2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies season

2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach David Joerger
General manager Chris Wallace
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Results
Record 55–27 (.671)
Place Division: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost to Warriors 2-4 (Semi-Finals)

The 2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 20th season of the franchise in the NBA and their 14th in Memphis.[1] The Grizzlies were strong for most of the season, and lead the Southwest division for most of the season, but faltered during the month of April and surrendered the division lead to the Rockets. The Grizzlies finished second in the Southwest division with the second best record in franchise history at 55-27 and fifth in the Western conference. In the first round, they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in 5 games. The Grizzlies' season ended with a 2-4 semi-finals loss to eventual champion Golden State Warriors.

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 22 Jordan Adams SG  United States UCLA

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Houston Rockets 56 26 .683 0.0 30–11 26–15 8–8 82
x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 1.0 31–10 24–17 9–7 82
x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 1.0 33–8 22–19 8–8 82
x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 6.0 27–14 23–18 7–9 82
x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 11.0 28–13 17–24 8–8 82
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Golden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 – 82
2 y-Houston Rockets * 56 26 .683 11.0 82
3 x-Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 .683 11.0 82
4 y-Portland Trail Blazers * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 55 27 .671 12.0 82
6 x-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 12.0 82
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 17.0 82
8 x-New Orleans Pelicans 45 37 .549 22.0 82
9 Oklahoma City Thunder 45 37 .549 22.0 82
10 Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 28.0 82
11 Utah Jazz 38 44 .463 29.0 82
12 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 37.0 82
13 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 38.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 21 61 .256 46.0 82
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 66 .195 51.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 3–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–4)
2014–15 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 55–27 (Home: 31–10; Road: 24–17)
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Total: 6–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–3)
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Injuries

Roster

2014–15 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 3 Adams, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–07–08 UCLA
G/F 9 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982–01–11 Oklahoma State
G 12 Calathes, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1989–02–07 Florida
G/F 15 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina
G 11 Conley, Mike (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–10–11 Ohio State
C 33 Gasol, Marc (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–01–29 Lausanne CS (TN)
F 0 Green, JaMychal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1990–06–21 Alabama
F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown
C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–02–24 Ohio State
G/F 5 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
F 30 Leuer, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–05–14 Wisconsin
F 50 Randolph, Zach (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1981–07–16 Michigan State
G 2 Smith, Russ 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–04–19 Louisville
F 1 Stokes, Jarnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1994–01–07 Tennessee
G 19 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982–07–05 Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2015–03–30

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ↑ Grizzlies to host Open House Saturday

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