Grizzlies 2009-10 Schedule
Posted: Tue Aug 4, 2009 10:37 pm
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MEMPHIS, August, 4, 2009 – The Memphis Grizzlies will tip off their ninth NBA season in the Bluff City (15th overall) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 against the new-look Detroit Pistons at FedExForum. The season opener marks the eighth time since moving to Memphis that the Grizzlies have made their debut at home.
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After opening with two home games (Oct. 30 vs. Toronto), the Grizzlies travel for 12 of their next 17 games, including two season-long five-game road trips (Nov. 1-7 and Nov. 25-Dec. 2). It marks the club’s longest stretch away from Memphis since a six-game swing during the 2006-07 season (March 24-April 1, 2007). Despite a road heavy start to the season, 11 of the team’s first 19 games are against teams that did not qualify for the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
Memphis plays 21 of its 41 home games during the weekend, including 12 on Friday night, eight on Saturday night and one Sunday matinee vs. the Denver Nuggets (Dec. 20 at 3 p.m.). The Grizzlies will host their eighth consecutive Martin Luther King Jr. Day Game in Memphis on Jan. 18 in a nationally-televised game on TNT vs. the Phoenix Suns, marking the Grizzlies’ second MLK Game appearance against Phoenix in the last four seasons (137-122 Suns victory on Jan. 15, 2007).
Other home highlights include two matchups against Kobe Bryant and the 2009 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 1 and Feb. 23. Led by 2008-09 NBA MVP LeBron James and newly acquired center Shaquille O’Neal, the Cleveland Cavaliers make their lone appearance in Memphis on Dec. 8. Fan favorite Boston Celtics and perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen make their only appearance at FedExForum on Dec. 14. When the Los Angeles Clippers come to the Home of the Blues on Nov. 18 and Jan. 12 Grizzlies offseason acquisition Zach Randolph will face off against his former team, while the top two picks in the 2009 NBA Draft, Blake Griffin and Hasheem Thabeet, will go head-to-head.
MEMPHIS, August, 4, 2009 – The Memphis Grizzlies will tip off their ninth NBA season in the Bluff City (15th overall) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 against the new-look Detroit Pistons at FedExForum. The season opener marks the eighth time since moving to Memphis that the Grizzlies have made their debut at home.
View the full schedule.
After opening with two home games (Oct. 30 vs. Toronto), the Grizzlies travel for 12 of their next 17 games, including two season-long five-game road trips (Nov. 1-7 and Nov. 25-Dec. 2). It marks the club’s longest stretch away from Memphis since a six-game swing during the 2006-07 season (March 24-April 1, 2007). Despite a road heavy start to the season, 11 of the team’s first 19 games are against teams that did not qualify for the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
Memphis plays 21 of its 41 home games during the weekend, including 12 on Friday night, eight on Saturday night and one Sunday matinee vs. the Denver Nuggets (Dec. 20 at 3 p.m.). The Grizzlies will host their eighth consecutive Martin Luther King Jr. Day Game in Memphis on Jan. 18 in a nationally-televised game on TNT vs. the Phoenix Suns, marking the Grizzlies’ second MLK Game appearance against Phoenix in the last four seasons (137-122 Suns victory on Jan. 15, 2007).
Other home highlights include two matchups against Kobe Bryant and the 2009 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 1 and Feb. 23. Led by 2008-09 NBA MVP LeBron James and newly acquired center Shaquille O’Neal, the Cleveland Cavaliers make their lone appearance in Memphis on Dec. 8. Fan favorite Boston Celtics and perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen make their only appearance at FedExForum on Dec. 14. When the Los Angeles Clippers come to the Home of the Blues on Nov. 18 and Jan. 12 Grizzlies offseason acquisition Zach Randolph will face off against his former team, while the top two picks in the 2009 NBA Draft, Blake Griffin and Hasheem Thabeet, will go head-to-head.