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Grizzlies vs. Nuggets LIVE Thursday on 92.9/GAME NOTES/AUDIO

Bear Necessities 

·        The Memphis Grizzlies will finish their regular season road schedule Thursday at Denver Thursday night (4/7/22) on 92.9 FM ESPN…


·         The Grizzlies are seeking their first-ever four-game season series sweep of the Nuggets after winning the first three matchups this season… Memphis does hold two three-game season sweeps of Denver (2011-12, 2016-17).

·         Memphis ends its regular season schedule with back-to-back home games on April 9 vs. New Orleans and April 10 vs. Boston.

·         The Grizzlies have clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the highest conference finish in franchise history.

·         Memphis leads the NBA in rebounds, steals and blocks… The Grizzlies are slated to become the first NBA team to lead the league in all three categories since steals and blocks were made official stats in 1973-74.

·         Tyus Jones is averaging 24.5 points and 5.5 assists to just 0.5 turnovers in 36.5 minutes in his last two games played (March 30 at San Antonio, April 5 at Utah)… Jones, who is on pace to break his own single-season NBA record for assist-to-turnover ratio, has 91 assists to seven turnovers in 19 games since the All-Star Break (13.0 A:TO).

·         With three rejections on April 5 at Utah, Jaren Jackson Jr. surpassed Pau Gasol (169 in 2001-02) as the franchise’s single-season recordholder for blocks.

Milestones

Desmond Bane is on pace to set a new single-season franchise record for free throw percentage (.901)… The current mark is held by O.J. Mayo (.879 in 2008-09).

Series Records and Current Streaks vs. Opponent (Regular Season)

Overall: 39-59 (Won 3) Road: 10-38 (Won 1) Last Win: 1/21/22 Last Road Win: 1/21/22

Connections

Nuggets forward Jeff Green appeared in 98 games (68 starts) over parts of two seasons (2014-16) with the Grizzlies and averaged 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29.6 minutes. Nuggets forward JaMychal Green appeared in 271 games (149 starts) and averaged 8.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in 22.6 minutes over parts of five seasons (2014-15 to 2018-19) with the Grizzlies. Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton played collegiately at the University of Memphis. Grizzlies forward/centers Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman Sr. and Nuggets guard Bryn Forbes went to Michigan State… Forbes teamed with Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson on the San Antonio Spurs for two seasons (2016-18). Grizzlies assistant coach Darko Rajaković and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic are from Serbia… Rajaković coached Jokic on the Serbian national team during the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, leading the team to a win over the United States. Grizzlies guard Tyus Jones, Grizzlies assistant coach David McClure and Nuggets guard Austin Rivers played at Duke. Grizzlies Vice President of Basketball Affairs Tayshaun Prince and Nuggets guard Jamal Murray and center DeMarcus Cousins played at the University of Kentucky… Murray, Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke and Grizzlies guard/forward Dillon Brooks are natives of Canada.