2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

Team:Memphis Grizzlies
End Year:2016
Wins:42
Losses:40
Division:Southwest
Division Place:3
Conf Place:7
Coach:Dave Joerger
Gm:Chris Wallace
Owners:Robert Pera
Arena:FedExForum
Playoffs:First Round
(lost to Spurs 0–4)
Bbr Team:MEM
Television:Fox Sports Tennessee
Fox Sports Southeast
Radio:WMFS-FM

The 2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] While the team was able to make the postseason, they were affected by several injuries and were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round, the team that also swept them in the First Round of the 2004 Playoffs and the Western Conference finals of the 2013 Playoffs.

Dave Joerger was fired immediately after the end of the series, hearing of his firing after a tearful press conference.

Draft

See main article: 2015 NBA draft.

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1 || October 6 || Houston| 92–89| Russ Smith (12)| Marc Gasol (8)| JaMychal Green (3)| FedExForum
12,826| 1–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2 || October 8 || Maccabi Haifa| 97–84| Marc Gasol (23)| Brandan Wright (9)| Barnes, Gasol, Green, Udrih (3)| FedExForum
12,171| 2–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3 || October 12 || @ Cleveland| 91–81| Zach Randolph (14)| Courtney Lee (6)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| Schottenstein Center
18,073| 3–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4 || October 16 || Oklahoma City| 94–78| Ryan Hollins (16)| Jarnell Stokes (10)| Green, Smith (4)| FedEx Forum
14,996| 4–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 5 || October 18 || Minnesota| 90–68| Courtney Lee (18)| Marc Gasol (8)| Russ Smith (4)| FedExForum
13,387| 5–0|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6 || October 21 || @ Atlanta| 82–81| Zach Randolph (19)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| Philips Arena
11,273| 6–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 7 || October 23 || @ Orlando| 76–86| Brandan Wright (11)| Stokes, Wright (9)| Jeff Green (4)| Amway Center
12,155| 6–1

Regular season game log

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| October 28| Cleveland| | Gasol, Randolph (12)| Zach Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
18,119| 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2| October 29| @ Indiana| | Marc Gasol (20)| Gasol, Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 1–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| October 31| Brooklyn| | Mike Conley Jr. (22)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| FedExForum
16,013| 2–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4| November 2| @ Golden State| | Marc Gasol (13)| Marc Gasol (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 2–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 5| November 3| @ Sacramento| | Zach Randolph (20)| Zach Randolph (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Sleep Train Arena
17,317| 3–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6| November 5| @ Portland| | Courtney Lee (18)| Zach Randolph (10)| Beno Udrih (6)| Moda Center
19,393| 3–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 7| November 7| @ Utah| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Marc Gasol (10)| Marc Gasol (6)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,456| 3–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 8| November 9| @ L.A. Clippers| | Zach Randolph (26)| Zach Randolph (9)| Conley, Jr., Lee (5)| Staples Center
19,060| 3–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 9| November 11| Golden State| | Marc Gasol (26)| JaMychal Green (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| FedExForum
18,119| 3–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 10| November 13| Portland| | Marc Gasol (31)| Zach Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| FedExForum
18,119| 4–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11| November 15| @ Minnesota| | Jeff Green (21)| Zach Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Target Center
12,086| 5–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 12| November 16| Oklahoma City| | Mike Conley Jr. (22)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| FedExForum
17,270| 6–6|- style="background:#bfb;"| 13| November 20| Houston| | Mike Conley Jr. (26)| Marc Gasol (11)| Marc Gasol (11)| FedExForum
17,555| 7–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 14| November 21| @ San Antonio| | Mike Conley Jr. (16)| Marc Gasol (8)| Marc Gasol (6)| AT&T Center
18,418| 7–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 15| November 24| Dallas| | Mike Conley Jr. (21)| Marc Gasol (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
17,381| 8–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16| November 25| @ Houston| | Jeff Green (20)| Gasol, Green (7)| Chalmers, Conley, Jr. (5)| Toyota Center
18,143| 9–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 17| November 27| Atlanta| | Mike Conley Jr. (16)| Marc Gasol (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| FedExForum
17,684| 9–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 18| November 29| Philadelphia| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Marc Gasol (12)| Chalmers, Conley, Jr. (5)| FedExForum
15,322| 10–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 19| December 1| @ New Orleans| | Marc Gasol (38)| Marc Gasol (13)| Marc Gasol (6)| Smoothie King Center
16,020| 11–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 20| December 3| San Antonio| | Chalmers, Conley, Jr., Gasol (15)| Marc Gasol (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (4)| FedExForum
17,013| 11–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 21| December 6| Phoenix| | Marc Gasol (22)| Zach Randolph (9)| Conley, Jr., Lee (6)| FedExForum
16,022| 12–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 22| December 8| Oklahoma City| | Mario Chalmers (19)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
16,415| 12–10|- style="background:#bfb;"| 23| December 9| @ Detroit| | Zach Randolph (26)| Zach Randolph (16)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| Palace of Auburn Hills
13,411| 13–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 24| December 11| Charlotte| | Marc Gasol (17)| Marc Gasol (9)| Marc Gasol (5)| FedExForum
17,111| 13–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 25| December 13| @ Miami| | Jeff Green (26)| Matt Barnes (13)| Barnes, Conley, Gasol, Randolph (4)| AmericanAirlines Arena
19,813| 13–12|- style="background:#bfb;"| 26| December 14| Washington| | Marc Gasol (24)| Marc Gasol (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (11)| FedExForum
15,397| 14–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 27| December 16| @ Chicago| | Courtney Lee (18)| Zach Randolph (11)| Marc Gasol (7)| United Center
21,032| 14–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 28| December 18| @ Dallas| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Gasol, Randolph (8)| Jeff Green (3)| American Airlines Center
20,199| 14–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 29| December 19| Indiana| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Marc Gasol (12)| Jeff Green (8) | FedExForum
18,119| 15–14|- style="background:#bfb;"| 30| December 22| @ Philadelphia| | Marc Gasol (18)| Matt Barnes (10)| Mario Chalmers (7)| Wells Fargo Center
15,552| 16–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 31| December 23| @ Washington| | Mike Conley Jr. (21)| Marc Gasol (12)| Jeff Green (4) | Verizon Center
15,879| 16–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 32| December 26| @ Charlotte| | Mike Conley Jr. (19)| Zach Randolph (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,091| 16–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 33| December 27| L. A. Lakers| | Mike Conley Jr. (19)| Barnes, Green (8)| Mario Chalmers (7)| FedEx Forum
18,119| 17–16|- style="background:#bfb;"| 34| December 29| Miami| | Marc Gasol (23)| Marc Gasol (8)| Marc Gasol (6)| FedEx Forum
18,119| 18–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 35| January 2| @ Utah| | Marc Gasol (20)| Jeff Green (10)| Conley, Jr., Gasol (4)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,455| 18–17|- style="background:#bfb;"| 36| January 4| @ Portland| | Zach Randolph (26)| Zach Randolph (18)| Mario Chalmers (6)| Moda Center
18,832| 19–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 37| January 6| @ Oklahoma City| | Mario Chalmers (23)| Zach Randolph (8)| Mario Chalmers (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 19–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 38| January 8| Denver| | Zach Randolph (24)| Allen, Green (9)| Mario Chalmers (4)| FedExForum
17,499| 20–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 39| January 10| Boston| | Zach Randolph (25)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mario Chalmers (4)| FedEx Forum
17,112| 21–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 40| January 12| Houston| | Marc Gasol (20)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mario Chalmers (9)| FedEx Forum
17,112| 21–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 41| January 14| Detroit| | Mario Chalmers (25)| Tony Allen (7)| Mario Chalmers (8)| FedEx Forum
15,977| 22–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 42| January 16| New York| | Marc Gasol (37)| Tony Allen (9)| Mario Chalmers (8)| FedEx Forum
18,119| 23–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 43| January 18| New Orleans| | Barnes, Gasol, Green, Lee (16)| Marc Gasol (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| FedEx Forum
18,119| 24–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 44| January 21| @ Denver| | Marc Gasol (27)| Zach Randolph (7)| Chalmers, Gasol (6)| Pepsi Center
16,140| 25–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 45| January 23| @ Minnesota| | Mario Chalmers (19)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Target Center
15,608| 25–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 46| January 25| Orlando| | Jeff Green (30)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| FedEx Forum
15,779| 26–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 47| January 28| Milwaukee| | Jeff Green (21)| Marc Gasol (8)| Mario Chalmers (10)| FedEx Forum
15,244| 27–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 48| January 30| Sacramento| | Jeff Green (29)| Marc Gasol (6) | Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedEx Forum
18,119| 28–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 49| February 1| @ New Orleans| | Jeff Green (24)| Zach Randolph (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| Smoothie King Center
15,210| 29–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 50| February 5| @ New York| | Jeff Green (16)| Barnes, Gasol (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 30–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 51| February 6| Dallas| | Marc Gasol (22)| Zach Randolph (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
18,119| 30–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 52| February 8| Portland| | Mike Conley Jr. (27)| Zach Randolph (9)| Zach Randolph (4)| FedExForum
15,892| 30–22|- style="background:#bfb;"| 53| February 10| @ Brooklyn| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Allen, Chalmers (6)| Zach Randolph (6)| Barclays Center
14,262| 31–22|- align="center"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;" | All-Star Break|- style="background:#bfb;"| 54| February 19| Minnesota| | Mike Conley Jr. (25)| Jeff Green (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
18,119| 32–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 55| February 21| @ Toronto| | Zach Randolph (18)| Matt Barnes (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (4)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 32–23|- style="background:#bfb;"| 56| February 24| L. A. Lakers| | Matt Barnes (25)| Green, Randolph (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| FedExForum
18,119| 33–23|- style="background:#bfb;"| 57| February 26| @ L. A. Lakers| | P.J. Hairston (21)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 34–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 58| February 27| @ Phoenix| | Conley, Jr., Randolph (19)| Chris Andersen (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,101| 34–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 59| February 29| @ Denver| | Zach Randolph (22)| Zach Randolph (5)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| Pepsi Center
10,324| 35–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 60| March 2| Sacramento| | Mike Conley Jr. (24)| Martin, Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| FedExForum
15,310| 36–24|- style="background:#bfb;"| 61| March 4| Utah| | Zach Randolph (25)| Chris Andersen (10)| Mario Chalmers (5)| FedExForum
17,188| 37–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62| March 6| Phoenix| | Mike Conley Jr. (22)| Zach Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (4) | FedExForum
17,291| 37–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 63| March 7| @ Cleveland| | Tony Allen (26)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mario Chalmers (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 38–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64| March 9| @ Boston| | Carter, Green (17)| JaMychal Green (13)| Mario Chalmers (5)| TD Garden
17,790| 38–26|- style="background:#bfb;"| 65| March 11| New Orleans| | Matt Barnes (26)| Matt Barnes (11)| Matt Barnes (10)| FedExForum
18,119| 39–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 66| March 12| @ Atlanta| | Lance Stephenson (18)| Tony Allen (9)| Lance Stephenson (6)| Philips Arena
17,515| 39–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 67| March 14| @ Houston| | Jarell Martin (17)| Alex Stepheson (15)| Ray McCallum (4)| Toyota Center
18,226| 39–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 68| March 16| Minnesota| | Lance Stephenson (24)| Lance Stephenson (11)| Lance Stephenson (7)| FedExForum
16,588| 39–29|- style="background:#fbb;"| 69| March 17| @ Milwaukee| | Matt Barnes (26)| Ryan Hollins (10)| Lance Stephenson (6)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
11,740| 39–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 70| March 19| L. A. Clippers| | Zach Randolph (28)| Zach Randolph (11)| Zach Randolph (10)| FedExForum
18,119| 40–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 71| March 21| @ Phoenix| | Lance Stephenson (16)| Zach Randolph (12)| Ray McCallum (7)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,868| 41–30|- style="background:#fbb;"| 72| March 22| @ L. A. Lakers| | Tony Allen (27)| Vince Carter (7)| Allen, Farmar, Randolph (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 41–31|- style="background:#fbb;"| 73| March 25| @ San Antonio| | JaMychal Green (20)| Chris Andersen (7)| Jordan Farmar (5)| AT&T Center
18,418| 41–32|- style="background:#fbb;"| 74| March 28| San Antonio| | Vince Carter (14)| Matt Barnes (9)| Ray McCallum (4)| FedExForum
17,133| 41–33|- style="background:#fbb;"| 75| March 30| Denver| | Zach Randolph (26)| JaMychal Green (12)| Jordan Farmar (5)| FedExForum
16,401| 41–34|- style="background:#fbb;"| 76| April 1| Toronto| | Zach Randolph (26)| JaMychal Green (7) | Lance Stephenson (4)| FedExForum
17,077| 41–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 77| April 3| @ Orlando| | Matt Barnes (24)| JaMychal Green (10)| Zach Randolph (7)| Amway Center
17,741| 41–36|- style="background:#bfb;"| 78| April 5| Chicago| | Zach Randolph (27)| Zach Randolph (10)| Vince Carter (4)| FedExForum
17,591| 42–36|- style="background:#fbb;"| 79| April 8| @ Dallas| | Tony Allen (25)| Andersen, Barnes, Stephenson (7)| Allen, Barnes (5)| American Airlines Center
20,211| 42–37|- style="background:#fbb;"| 80| April 9| Golden State| | Matt Barnes (24)| Matt Barnes (15)| Vince Carter (4)| FedExForum
19,257| 42–38|- style="background:#fbb;"| 81| April 12| @ L. A. Clippers| | Zach Randolph (14)| JaMychal Green (10)| Xavier Munford (4)| Staples Center
19,147| 42–39|-style="background:#fbb;"| 82| April 13| @ Golden State| | Zach Randolph (24)| Matt Barnes (9)| Matt Barnes (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 42–40

Standings

By Conference

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| April 17| @ San Antonio| | Vince Carter (16)| Chris Andersen (9)| Xavier Munford (4)| AT&T Center
18,418| 0–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2| April 19| @ San Antonio| | Tony Allen (12)| Zach Randolph (12)| Zach Randolph (3)| AT&T Center
18,418| 0–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 3| April 22| San Antonio| | Zach Randolph (20)| Barnes, Randolph (11)| Jordan Farmar (6)| FedExForum
18,119| 0–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4| April 24| San Antonio| | Lance Stephenson (26)| Barnes, Randolph (7)| Jordan Farmar (5)| FedExForum
18,119| 0–4

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
PF78 15 1,446 373 67 46 33 578 18.5 4.8 .9 .6 .4 7.4
SF76 45 2,190 420 163 78 57 758 28.8 5.5 2.1 1.0 .8 10.0
PF68 53 2,016 529 142 43 13 1,040 29.6 7.8 2.1 .6 .2 15.3
SG64 57 1,620 296 70 110 18 535 25.3 4.6 1.1 1.7 .3 8.4
SG60 3 1,005 146 56 38 16 395 16.8 2.4 .9 .6 .3 6.6
PG56 56 1,761 164 342 67 16 857 31.4 2.9 6.1 1.2 .3 15.3
PG55 7 1,253 143 211 80 12 595 22.8 2.6 3.8 1.5 .2 10.8
SF53 31 1,544 241 98 40 19 646 29.1 4.5 1.8 .8 .4 12.2
C52 52 1,791 362 196 50 70 861 34.4 7.0 3.8 1.0 1.3 16.6
SG51 37 1,489 118 76 52 16 511 29.2 2.3 1.5 1.0 .3 10.0
C32 9 412 87 10 6 20 116 12.9 2.7 .3 .2 .6 3.6
PF27 0 380 86 15 8 7 153 14.1 3.2 .6 .3 .3 5.7
SF26 3 692 115 73 19 6 369 26.6 4.4 2.8 .7 .2 14.2
C20 14 366 89 9 14 10 92 18.3 4.5 .5 .7 .5 4.6
SF18 9 375 46 9 8 4 124 20.8 2.6 .5 .4 .2 6.9
PG15 0 66 9 11 5 1 23 4.4 .6 .7 .3 .1 1.5
SG14 0 244 31 22 13 3 80 17.4 2.2 1.6 .9 .2 5.7
PG12 10 291 25 37 15 2 110 24.3 2.1 3.1 1.3 .2 9.2
PF12 2 212 43 6 5 15 83 17.7 3.6 .5 .4 1.3 6.9
PG10 3 219 16 27 7 3 69 21.9 1.6 2.7 .7 .3 6.9
SF10 0 40 7 2 4 2 16 4.0 .7 .2 .4 .2 1.6
PG8 0 120 9 26 3 1 47 15.0 1.1 3.3 .4 .1 5.9
PG6 4 166 24 20 9 3 29 27.7 4.0 3.3 1.5 .5 4.8
PG5 0 45 4 4 0 0 8 9.0 .8 .8 .0 .0 1.6
PG5 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 1.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 .8
PF4 0 61 26 2 1 3 20 15.3 6.5 .5 .3 .8 5.0
SG2 0 15 2 3 3 0 7 7.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 .0 3.5
C2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Playoffs

Player
SF4 4 139 29 11 4 1 43 34.8 7.3 2.8 1.0 .3 10.8
PF4 4 120 35 7 1 0 52 30.0 8.8 1.8 .3 .0 13.0
PG4 4 113 6 16 3 1 27 28.3 1.5 4.0 .8 .3 6.8
SG4 4 91 15 5 2 1 45 22.8 3.8 1.3 .5 .3 11.3
SG4 2 94 11 3 5 2 30 23.5 2.8 .8 1.3 .5 7.5
C4 2 79 31 3 2 3 15 19.8 7.8 .8 .5 .8 3.8
SF4 0 95 6 7 1 0 52 23.8 1.5 1.8 .3 .0 13.0
SG4 0 89 9 10 6 3 19 22.3 2.3 2.5 1.5 .8 4.8
PF4 0 72 15 3 3 5 27 18.0 3.8 .8 .8 1.3 6.8
PF2 0 46 7 1 3 0 9 23.0 3.5 .5 1.5 .0 4.5
SF2 0 22 0 0 1 0 5 11.0 .0 .0 .5 .0 2.5

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/tickets/season-tickets 2015/16 Memphis Grizzlies Season Tickets