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They lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, and would not return to the playoffs until 2015. The Memphis Grizzlies also made the playoffs for the first time since 2006. Unlike their previous three appearances, in which they were swept in the first round, The Grizzlies broke their trend by winning Game 1 of their series ...
In the NBA Finals, the Celtics were again the Lakers' final hurdle. Los Angeles lost game one of the NBA Finals by a score of 148–114, in what is remembered as the "Memorial Day Massacre". [123] The Lakers, behind 38-year-old Finals MVP Abdul-Jabbar, recovered to defeat the Celtics in six games. [124]
Despite being one of the youngest squads in the NBA, the Grizzlies are rivals with the Los Angeles Clippers, since the 2011–12 season, when the Clippers eliminated the Grizzlies in seven games in the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs.
Los Angeles Lakers: 10–2: Portland Trail Blazers: 1977: 2020: 12 [nb 13] Boston Celtics: 9–3: Los Angeles Lakers: 1959: 2010: Boston (1–0) Minneapolis Boston (8–3) Los Angeles 12 [nb 14] Los Angeles Lakers: 9–3: Detroit Pistons: 1950: 2004: Minneapolis (4–1) Fort Wayne Minneapolis (2–0) Detroit Los Angeles (3–2) Detroit 12: Los ...
This article lists some of the famous rivalries in the NBA. Rivalries are classified into three primary groups; intradivisional, interdivisional, and interconference. Intradivisional rivalries comprise games between opponents in the same division. Since the 2004–05 NBA season, there are 30 teams in six divisions of five teams each. Each team ...
The Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers inadvertently played an additional 1 minute and 6 seconds during Friday night's game, an NBA spokesman said Saturday. The Grizzlies lost 123-120 at ...
The Grizzlies won the first playoff series in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 6 of their first round series. It was also only the fourth time in NBA history an eighth-seeded team defeated a first-seeded team, and only the second time in a best-of-seven series. [10]
The Lakers would ultimately win the game over the Grizzlies by a score of 123-120. Lakers, Grizzlies played an extra 66 seconds in third quarter after game clock was 'inaccurately set' [Video ...