Zach Randolph scores 30 as Grizzlies beat Raptors

[La Bomba]

On opening night of the regular season, the Grizzlies didn't score enough points, put up enough resistance or even look as if they wanted to be in FedExForum.

 

Friday night, Memphis got a mulligan and made up for its false start by beating the Toronto Raptors, 115-107, before an announced crowd of 10,563.

 

"It's a sigh of relief. We came out with energy and guys are on the same page," power forward Zach Randolph said after tossing in 30 points to lead the Griz to their first victory this season.

 

The Griz looked like a completely different team than the one that got pummeled by Detroit. From the start against the Raptors, the Griz accumulated deflections on defense, aggressively chased rebounds and put on an inside-out offensive clinic.

 

"It was a good thing to watch," Griz coach Lionel Hollins said. "We competed and battled from the start. Toronto's got a lot of weapons. We had to battle all night. So it was a good team win."

 

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[YugoRocketsFan]

Randolph has always been a good player, hes just been lazy and doesnt defend, if he gave tons of effort he'd be a top 5 power forward.

[Knickmatic]

Fantasy

[La Bomba]

Randolph has always been a good player, hes just been lazy and doesnt defend, if he gave tons of effort he'd be a top 5 power forward.

He gives effort in the offensive end. He was really fighting for offensive rebounds and trying to get contact last night. His defense is very mediocre.