Morning Wrap: Grizzlies Beat Kings With Crazy Finish

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The great thing about sports is sometimes you see games end in ways you've never seen before. Last nights Sacramento Kings-Memphis Grizzlies game in Memphis is a perfect example of it.

The Kings had dominated Memphis for most of the night, leading by as much as 26 in the 1st half.

But the Grizz chipped away, trying to hold their 17 game home winning streak in tact. And on the heels of Mike Conley's 3-pointer with 10 seconds left, they took a 109-108 lead.

But the Kings weren't done. DeMarcus Cousins got fouled driving to the basket and hits the two free throws, giving Sacramento a 110-109 lead.

And with 0.3 seconds left on the clock, Grizzlies forward Vince Carter throws the ball in to a wide open Courtney Lee who grabs the ball and banks it in all in one motion as the buzzer sounds.

Grizzlies win...game over.

Your highlights from NBA.com:

Grizzlies Allen Slaps Photographers Camera, Later Apologizes

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This hurt to watch. Mostly because one of our jobs over the years was as a video photographer and we know how much somebody knocking a heavy piece of metal off the side of your head feels.

We are guessing WMC/Grizzlies photog Bo Bradley is a little sore this morning after Memphis Grizzlies forward Tony Allen in a bit of rage after a bad foul, walked over and slapped Bradley's camera, knocking it off the side of his head and his shoulder.

Allen's teammates, Zach Randolph and Tayshaun Prince immediately ran over and checked on Bradley who apparently was okay, just stunned.

And according to WMC-TV, Allen sent Bradley a direct Twitter message apologizing for what he did.
Which is nice, and Bradley forgives him, which is great. But come on Tony Allen, that's stupid dude. Frustration is understandable, but don't take it out on someone who didn't see it coming. You didn't need to do that.

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Chandler Parsons Has A Bit Of An Outside Shot

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Houston was facing a Memphis Grizzlies team that had, until last night were 0-10 against Southwest Division squads, and still lost with the effort we'll talk about below...

Chandler Parsons hit a career-high 34 points on 11-for-17 shooting, including 10-for-14 shooting from 3-point range. But Houston (29-16) had a three-game win streak snapped in an 88-87 win by the Griz...

Here's the highlights of his shooting...


For the record, Parsons hit his first 10 3-point attempts of the second half, matching Kenny Smith's franchise record for most consecutive shots hit from three. Parsons also become the first player in franchise history to hit six three-pointers in a quarter when he shot 6-for-6 in the third...

Still didn't work...

Memphis ABA retro jerseys: Some ideas are best left in closets

Grizzlies/Tams Jerseys

Why?

That of course is a rhetorical question, one we know the answer to.

The Memphis Grizzlies for the second time this season trotted out the old ABA Memphis Tams jerseys...complete with the Green, White and Gold "Tam O'Shanter". That's the tuk like thing on their heads in case you are wondering.

The jerseys didn't help them win, they lost 98-88 to Utah, but it really begs several questions.

Yeah, sure, we know, they are wearing them because the NBA is hoping to cash in with people rushing out to buy the retro jersey's.

But really, would you want to be seen wearing one of these?

They kind of remind us, what the old Washington Generals used to look like (team Globetrotters used to play).

But come on...really...these are just plain-ass ugly.

L.A. Stars Defeat Memphis Tams...Err Clips Over Griz 98-91. Where Was The Red, White & Blue Basketball?

The Los Angeles Stars and the Memphis Tams (aka L.A. Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies) mixed it up at the Staples Center in an ABA battle (The league died in 1976). The Stars won it 98-91.

Those of us at the OSG HQ wonder where was the red, white and blue basketball?

Here are the highlights and the ABA fashion show too. (Thanks NBA.com)



Now in our research we could not find any footage of the orginal Memphis Tams however we did find this clip from the old Memphis Sounds from 1975. It's a game against the old Spirits of St. Louis. Its a familar voice calling the game, Bob Costas had the call from the old Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.



By the way, we could not find any L.A. Stars footage. We did find this photo from a Stars game in the late 1960's