In the 2010-2011 playoffs, the Grizzlies were established for 13 years, and reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time in history, and in the first round you washed the San Antonio Spurs, the first four games of the second round, and the talented Thunder were inseparable, the first four games reached a 2:2 draw, four games, a total of 4 overtime, although the Grizzlies have the problem of insufficient outside firepower, but they rely on the lethal inside, to give the opponent a blow, the last game, The Grizzlies and Thunder fought for 3 overtimes to determine the winner, and the fifth battle of Tianwang Mountain made Memphis people look forward to it!

On May 11, 2011, the Grizzlies challenged the fifth game of the Thunder playoffs officially started, the Grizzlies habitually strangled the opponent with defense at the beginning, but their scoring firepower was also delayed, the first quarter of the game both sides made various show mistakes, hit the iron, the Thunder, with several super scorers, under the strangulation of the Grizzlies Iron Army, only scored a mere 17 points, and for the Grizzlies, the Thunder won by surprise, giving the inside a big enough time to fight with the black and white Bears, Collisson, Perkins, Ibaka, The four big men of the old center, Nazr Mohammed, took turns to take care of Jr. and Randolph, causing the two bears' offense to stagnate, the inside line could not be opened, and the outside line was also as iron as ever, and the game also scored 17 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Thunder blossomed, Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Cook, and Muhammad all shot two balls, and the Grizzlies still couldn't open the situation, and at the end of the first half, the Grizzlies scored only 35 points in the half, while the Thunder scored 46 points.

The Thunder, who ranked second in the regular season in offensive firepower, scored only 46 points in the half, which shows the strong defensive ability of the Grizzlies.

(Grizzly Bear: Don't talk about the second, we're all killed in the first!) ）

The team's average offensive points per game this season is ranked first by the San Antonio Spurs, and the Grizzlies were the ghost of the knife in the last round......

In the third quarter, Xiaojia began to exert strength, scoring 9 points in 4 of 5 in a single quarter, and at the same time, Durant also began to play a state, scoring 8 points in a single quarter, but unfortunately the Grizzlies except Xiaojia, the performance of others was extremely sluggish, and the third quarter allowed the Thunder to score 8 more points than himself, the first Thunder bench shooter Daquin Cook gave the Grizzlies a fatal blow, shot 3 three-pointers, and dropped 13 meals in a single quarter, and the three-point shot was bloody, and finally the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder 72:99, all pointing to the inside, the inside line is open, and the outside line is also open, but in this game, the Grizzlies' overall shooting rate is only 35.9%, and only Xiaojia scored a double-double in the whole team and scored 15 points.

Two days later, the Grizzlies, who were 2:3 behind, had their backs to the water, and nearly 20,000 fans in the stadium were all wearing white shirts and holding yellow T-shirts to cheer for the team!

The Grizzlies only led the Thunder by one point at 23:22, and in the second quarter, Westbrook's pull-up jump shot was powerful, shooting 4 of 6 in a single quarter and scoring 9 points, and Harden scored 9 points in 3 of 3, while the Grizzlies only relied on Sam Young's flash of inspiration and scored 7 points to confront it, and at halftime, the Grizzlies trailed the Thunder by 10 points at 44:54!

Seeing that the Grizzlies are about to repeat the mistakes of the last game, at the critical moment, the Grizzlies once again showed super resilience, Randolph, Mayo, and Tony Allen stood up one by one who did not admit defeat, scoring again and again to stop the bleeding for the Grizzlies, and Durant, under the double offer of Battier and Tony Allen, was completely lost, only scored 4 points in 1 of 6 in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies smoothed out the 10-point difference in a single quarter, 72:68 entered the final quarter of the game with a four-point advantage!

Remember the final quarter of the Grizzlies' first round game against the Spurs? During that time period, Randolph went on a complete rampage, and the Memphis Grizzly Bear turned into a violent bear to tear the spurs to pieces, and this time, the Violent Bear returned to Memphis!

Whether it was facing Perkins, or Ibaka, or the old fritter Mohammed, or the old enemy Collins, Randolph ruthlessly knocked him down, scoring 12 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-7 shooting in a single quarter to help the Grizzlies score 23 points in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies also defeated the Thunder 95-83 and won the sixth game! The final tie-breaker! The 18 teams that entered the playoffs that year, the only tie-break! It's coming soon!

Durant wanted to crush the Memphis in the first quarter, and unexpectedly shot as many as 9 times in the first quarter, but in the face of Duranto's aggressive ferocity, Battier was not convinced, and Tony Allen was not convinced, it was the sacrifice of these two defensive masters that made Durant only hit 2 shots in the first quarter and scored a mere 8 points, but although the Grizzlies blocked the Thunder, their own offense was as constipated as everOnly Conley, Randolph, and Jr. combined for 12 points on 6-of-14 shooting. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies trailed 17-21.

Durant can be addicted for a while, but it can't be addicted forever, then he is not Durant, he is not Durant, he is not Durant who won the scoring title for two consecutive seasons, in the second quarter, Durant scored 10 points in 4 of 4, and the Grizzlies still can't find an effective offense, after the first half of the game, the Grizzlies trailed the Thunder by 8 points at 34:42.

In the third quarter, Durant scored 13 points again in 4 of 8, and the Grizzlies, Randolph tried his best to score 3 goals and scored 10 points, but the other teammates of the Grizzlies did not give Randolph support, in the last three minutes of the game, Durant completely became a superstar, almost single-handedly crushed the Grizzlies, first hit three points on Battier's head and then blocked Conley, then received Westbrook's pass, then hit three points, and finally blocked Randolph, Harden hit 3 three-pointers at this time, Durant, Harden's connection, Completely blew up the Grizzlies' outside defense system!

The Grizzlies came to the fourth quarter with a disadvantage of as many as 14 points, and in the most critical first half of the fourth quarter, the Thunder, or Durant, did not give the Grizzlies any chance at all, first received a pass from Westbrook and scored 2 points, turned around to block Battier's layup, and then caused Battier to foul, hit both free throws, and then burst inside and dunked violently......

With 3 minutes left in the game, as Durant once again soared into the middle shot, the Grizzlies' score difference in this game came to 19 points, withdrew all the main forces, announced that they would give up the game, and in the end, the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder 90:105, and the big score was 3:4 unfortunately eliminated.

Throughout the series, the Grizzlies' outside defense has had a great impact on Durant, except for the last game Durant turned into a true god mode and scored 39 points alone, the other six games, they did very well, but it is undeniable that Durant, Westbrook and Harden, the Thunder's three firepower even if they are lowered by an accuracy, are still much better than the Grizzlies' outside line......

Although the Grizzlies reached the Western Conference semifinals for the first time and went out after seven games against the Thunder, don't forget that they are one less outside scorer this season Guy has played at such a good level, and if Guy didn't have a season reimbursement at that time, it really doesn't know who will die! But the NBA has no ifs, the Grizzlies with their tough style of play, tenacious will in the league of small ball wind blowing a storm of traditional basketball, this Grizzlies in the next few years, from the configuration is not too good, but it is a hard nail that everyone does not want to meet!

Piggybacking on it, the Thunder after winning the tie-break battle, two days later, hastily faced the Dallas Mavericks, the Mavericks solved the Lakers cleanly 4:0 in the semifinals, and the whole team was ready to go, but the Thunder was fighting with the Grizzlies for seven games, the game full of confrontation is to take off a layer of anyone's skin, no matter how young the Thunder is, the physical strength of its generals is almost the same, at the beginning of the Western Conference finals, the Thunder lost three games in a row to the Mavericks, and finally was eliminated by the Mavericks 1:4, this year, the Mavericks won the championship of this year, it is no exaggeration to say, their championship trophy, also want to thank the Grizzlies in person, not that they can't win the Thunder without the Grizzlies, but they will definitely not win so easily.

Randolph, who averaged 20.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game in the regular season, was named to the All-NBA Third Team that year, the only Grizzlies player to have an individual accolade this year, and the Grizzlies also kept Randolph on a four-year, $71 million contract.

The loss of the playoffs, anyone with a discerning eye can see the direction of the Grizzlies' reinforcement, that is, to try to get big-name outside stars, but limited to the small city of Memphis, its exposure rate cannot be compared with the big cities, big-name stars don't like to come, and the way to bring in big-name stars can only be draft training or trade, and the Grizzlies are categorically impossible to give up the already solid lineup, so they have adopted a more extreme reinforcement method......

But before the reinforcements began, the Grizzlies had already lost two big men, and the season was delayed until December due to a collective bargaining agreement, and the entire season was only 66 games.

On December 8, 2011, the Grizzlies gave up the contract extension of Sean Battier, who has reached the age of 33, and the president, who made great contributions to the Grizzlies in the regular season and playoffs last season, announced that he would sign a three-year, 9 million contract with the Heat, assisting the Big Three. On December 21, Arthur, the team's key backup inside lineman, ruptured his Achilles tendon in practice and was reimbursed for the entire 2011-2012 season.

On December 24, 2011, the Grizzlies signed Dante Cunningham to a three-year, $6.3 million contract.

Cunningham is 203 cm tall, belongs to the No. 3 position in the middle, has a strong body, plays actively, and can occasionally top the No. 4 position, and belongs to a player who is more defensive than offensive, but the defensive level is not at the master level, it can only be said that it is a little above the average, but his lack of three-point ability is his biggest weakness.

On the 25th, the day after the Grizzlies signed Cunningham, the Grizzlies sent backup guard Vasquith to the Hornets, thus getting second-year rookie Quincy Bombset, Poundsett is 198 cm tall, two or three swings, similar to the style of play Tony Allen, sparing no effort on the defensive end, but the offensive end is a little constipated, and the body is not as strong as Tosset, and the three-point shooting level is average in the league.

This is the Grizzlies completed two signings all summer, judging from the players signed, the Grizzlies are in the extreme of blocking opponents for fun, and the data also proves that this season's Grizzlies rank first in the league in the number of steals per game to suppress opponents' three-point shots. Among them, Conley averaged 2.2 times per game in the league behind Chris Paul and ranked second, Mr. Toll averaged 1.8 times per game and ranked fourth in the league, others Guy averaged 1.5 steals per game, and Gasol Jr., Mayo, Randolph, and Cunningham each averaged one steal per game......

On December 26, the Grizzlies challenged the Spurs that were black and black last season, and the Grizzlies lost 82:95 in the fourth quarter, and the second game was an old acquaintance of the Thunder, and the result was another 95:98 defeat for the Grizzlies to start with two consecutive defeats.

In these two games, the most critical change for the Grizzlies is Guy's return from injury, last season without Guy, the team's style of play was very solid, Randolph and Xiaojia on the inside and one on offense and one defense, Xiaojia did the inside and outside connection, and the outside line was only responsible for defense and three-pointers, this role Guy can also be competent, but the key problem is that if it is just this style of play, there is no doubt that it will weaken Guy's ability to break through and play alone, but this style of play does not match the style of the Grizzlies team, which brings new challenges to head coach Hollins.

In the third game of the Rockets, the inside line of the Rockets is Scola and Jordan Hill, and the old defensive center Dare Potter sits on the bench, such a lineup is really nothing in the eyes of the black and white bears, the Grizzlies returned to last season's style of play, the black and white bears were bombarded on the inside of the rockets, and they scored 43 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks on 17 of 22 shots, leading the Grizzlies to book the victory of the game before the end of the third quarter, and Guy was not suitable for such a system, scoring 10 points and 8 rebounds in 4 of 11.

In the next game against the Bulls, the Grizzlies, who were still groping for the style of play, were hit hard, and Randolph was seriously injured in the basket scramble, tearing the ligament in his right knee and is expected to miss two months.

Originally, the team's bench inside Arthur was reimbursed for the season, and the team did not make any reinforcements to the interior in the offseason, and then Randolph was seriously injured after four games, and the Grizzlies were forced to have no choice but to push Dante Cunningham to the starting No. 4 position, and the substitute was a temporary worker 203 cm tall 31-year-old Long set Josh Davis, the Grizzlies were in a hurry!

On January 5, 2012, the Grizzlies, who were forced to do so, made a quick move, strengthened the interior, and finalized a three-way deal to send Xavier Henry to the Hornets, who sent the 2012 second-round pick, along with the Grizzlies' second-round pick, to the 76ers, thus getting power forward Maris Speights.

Henry was a famous star in college, he longed for the spotlight life in the big city, once before the draft, he made it clear that he refused to play in a small city, but after being picked up by the Grizzlies, Henry still came to Memphis in a soft suite, played 38 games in his rookie season, announced a serious injury after surgery, and when the first year of the rookie contract ended, Henry and the team management were not very happy because of the contract extension.

It turns out that when a rookie player signs a contract with the team, the salary is composed of two parts, one part of the base salary and one part of the bonus, Henry is the 12th pick in the first round, and the bonus is about 500,000 US dollars, but the NBA practice is to directly add the bonus to the base salary, which is equivalent to the full bonus, and the Grizzlies who cut the door insisted on separating the base salary and the bonus, so the two aspects were not very pleasant, and the team was in urgent need of the inside, so Henry was sent to the Hornets.

Speights is 208 cm tall, the No. 4 position, rough looking, muscular, tattooed all over, fierce and vicious, the kind that doesn't need makeup to play a beater, but don't be characterized by his brutal face, Speights has a delicate technique that is extremely inconsistent with his appearance, the ability to play back under the basket is average, the defense is not strong, but there is an accurate small mid-range shot, after being selected by the 76ers with the 16th pick in the first round in 2008, he has been playing with the 76ers for three seasons, but in Eldon Brand, Daremport, Speights didn't get much of a chance to play after Reggie Evans, averaging just 10 minutes per game and scoring three points.

In the Grizzlies, who were sick, Speights seized the opportunity.

On February 8, 2012, in the Grizzlies' narrow 85-80 victory over the Timberwolves, Speights grabbed 15 rebounds, including 8 frontcourt rebounds, setting a new career high in frontcourt rebounds, and on February 15, 2012, the Grizzlies defeated the Nets 105-100, Speights hit a key shot in the first minute of the final game, and scored 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting and created a career-high 18 rebounds, including 6 frontcourt rebounds, and 2 blocks. On March 13, 2012, the Grizzlies hosted the Lakers, and the Fire lost 111-116 after two overtimes, Speights faced Bynum and Pau Gasol, scoring a career-high 25 points on 12-of-20 shooting, in addition to 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 turnovers in the game.

Speights topped the No. 4 position of the Grizzlies, playing an average of 22 minutes per game, and was able to score 8.8 points and 6.2 rebounds, the overall performance was very good.

On March 15, the Grizzlies sent Sam Young to the 76ers to get the right to sign Ricky Sanchez, and the Lakers sent Sam Young away, mainly because Sam Young's contract expired after the season, and Sam Young's position overlapped heavily with Guy, and the Grizzlies had no intention of keeping him, as for Sanchez, he only played in the Development League.

Guy's performance this season is far from the team's expectations, originally expected Guy to grow into the league's best offensive player, able to tear apart the opponent's defense by breaking through, but Guy has only scored more than 30 points in one game this season, averaging 19 points per game, shooting 45.5% from the field and 31.2% from three-point range.

Gasol has become a reliable pillar of the team's interior this season when Randolph has missed as many as two-thirds of the game, and on January 21, 2012, the Grizzlies beat the Kings at home, and in the matchup of the King's new super interior DeMarcus Cousins, Gasol Jr. won both the data and the team, Cousins scored 19 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist on 9-of-18 shooting, and Gau Jr. scored 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and a career-high 6 blocks on 8-of-11 shooting!

He averaged 14.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per game this season and was named an All-Star for the first time this season.

And Conley is still not very stable this season, averaging 12.7 points and 6.5 assists per game, playing 62 games all season, only 10 assists double-double, and scoring from 2 points to a season-high 22 points, scored all over again, but Conley has good defensive ability, can let go, do not make mistakes, and can shoot three-pointers, this is the Grizzlies' ideal guard.

Mayo was completely reduced to a bench this season, with 66 games in full attendance, averaging only 12 points per game, 6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals, and shooting only 40.8% from the field. With his super offensive ability, Tony Allen has secured the team's starting No. 2 position this season, averaging 9.8 points, 4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game this season, and won the honor of the best defensive team this season after winning the best defensive second team last season.

From February 14 to March 7, 2012, the Grizzlies won nine of their ten games, winning four in a row, winning five in a row, and winning two in a row ensured that the Grizzlies made the playoffs for the second year in a row, ranking fifth in the West.