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The Memphis Grizzlies have a chance to go out a winner in what could be their losingest season since relocating from Vancouver when they host the Detroit Pistons in their home finale on Sunday afternoon in Memphis Gale Sayers Jersey , Tenn.
The Grizzlies (21-58) are dueling the Phoenix Suns (20-60) for the distinction of having the worst record in the NBA this season. Any combination of two Memphis wins and Phoenix losses would put the Suns in the driver’s seat at the NBA Draft Lottery in May.
One of the most disappointing aspect of the season, veteran center Marc Gasol said recently, is the club’s 15-25 home record.
The Memphis fans deserve better, he said.
“For a long time, we made a commitment as a team, as a franchise, to not only be a part of the community, but THE community,” Gasol said. “I think that’s why we have the support that we have from our fans Eddie Jackson Jersey , because they don’t see us as somebody that supports the community. They see us a part of them. They see us trying to help in every way possible.
“There’s a reason why we’ve been so successful. Even though we don’t have as many of the older guys that we had here in the past, we try to teach and show, by example, the younger players how important it is for their success, on the court, to support all the people in Memphis. Without the support of the people of Memphis, these things are not going to happen.”
The Grizzlies have lost their last four games, including 94-93 at home to Sacramento on Friday night in a game attended by 16,527 people. Memphis has filled its building to 88 percent capacity this season despite the constant losing.
The Grizzlies need two wins in their last three games to avoid matching their 60-loss total of last season. That’s the most losses in the club’s Memphis history.
They finish with road games at Minnesota and Oklahoma City.
Beating the Pistons Rico Gathers Jersey , even though Detroit has been eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race, will not be easy.
Detroit is finishing strong, having won eight of its last 10 games despite losing star forward Blake Griffin to a bruised right ankle halfway through the stretch.
Anthony Tolliver has filled in admirably for Griffin, scoring in double figures in his last five starts, hitting 18 of his 29 3-point attempts.
He has reached double figures in seven straight games, averaging 17.4 points, after recording only two such games in his previous 15 contests, going scoreless three times.
Tolliver recently scolded those who doubted him.
“I’ve always been an ultimate team guy, right?” he said. “Whenever a coach asks me to fill a role Jordan Mills Jersey , I fill it. That’s what I do.”
The Pistons and Grizzlies met once earlier this season, with Detroit pulling out a 104-102 home win in February. Gasol had 19 points and 14 rebounds in the loss.
Five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh officially was released Wednesday by the Miami Dolphins at the start of free agency, and the team made official the trades to acquire defensive end Robert Quinn and send Jarvis Landry to the Cleveland Browns.
Miami also announced the release of tight end Julius Thomas, which had been expected. The Dolphins decided to keep right tackle Ja'Wuan James, which guarantees him $9.34 million in 2018.
Restructured contracts for quarterback Ryan Tannehill and Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones cleared $18 million in cap space. The Dolphins converted $16.7 million of Tannehill's 2018 salary to bonus pay, underscoring their long-term investment in him, and converted $9.4 million of Jones' salary this year to bonus pay.
Suh was halfway through the $114 million, six-year deal he signed when he joined the Dolphins in 2015. Along with the incentive of creating $17 million in cap space this year, the move was widely seen as part of coach Adam Gase's attempt to improve the locker room culture following a 6-10 season.
Suh's standoffish personality raised questions about his leadership Quinton Dunbar Jersey , and he has never been on a team that won a playoff game.
Landry went to the Browns for a fourth-round draft pick this year and a seventh-rounder in 2019. Quinn was acquired from the Los Angeles Rams for a fourth-round pick, and the teams swapped sixth-round choices.
Thomas was a disappointment in his lone season with Miami, catching 41 passes for 388 yards and three scores.
Miami tendered three exclusive rights free agents: center Jake Brendel, linebacker Mike Hull and defensive back Jordan Lucas. The team declined to tender offensive lineman Anthony Steen, linebacker Neville Hewitt, quarterback David Fales or running back De'Veon Smith, making them free to negotiate with any team.
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