The Grizzlies look like they had this game won when O.J. Mayo hit a shot with 1.5 seconds left in the game to put the Grizzlies up 98-97.  But, Tyreke Evans of the Kings then hit a miracle 3-pointer from around 55 feet out to win the game!  Zach Randolph had a game for the ages with 35 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  Rudy Gay also had a solid game with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists and 1 steal.  Marc Gasol filled up the stat sheet with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Tony Allen (10 points) and O.J. Mayo (10 points) also pitched in offensively last night.  The Grizzlies are now 14-18 on the year.

23-year old shooting guard O.J. Mayo is still in Lionel Hollins’ Dog House.  Mayo has played in 13 games in December so far and he is averaging 12.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.  Mayo is shooting 40% from three point range so far this month.  Mayo has now played in 31 games (14 starts) so far this year and he is averaging 28.8 minutes, 13.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.  Mayo is better than anyone the Grizzlies have tried to replace him with so it’s just doesn’t make any sense to have him keep coming off of the bench.  Maybe the Grizzlies should try to deal Mayo if they dislike him so much because I’m sure they could get a pretty nice haul for him.

The Grizzlies shot 50.7% from the floor last night and it led them to victory.  Zach Randolph (21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) and Rudy Gay (18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Grizzlies last night.  Tony Allen got a surprise start in Xavier Henry’s spot and he was solid with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Mike Conley (12 points) and O.J. Mayo (12 points) also pitched in for the Grizzlies in this game.  The Grizzlies are now 14-17 on the season.

The Grizzlies played great defense last night as they held the Pacers to only 35.6% shooting from the floor which was the biggest reason for the nice road win.  Rudy Gay led the way for the Grizzlies in this game with 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Zach Randolph also had a great game last night with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.  Marc Gasol (17 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocked shots) and O.J. Mayo (17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes on the floor) also had solid games for the Grizzlies.  The Grizzlies are now 13-17 on the season.

The Grizzlies need more out of the rookies.  The Grizzlies have benched O.J. Mayo and have inserted 19-year old Xavier Henry in his spot.  Henry has played in 27 games (15 starts) for the Grizzlies so far this year and he is averaging 17.4 minutes, 5.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  Henry won’t keep his starting job unless he starts shooting better soon.  Henry is hitting only 41.7% from the floor, 11.8% from three point range and 66% from the free throw line so far this year.  23-year old SG/PG Greivis Vasquez has played in 23 games (0 starts) for the Grizzlies so far this year and he is averaging 12.2 minutes, 3.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.  Like Henry, Vasquez is having issues with his shooting.  Vasquez is shooting only 36.3% from the floor, 31.4% from three point range and he has shot 67% from the free throw line.  Vasquez needs to start shooting better if he wants to earn himself more minutes going forward.

The Grizzlies only shot 39.8% from the floor and they were outrebounded 49-39 and it did them in last night.  Marc Gasol led the way for the Grizzlies last night with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  O.J. Mayo (17 points, 1 rebounds and 2 steals) and Mike Conley (13 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Grizzlies last night.  Xavier Henry (11 points), Rudy Gay (11 points) and Zach Randolph (11 points) pitched in offensively last night.  The Grizzlies are now 12-17 on the year.

The Grizzlies were playing without Rudy Gay due to a league suspension but that didn’t stop them from giving the Spurs all they could handle.  The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 29-20 in the 4th quarter to send this game into O.T. before folding.  O.J. Mayo got a start in this game and he responded with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in an amazing 47 minutes on the floor.  Zach Randolph also had a monster game with 24 points, 21 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Tony Allen started in Rudy Gay’s spot and he finished up with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  The Grizzlies are now 12-16 on the year.

The Grizzlies only shot 36.5% from the floor and they were outrebounded 47-36 in this game as they never had a chance.  The Rockets were up 89-60 heading into the 4th quarter before calling off the dogs.  Rudy Gay led the way for the Grizzlies in this game with 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Sam Young shot 8 of 9 from the floor as he finished up with 19 points, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in only 19 minutes on the floor.  Zach Randolph pitched in with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 29 minutes.  The Grizzlies are now 12-15 on the year.

The Grizzlies shot 52.4% from the floor last night as they dominated the Bobcats on both ends of the court.  O.J. Mayo led the way for the Grizzlies in this game with 24 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal in only 24 minutes on the court.  Rudy Gay also had a solid game with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocked shots.  Zach Randolph had his usual good game with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.  Darrell Arthur pitched in with 10 points and 4 rebounds in only 17 minutes on the floor.  The Grizzlies are now 12-14 on the year.

The Grizzlies are sending 24-year old power forward DeMarre Carroll to the D-League.  Carroll has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Grizzlies so far this year and he is averaging 5.0 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He has now played in 79 games (1 start) in his first two years with the Grizzlies and he is averaging 10.9 minutes, 2.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  The Grizzlies hope that Carroll works on his shooting in the D-League as he is only hitting 39.5% from the floor and 63.6% of his free throws in his first two years in the NBA.  Despite this demotion, the Grizzlies still have high hopes for Carroll who they picked in the first round (#27 overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft.