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The Houston Chronicle 's Ultimate Rockets blog is reporting that Kyle Lowry drafted by the Grizzlies in 2006, as I'm sure some of you remember wants to be traded if the Rockets sign free agent Goran Dragic .

The Memphis Grizzlies will likely be contenders to reach the NBA Finals next season.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen was named to the 2011-12 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the league announced today.

Congratulations to Tony Allen , who received a well-deserved honor today by making the 2012 NBA All-Defensive first team, along with LeBron James , Dwight Howard , Chris Paul , and, seriously, Serge Ibaka .

The Memphis Grizzlies had a disappointing finish to a very strong season. The Grizzlies lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after earning their best winning percentage in franchise history and first home-court advantage in franchise history.

Author's Note: The Straight Outta Vancouver Dialogues is a series of conversations between Kevin Lipe and Scott "ForeignFlopper" Beattie about the Grizzlies , basketball at large, and whatever else seems relevant at the moment.

Greg Oden two weeks ago had the same controversial procedure on his knee for which Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez traveled to Germany, ESPN.com reports .

Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay seems to be taking a lot of heat from Memphians, as well as a lot of the blame for the Grizzlies' first-round exit from the playoffs.

Playing hard and not giving up kept the Memphis Grizzlies alive in a win or season-over NBA Playoffs thriller at the FedExForum on Wednesday night.

He missed two buzzer beaters and had a horrible shooting game when he took more shots than he should have.

"You can't sit around and be outscored...in 3-pointers. I want a point guard who is quick and can guard somebody for as long as we need him to guard, and who can get us into some sort of offensive flow."A -- Coach Lionel Hollins According to Ron Tillery of the Commercial Appeal , a greater Memphis area newspaper, OJ Mayo wants to play point guard ... (more)

The season is over, the Memphis Grizzlies are off "golfing" somewhere, as the story goes, and we're now left to let the summer drag out with plenty of rationalization, reason and, more importantly, speculation.

Heisley said it's too soon to predict what moves, if any, that the team will make to improve the roster.

The Memphis Grizzlies ' season came to a sudden end on Sunday as the Grizzlies ran out of steam in their Game 7 loss, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers , 82-72. Rudy Gay and the Grizzlies looked terrific as they rallied from a 3-1 deficit, but the Clippers looked in Game 7 like they stole the grit and grind that had characterized the Grizzlies.

The pain flashed in the redness of Marc Gasol's eyes. The hurt was evident in the pauses and head shaking of Zach Randolph.

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Around this time a year ago the Spurs were swallowing an embarrasing first round exit at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Marc Gasol scored 23 points, Zach Randolph had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzles rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 90-88 Friday night, forcing a decisive seventh game in the series.

Rudy Gay and Mike Conley added 13 points each to help the Grizzlies win for the first time in the Western Conference series at Staples Center.

It can be frustrating sometimes when fans and media give into easy narratives in explaining what happens in a complicated game involving 10 players interacting at a fast pace over 180 possessions.