personnel, the Grizzlies in the 2010-2011 season for the lineup after many adjustments, the start of the game is still with last season's starting mode, the first Conley, the second Mayo, the third Guy, the inside twin towers are due to Randolph's injury and absence, changed to Arthur and Xiao Jia partnered, after playing the first 13 games, 4 wins and 9 losses, after a wave of five consecutive defeats, this season's ambitious management can not sit still, averaging only 14 points per game, shooting only 39.1%, OJ Mayo, who averaged 2.2 assists per game and 2.1 turnovers, became the finger of the thousand, and in the next game against the Heat, he was demoted to the bench, and Xavier Henry, who was pinned on by the team and wanted to focus on training, was promoted to the starter.

On November 20, 2010, the Grizzlies sat at home against the visiting Heat, the Heat's big three Dwayne Wade was suspended, led by James and Bosh, and the result was that Guy shot the Heat in the final whistle of the game, and throughout the game, Mayo, who was relegated to the bench, played extremely unhappily, 1 of 7, only scored 2 points, and Henry, who was promoted to the starter, was even more unhappy, 1 of 9 in the game, got 5 points and 3 assists.

In the next game, the Grizzlies beat the Pistons by 21 points, and this game has nothing to do with Henry, scoring 2 points and 4 fouls on 1 of 1 shots in the game, but the team won, and then the next game against the Warriors, Henry scored 6 points in 3 of 5 games, and the performance can only be said to be average, but the team won again, Mayo was demoted to a substitute, and the team immediately won three consecutive victories!

Grizzlies Management: Mayo, I can't explain that, so you just stay on the bench.

Mayo stayed in the lineup all season and did not officially return to the starting lineup next season, and the talented players who were once pinned on by the Grizzlies slowly began to fall.

Let's talk about Henry, in the next 17 games, Henry played 16 consecutive starts, in these 16 starts, he played an average of 21 minutes per game, scored 6 points, shot 44% from the field, and 22.2% from the three-point range, it is obvious that his statistics are not very outstanding, but Henry has defensive ability that Mayo does not have, in these 17 games, the Grizzlies won 9 games, except for the game against the Spurs, Henry only played 9 minutes because of injury, the other 16 games in which Henry started, Henry's opponents are averaging 15.75 points per game, shooting 43.4 percent from the field and 44.2 percent from three-point range, while averaging 2.1 assists and 1.6 turnovers per game.

Statistically, Henry does not show a super individual defensive ability, but he has a good ability to cut off the overall offense of the players he defends, but this template is too small, and it is also related to his recent opponents are Kobe, Kevin Martin, Eric Gordon, Monta Eris and other players who are not good at passing, although Henry can only be regarded as an average defensive player as a whole, but the team has won 9 games is an indisputable fact.

When the team's lineup gradually stabilized, there was bad news, Henry suffered a right knee injury, and then Henry withdrew from the starting line-up, played more than a dozen games on and off (each game barely lasted more than 10 minutes), and then announced that he had undergone surgery on his right knee and was out for the season. After Henry went down, Sam Young, another tall defensive player with long arms, came to the starting line and played until the end of the season, averaging 7.3 points per game while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 34 percent from three-point range.

The starting No. 2 position was done, and the No. 3 position had another problem.

On February 15, 2011, the Grizzlies ranked eighth in the West, two wins ahead of the ninth-place Rockets, the Grizzlies had the hope of breaking into the playoffs again since 2006, but today, in the Grizzlies' home game against the 76ers, Guy who has been performing well this season has a left shoulder injury, originally Guy had an old injury to his left shoulder, and he has been playing with an injury this season, but after being injured again, Guy could not support it and announced surgery, which was also supported by owner Helis and the team's head coach Hollins, After all, the Grizzlies and Guy just renewed a five-year, $86 million contract last year, and the Grizzlies need to better protect Guy's future, Guy can average 19.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game this season, shooting 47.1% from the field and 39.6% from three-point range, compared to the previous three seasons, the overall performance has been greatly improved.

After Gay's reimbursement, in order to make up for the loss of the No. 3 position, the Grizzlies immediately made a trade with the Rockets, sending the disappointing star Hashem Thabit to the Rockets, and got the veteran, Sean Battier and small guard Ismael Smith, but the 33-year-old Battier was obviously unable to play the starting lineup anymore, so the Grizzlies pushed Tony Allen to the starting second position, and Sam Young played the starting third position, and this lineup continued until the end of the season.

Compared with the original lineup of the team, the No. 1 Conley, the No. 2 Allen, the No. 3 Sam Young, the No. 4 Randolph and the fifth small plus this lineup has a clearer division of responsibilities for the players, and the first choice of all the balls is undoubtedly to throw the black and white bears on the inside line to let them fight with the opponent, Conley is responsible for outside projection and organization, and Allen and Sam Young are trying their best to block the opponent's outside firepower points, both offensive and defensive, this lineup seems to be average, but the lethality is extremely strong, the team's last 30 games, The Grizzlies won a full 23 games, allowing the Grizzlies to reach the playoffs with the eighth pick in the ultra-competitive West.

But in fact, the last two games were deliberately lost by the Grizzlies, when the Grizzlies led the Rockets by 3 games and were already sure to enter the playoffs, so the Grizzlies began to pick opponents, and they deliberately lost two games in order to be able to play against the No. 1 Spurs.

The Grizzlies' 46-36 record this season can be ranked fifth in the East, which shows how fierce the competition in the West is this season.

As for why the Grizzlies want to play with the Spurs, mainly because the Spurs have a special situation this season, the Spurs, under the leadership of Popovich, have created a trident with Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili as the arrows, and have played a positional offense for more than ten years, and the record has always been at the forefront of the league.

In this context, Popovich decisively changed the team's style, Duncan lost weight and weakened his tactical position on the offensive end, expanded the tactical position of Parker and Ginobili and role players, and added more fast breaks and three-pointers, in terms of the team's lineup, Ginobili was promoted to the starter, increased the starting firepower, in addition to the trident, more role players popped up, George Hill became the super sixth man who replaced Ginobili, Gary Neal became the team's trusted outside three-point battery, and DeJuan Blair Although he was not tall, But thanks to the generous size of the rebounding ability under the basket is obvious to all, and the tough center Split is Duncan's right-hand man, in addition to digging excellent role players, the Spurs have also gained in the free market, the offensive ability of the All-Star level small forward Richard Jefferson brought vitality to the Spurs, and the backup power forward McDyce became an indispensable member of the bench, so the refreshing Spurs caught the league off guard, winning 61 wins in the regular season, Second only to the rising Bulls in the league, second in the league and first in the West.

But the Spurs, which look incomparably powerful, have also found a loophole in the eyes of the Grizzlies, that is, the team's interior line, McDyce is too old (36 years old), physical strength can't keep up, against a team like the Grizzlies full of fierce physical confrontation, McDyce can't play for long, Blair is too short, although he is strong, but the Grizzlies' black and white double bears are not thin poles, Split is too young, Randolph can give him * clear, the key is Duncan, Duncan after losing weight, the dominance of the basket is not as good as before, It's more about contributing in terms of organization and strategy, Duncan averaged 13.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game this season, which was the worst statistic at the time, plus the Grizzlies house leak happened to rain overnight, and at the end of the regular season, Ginobili also suffered an injury, which caused him to be unable to play in the first game of the playoffs, and he played with an injury in the first round of the entire playoffs.

On April 17, 2011, the first game of the playoffs started, the Grizzlies played their team's style, that is, to give the ball to the inside, let the black and white bears bomb wildly on the inside of the Spurs, and Popovich had no way to limit the black and white bears throughout the game, in the last minute of the game, accelerated and scored 2 points under the basket, closing the score to 1 point, and then Parker couldn't shoot, Battier made a three-point shot in the last 24 seconds, and Spurs George Hill, Richard Jefferson didn't score three consecutive points, Tony Allen hit two free throws, The Grizzlies won the first game with difficulty, Randolph scored 25 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks on 10-of-15 shooting, and Xiaojia scored 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks on 9-of-10 shooting, Conley scored 15 points and 10 assists, and on the Spurs' side, Duncan played the best, scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting, the Grizzlies' overall shooting rate was as high as 55.2%, while the Spurs were only 40%, Tony Allen, Sam Young and Conley teamed up to block the Spurs' outside shooter group.

This game is definitely an epoch-making game in the history of the Grizzlies, and it is the first playoff victory in the history of the Grizzlies!

In the second game, Ginobili came back from the fire line, and scored a team-high 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting, as well as 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, in the last 14 seconds of the game, the Grizzlies trailed by five points 84:89, Sam Young hit a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies only trailed by 2 points, but then George Hill made four solid free throws, Mayo and Conley hit three points in a row, and the Grizzlies unfortunately lost to the Spurs.

Duncan of the Spurs scored 16 points and 10 rebounds steadily on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, he and McDyce desperately blocked the black and white bears, and Randolph and Jr. were plagued by fouls, Randolph only played 27 minutes, scored 11 points and 5 rebounds on 5-of-14 shooting, and scored 12 points and 17 rebounds on 2-of-9 shooting, Mayo played poorly for two consecutive games, scoring 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting in the last game, and graduated with six fouls in the last minute of the game, this one was even worse, scoring 5 points on 2-of-11 shooting.

In the third game, the Grizzlies who returned to their home court were full of momentum, Randolph shot a key three-point shot in the last 40 seconds of the regular season, helping the Grizzlies to score 5 points against the Spurs, and the Spurs were unable to return to the sky, Randolph scored 25 points in the whole game, and Xiaojia scored 17 points, Conley and Battier also scored in double digits, and the Spurs Trident combined to score 52 points on 15-of-37 shooting, and the entire Spurs three-point shot was only 2-of-15.

For a team like the Grizzlies with huge lethality, even if Popovich has no good way, he can only give it a go and let Split, who did not play in the first three games, play, although Split was selected by the Spurs in 2007, but he has not landed in the NBA, and it was not until this year that he entered the Spurs to play, compared to a rookie like Split, it is impossible for Popovich's veteran coach to trust the rookie too much, but this is also a way for the Grizzlies to have a huge lethal interior.

For the fact that the game is for the Grizzlies, the sooner it drags on, the better it is for themselves, the Spurs are older, and the longer they play against the Grizzlies, the more physical strength can not keep up, such a situation is vividly reflected in the fourth game, in the first half, Parker hit a critical blow, 7 of 7 shots and scored 19 points, Split played a huge role, scored 6 points on 3 of 5 shots, the key is to grab 4 rebounds, including 3 frontcourt rebounds, Parker and Split led the Spurs 50 together: 48 leads the Grizzlies by 2 points.

In the third quarter, the Spurs' physical strength couldn't keep up, and the Grizzlies were a combination of inside and outside, Conley, Tony Allen, Gasol, and Sam Young all scored more than 5 points, while the Spurs only Ginobili scored 5 points, and no one else scored more than 5 points, and the Spurs' outside line was completely defended by the Grizzlies in this quarter, with as many as 7 turnovers, while the Spurs only had 1, which led to the Grizzlies winning the Spurs by 15 points in this quarter, and the Spurs were powerless in the fourth quarter and lost to the Grizzlies 86-104.

Throughout the game, Split played well, scored 10 points and 9 rebounds in 22 minutes on the court, including 6 frontcourt rebounds, and Split's tough and fearless style of play also overcame the Grizzlies, Randolph and Gaga Jr. scored 17 points and 12 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting, the Grizzlies could win the game, all on the outside, Conley scored 15 points and 7 assists, Allen scored 12 points, Mayo scored 11 points in 4 of 10, Battier and Vasquiz each scored 9 points, and the Spurs side, Richard Jefferson was completely strangled by the Grizzlies' defense, playing 27 minutes, shooting 0-of-4 from the field without scoring a point, while Duncan had six points and seven rebounds.

In the fifth game, the two teams fought to the extreme, in the first half, Conley scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting, but the Spurs GDP was powerful, Ginobili scored 17 points on 6-of-9, Duncan scored 13 points on 5-of-7, and Parker sent 8 assists in the half, and the Grizzlies couldn't stop the Grizzlies at full strength, and the Grizzlies trailed the Spurs by 8 points at 42:50 at halftime.

The turning point of the game was also in the third quarter, the Grizzlies took advantage of the exhaustion of the Spurs veteran, Gasol and Sam Young combined to score 16 points to help the Grizzlies lead the Spurs by 3 points at 68:65, in the fourth quarter, Ginobili scored 10 points, Grizzlies Randolph took advantage of the inside, scored 14 points, and covered the team's last 6 points, the last 2.2 seconds of the game, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by 1 point, Jefferson fouled Randolph, Randolph hit both free throws, and there were 1.7 seconds left in the game, and the Spurs held the ball.

In the last attack, Ginobili sent the ball in the front court, Popovich unexpectedly arranged for the little-known Gary Neal to throw the final key ball, Gary Neil received the ball at the top of the arc, dribbled to the right side, faced Conley's defense, and threw the ball with a floating body!

The ball lights up!

Overtime!

In the final overtime, Parker scored six points to help the Spurs beat the Grizzlies. Ginobili and Parker became the cornerstone of the team's victory throughout the game, the two of them combined to score 57 points and handed out 15 assists, and Neil, who scored a three-pointer, actually scored such a three-pointer in the whole game, and the Grizzlies, Lan Fat shot down 26 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Conley scored 20 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, Sam Young scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and Jr. scored 11 points and 17 rebounds.

After this game, the Spurs who fell behind 1:3 won a game with difficulty, but for the Spurs, it only delayed the death time, the last game Duncan, Ginobili and Parker all played more than 40 minutes, and Jefferson McDyce and Hill were more than 30 minutes, and physical fitness became the biggest barrier for the Spurs.

At the beginning of the fifth game, the Spurs who were fighting at home were united, and the Spurs were exhausted, and only one shot was made in the first 5 minutes, and was beaten by the Grizzlies with a 14:2 offense*, Vasquith scored 11 points in the half, while the Spurs could only rely on Bonner to score 9 points in 3 of 3 in the half, including 2 three-pointers, to help the Spurs bite the Grizzlies 43:46, and in the third quarter, Xiao plus scored 8 points in 4 of 4 in a single quarter, helping the Grizzlies to lead the Spurs slightly at 70:66, but in the last quarter, The Spurs' desire to survive was revealed, and with 4 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game, McDies made a shot to give the Spurs a one-point lead over the Grizzlies, and then, the Black Bear Randolph became a god!

Randolph continued to attack the inside, scored 4 points, and then caused McDeyes to foul again, scored 2 points in both free throws, and then scored 2 points on the inside again, and at the last moment, Randolph made 3 of 4 free throws and scored 3 points, the Spurs rotated McDyes, Duncan had nothing to do with Randolph, and Randolph scored 17 points in the last quarter to lead the Grizzlies to beat the Spurs!

Randolph scored 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 31 points on 12-of-22 shooting in the whole game, which was Randolph's highest playoff scoring record! You may not understand that Randolph, as a big killer under the basket, scored only a measly 31 points in the playoffs? Yes, you read that right, Randolph only made the playoffs with the Trail Blazers in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, but at that time Randolph was just an inconspicuous rookie and role player, and then when it came to the Clippers and Knicks, Randolph did not make the playoffs.

For the first time in the history of the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies broke into the second round of the playoffs and became the fourth black eight team in NBA history, but strategically speaking, the Grizzlies on the one hand waterproof two games in the regular season season, in order to avoid the powerful Los Angeles Lakers, so as to find the Antonio Spurs, on the other hand, the Spurs this year due to the change in style, its style of play is just restrained by the Grizzlies, the Spurs are the most accurate team in the regular season three-point shooting, and the Grizzlies are holding Tony Allen, Conley, Sam Young three outside defensive gates, It is the team with the best three-point shooting rate in the regular season, and the Spurs' interior role in the offense is weakened, and the Grizzlies happen to be the team with great damage on the inside, and the overall age of the Spurs is older, and the fierce confrontation makes the Spurs pay more physical price, all of which led to the Grizzlies' black eight, but in fact, the Grizzlies were not black at all that year, and the competition in the entire West was very tragic that year, and the strength of the eight teams was very close.

Randolph averaged 21.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the field in six games, plus 14.2 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Conley averaged 14.3 points and 6.2 assists per game.

After stepping past the Spurs, the Grizzlies face their second-round opponent, the Oklahoma City Thunder with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and James Harden.