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PLAYERS
2013-14 SEASON
Completed his fifth season in Memphis and 13th in the NBA with averages of 17.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 34.2
minutes in 79 games (all starts)… Shot .467 from the field and .742 from the free throw line… Led the Grizzlies in scoring average,
rebounding average, total points (1,372) and total rebounds (795) for the fourth time since coming to Memphis… Also led the
team in total offensive rebounds (265), total defensive rebounds (530), field goals made (560), field goals attempted (1,198), free
throws made (250), free throws attempted (337) and total minutes (2,705)… Set career highs for total assists (200) and assists
per game… Tied for fourth in the NBA in double-doubles (47) and ranked ninth in rebound average, tied for 36th in scoring average
and 39th in minutes per game… Recorded a double-double average for the seventh time in the last eight seasons and for the
eighth time in his career… One of seven players to average at least 17 points and 10 rebounds per game… Scored 14 of his 28
points and tallied 12 of the Grizzlies’ final 14 in the team’s first road win of the season on Nov. 15 at LA Lakers… Averaged 24.3
points and 12.0 rebounds on .574 shooting during Memphis’ four-game road sweep of every Californian NBA team (LA Lakers,
Sacramento, LA Clippers, Golden State) from Nov. 15-20, recording at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in all four games… That
marked the third time in 11 occurrences since the start of the 1985-86 season that a team swept all four Californian teams on
the same road trip… Posted 23 points and a season-high 20 rebounds, including a season-best 10 offensive boards, on Jan. 20
vs. New Orleans in the 12th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Game, marking his 11th career game with at least 20 points and
20 rebounds (ninth in a Grizzlies uniform)… Recorded his 190th double-double with Memphis on Jan. 28 at Portland, breaking
the franchise record previously held by Pau Gasol… Randolph broke the club record despite playing 175 fewer games with the
Grizzlies than Gasol… Recorded his 400th career double-double on March 26 at Utah, becoming the eighth active player to notch
400 career double-doubles and the fourth quickest among active players to reach 400 behind only Tim Duncan, Dwight Howard
and Kevin Garnett… Scored a season-high 32 points, the highest scoring performance by any Grizzlies player during the season,
on April 14 at Phoenix in helping Memphis clinch its franchise-record fourth consecutive playoff berth… Averaged 29.5 points
and 11.5 rebounds on .553 shooting in 42.5 minutes in the final two games of the season from April 14-16, including a 27-point,
14-rebound game in the regular season finale, a 106-105 overtime victory on April 16 vs. Dallas that earned Memphis the seventh
seed in the Western Conference Playoffs… Led the team or tied for the team lead in scoring 33 times, rebounding 57 times,
assists eight times, steals eight times, blocks five times and minutes 22 times… Posted 10+ points 74 times, 20+ points 34 times
and 30+ points once… Grabbed 10+ rebounds 47 times and 20+ rebounds once… Recorded 47 double-doubles… Notched
20+ points and 10+ rebounds 27 times… Tallied 20+ points and 20+ rebounds once…Had more games with 20+ points, 10+
rebounds and 5+ offensive rebounds (16) than any other NBA player… Missed three games due to injury/illness… Missed two
games from Nov. 30-Dec. 3 with a toe injury… Did not play on March 5 at Brooklyn due to flu-like symptoms… Won the Kia NBA
Community Assist Award in November 2013, his third time to receive the honor, for his outstanding contributions to the Memphis
community… 2014 Playoffs: Averaged 18.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists on .404 shooting in 39.1 minutes in six games
(all starts) in Memphis’ opening round series against Oklahoma City… Scored 10+ points six times and 20+ points three times,
including a playoff season-high 25 points in Game 2 on April 21 at Oklahoma City… Grabbed 10+ rebounds three times, including
a playoff season-high 11 rebounds in Game 1 on April 19 at Oklahoma City… Recorded three double-doubles (23 career) and two
20-10 games… Assessed a one-game suspension by the NBA following an altercation with Thunder center Steven Adams in the
fourth quarter of Game 6.
NBA CAREER
The 13-year veteran holds career averages of 17.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 32.0 minutes in 845 games (696 starts)
with the Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies… Has shot .472 from the field and
.763 from the free throw line… Selected to the 2010-11 All-NBA Third Team… His selection to an All-NBA team marked a career
first and a franchise first for the Grizzlies… A two-time NBA All-Star (2010, 2013) and the only Grizzlies player to make multiple
All-Star appearances… Received the 2003-04 NBA Most Improved Player Award… Averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds
in five of his 12 professional seasons… Owns 405 career double-doubles (7th among active players)… Holds career postseason
averages of 17.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists on .448 shooting in 35.9 minutes in 49 playoff games (45 starts) for Portland
and Memphis… The Grizzlies’ all-time postseason leader in points (385), rebounds (210), rebounding average (10.5), field goals
made (137) and free throws made (109)… 2012-13 (Memphis): Selected to the NBA All-Star Team for the second time in his
career, becoming the first Grizzlies player to make multiple All-Star appearances… Recorded 15.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.4
assists on .460 shooting in 34.3 minutes in 76 games (75 starts)… Led the NBA in total offensive rebounds (310) for the second
time in his career (2009-10) and tallied the third-highest number of offensive boards in his career… Ranked fourth in the league
in double-doubles (45)… Tied for fourth in the league in rebounding and was one of three qualifying players to average at least
15 points and 11 rebounds per game (Dwight Howard, David Lee)… Averaged a double-double for the seventh time in his
career… Recorded six points and five rebounds in 13 minutes in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 17, 2013 at the Toyota
Center in Houston… Exploded for a season-high 38 points and season-best 22 rebounds in 44 minutes in an overtime win over
Phoenix on Dec. 4, 2012, his fourth career 30-20 game and third in a Grizzlies uniform… Poured in 25 points and 19 rebounds in
the regular season finale on April 17, 2013 vs. Utah… 2013 Playoffs: Led the team in in scoring (17.4 points) and rebounding
(10.0)… Ranked T-15th in the league in scoring and seventh in rebounding during the postseason… Averaged 11.0 points and
12.0 rebounds on .302 shooting in 38.5 minutes in the Western Conference Finals against San Antonio… Averaged 18.4 points,
10.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists on .446 shooting in 39.6 minutes during the Western Conference Semifinals against Oklahoma
City… Averaged 20.8 points and 8.0 rebounds on .568 shooting in 33.7 minutes in the first round against the Los Angeles
Clippers… 2011-12 (Memphis): Posted 11.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists on .463 shooting in 26.2 minutes in an
abbreviated 28-game season due to a torn right medial collateral ligament (MCL) sustained on Jan. 1, 2012 at Chicago… Scored
a season-high 25 points in 25 minutes his return game on March 16, 2012 vs. Toronto, becoming just the second player in NBA
history to score at least 25 points in his first game following a layoff of 10 weeks or more (Jeff Malone, 28 points on March 23,
1995)… 2012 Playoffs: Averaged 13.7 points, a team-high 9.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists on .420 shooting in 35.4 minutes in
seven games against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs… 2010-11 (Memphis):
Posted 20.1 points, a franchise-record 12.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists on .503 shooting in 36.3 minutes en route to his selection
to the 2010-11 All-NBA Third Team… Set a career high in rebounds per game and tied a personal best in assists per game…
Ranked third in the NBA in rebounding and 19th in scoring… Earned numerous accolades on and off the court… Named the
January 2011 Western Conference Player of the Month, a career first and franchise first for the monthly award… Averaged 22.4
points and 14.2 rebounds in the month of January… Earned three Western Conference Player of the Week Awards for the weeks
of Jan. 3, Jan. 24 and March 28, more Western weekly awards than any NBA player except Russell Westbrook (four)… Recorded
53 double-doubles… Recorded his 300th career double-double on March 19, 2011 vs. Indiana… Won the NBA Cares Community
Assist Award for December 2010… 2011 Playoffs: Led Memphis to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time in team
history, averaging 22.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists on .446 shooting in 39.6 minutes in 13 games… Led the team and
placed 10th in the NBA in scoring … Ranked second on the team and fourth in the NBA in rebounding… Recorded an NBA-high
four 30-point, 10-rebound games… Scored a franchise-record and career-high 34 points in Game 1 of the conference semifinals
on May 1, 2011 at Oklahoma City… Posted the first 20-point, 20-rebounds in franchise playoff history with 21 points and a
franchise-record tying 21 rebounds in Game 3 of the conference semifinals on May 7, 2011 vs. Oklahoma City… Matched his
franchise record with 34 points in triple-overtime in Game 4 of the conference semifinals on May 9, 2011 vs. Oklahoma City…
Poured in 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter in Memphis’ first round series-clinching Game 6 victory on April 29, 2011 vs.
San Antonio… Made the deciding three-pointer with 41.9 seconds remaining in Game 3 of the first round on April 23 vs. San
Antonio… 2009-10 (Memphis): Led the Grizzlies in scoring (20.8 points) and rebounding (11.7) on .488 shooting in 37.6 minutes
in 81 games (all starts) in his first season in Memphis… Set or tied 16 franchise records en route to his selection to the 2010
All-Star Game, his first career All-Star berth… Became the second All-Star in club history (Pau Gasol in 2005-06)… Recorded
eight points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 19 minutes on Feb. 14, 2010 in Dallas… Ranked tied for third in
rebounding and 12th in scoring… One of three players (Chris Bosh, David Lee) to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds…
Led the NBA with 4.1 offensive rebounds per game… Recorded a career-high and franchise-record 57 double-doubles, second
in the NBA behind Dwight Howard… Grabbed a career-high 25 rebounds on Feb. 27, 2010 at New York… Recorded his 10,000th
career point on April 4, 2010 at Orlando… Recorded his 5,000th career rebound on March 17, 2010 at Houston… Recorded his
200th career double-double on Nov. 10, 2009 vs. Portland… 2008-09 (New York/LA Clippers): Averaged 20.8 points and 10.1
rebounds in 35.1 minutes in 50 games (45 starts), splitting time between the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers… Posted
20.9 points and 9.4 rebounds in 35.1 minutes in 39 games (34 starts) with the Clippers… Registered 20.5 points and 12.5
rebounds in 35.3 minutes in 11 games (all starts) with the Knicks… One of four NBA players (Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Al
Jefferson) to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds… 2007-08 (New York): Posted 17.6 points and 10.3 rebounds in 32.5
minutes in 69 games (68 starts)… Led the team in rebounding and ranked second in scoring… Collected 40 double-doubles, 10th
in the NBA… 2006-07 (Portland): Averaged a career-high 23.6 points (12th in the NBA) and 10.1 rebounds (8th) in 35.7 minutes
in 68 games (67 starts)… Became the first player in Trail Blazers history to lead the team in scoring and rebounding in four
consecutive seasons… The only NBA player to average at least 23 points and 10 rebounds… Scored a career-high 43 points on
March 29, 2007 vs. Memphis… 2005-06 (Portland): Averaged 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in 34.4 minutes in 74 games (71
starts)… Led Trail Blazers in scoring, rebounding and double-doubles (21) for a third consecutive year… Recorded a career-high
eight assists on Dec. 16, 2005 vs. Seattle… 2004-05 (Portland): Led the team in scoring (18.9 points) and rebounding (9.6) in
34.8 minutes in 46 games (37 starts)… 2003-04 (Portland): Enjoyed a breakout campaign by leading the Trail Blazers in scoring
(20.1 points) and 10.5 rebounds in 37.9 minutes in 81 games (80 starts)… Named the 2003-04 NBA Most Improved Player,
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