these are the LAST 5 games the Memphis Grizzlies played*prior to tonight's game.
Grizzlies are a very physical team, they get their hands dirty.
and draw a great deal of Free Throws.
March 27th (NYK): 29 of 35 Free Throws
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278781
March 29th (HOU):19 of 21 Free Throws
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278799
March 30th (MIN):19 of 27 Free Throws
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278809
April 1st (SAS):*19 of 24 Free Throws
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278823
April 3rd*(POR):22 of 28 Free Throws
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278840
APRIL 5TH*(LAKERS+David Stern):*5 of 7 Free Throws
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400278857
every game is OVER 20 FTs..
Lakers had 18 FTs... Grizzlies just 7
the figures above average to 25.8 Free Throws/game for the Grizzlies.
tonight they received 73% less Free Throws than their average over the last 5 games.
THE 24TH RANKED DEFENSE IN THE LEAGUE.... VS. *ONE OF THE MOST PHYSICAL TEAMS IN THE NBA = 7 Free Throws