# 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 16th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the tenth for the franchise in Memphis. The 2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season marked their first playoff appearance since 2006. This season also marked their first playoff win in a series in franchise history by defeating the first seeded San Antonio Spurs in six games in an upset, becoming the fourth eighth seed in league history to win a playoffs series against a number one seed, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, the New York Knicks in 1999, and the Golden State Warriors in 2007.
However, the Grizzlies' season ended with a seven-game loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals.

## Key dates

* June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
* July 1, 2010 – The free agency period began.
* February 8, 2011 – Tony Allen was inserted into the starting lineup in a game against Oklahoma City, in place of an injured Rudy Gay and suspended O. J. Mayo. Allen produced 27 points, five steals and three blocks while spending most of the contest guarding Kevin Durant and in a postgame interview, coined the phrase "Grit. Grind." that became part of Memphis' team identity going forward.
* February 24, 2011 – The Grizzlies trade Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a future first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Shane Battier and Ishmael Smith. An attempted trade of O. J. Mayo to the Indiana Pacers for Josh McRoberts and a 2011 first-round draft pick did not make the trade deadline.
* April 8, 2011 – The Grizzlies clinch a playoff berth after a victory over the Sacramento Kings.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
| 1 | 12 | Xavier Henry | Guard | United States | Kansas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Dominique Jones | Guard | United States | USF (Jr.) |
| 1 | 28 | Greivis Vásquez | Guard | Venezuela | Maryland (Sr.) |

## Pre-season
### Game log

2010 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 8–0 (home: 4–0; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
Indiana
W 87–85
Rudy Gay (12)
Marc Gasol (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
FedExForum 8,618
1–0
2
October 7
@ Atlanta
W 115–111 (OT)
Acie Law (19)
Zach Randolph (8)
Acie Law (5)
Philips Arena 7,132
2–0
3
October 9
@ New Orleans
W 97–90
Zach Randolph (21)
Marc Gasol (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (4)
New Orleans Arena 11,461
3–0
4
October 12
@ Oklahoma City
W 116–96
Marc Gasol (19)
Marc Gasol (8)
Acie Law (6)
BOK Center 11,297
4–0
5
October 14
Caja Laboral
W 110–105
Mike Conley Jr. (27)
Darrell Arthur (9)
Acie Law (5)
FedExForum 7,940
5–0
6
October 16
Milwaukee
W 91–77
Rudy Gay (17)
Rudy Gay (9)
Acie Law (5)
FedExForum 9,767
6–0
7
October 18
New Orleans
W 96–91
Mike Conley Jr. (19)
Darrell Arthur, Hasheem Thabeet (7)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol, O. J. Mayo (4)
FedExForum 8,268
7–0
8
October 22
@ Detroit
W 106–103
Marc Gasol, Sam Young (16)
DeMarre Carroll Hamed Haddadi (7)
Mike Conley Jr.
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,528
8–0 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 29–12 | 28–13 | 8–8 |
| x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 9–7 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 30–11 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
| Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 5–11 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
| 4 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 44 |

### Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 46–36 (home: 30–11; road: 16–25) :
October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
Atlanta
L 104–119
Mike Conley Jr. (23)
Rudy Gay (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 17,519
0–1
2
October 29
@ Dallas
W 91–90
Rudy Gay (21)
Marc Gasol (15)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
American Airlines Center 20,060
1–1
3
October 30
Minnesota
W 109–89
O. J. Mayo (29)
Marc Gasol (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (11)
FedExForum 12,753
2–1 :
November: 6–9 (home: 5–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
@ LA Lakers
L 105–124
Rudy Gay (30)
Marc Gasol (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
Staples Center 18,997
2–2
5
November 3
@ Golden State
L 109–115
Rudy Gay (35)
Marc Gasol (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (13)
Oracle Arena 16,607
2–3
6
November 5
@ Phoenix
L 118–123 (2OT)
Rudy Gay, Marc Gasol (26)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
US Airways Center 16,470
2–4
7
November 6
@ Sacramento
W 100–91
Rudy Gay (32)
Zach Randolph (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
ARCO Arena 14,085
3–4
8
November 8
Phoenix
W 109–99
Zach Randolph (23)
Zach Randolph (20)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 10,786
4–4
9
November 10
Dallas
L 91–106
Zach Randolph (23)
Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
FedExForum 10,767
4–5
10
November 13
Boston
L 110–116 (OT)
Rudy Gay (22)
Zach Randolph (11)
Marc Gasol (5)
FedExForum 18,119
4–6
11
November 15
@ Orlando
L 72–89
Marc Gasol (14)
Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
Amway Center 18,846
4–7
12
November 16
Portland
L 99–100
Rudy Gay (20)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 10,827
4–8
13
November 19
@ Washington
L 86–89
Zach Randolph (19)
Zach Randolph (12)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
Verizon Center 13,504
4–9
14
November 20
Miami
W 97–95
Zach Randolph (21)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 18,119
5–9
15
November 24
Detroit
W 105–84
Zach Randolph (21)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
FedExForum 11,283
6–9
16
November 26
Golden State
W 116–111
Rudy Gay (25)
Zach Randolph (7)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
FedExForum 14,753
7–9
17
November 27
@ Cleveland
L 86–92
Rudy Gay (17)
Zach Randolph (11)
Rudy Gay (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
7–10
18
November 30
LA Lakers
W 98–96
Mike Conley Jr. (28)
Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph (9)
Zach Randolph (4)
FedExForum 17,638
8–10 :
December: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
@ Atlanta
L 109–112
Rudy Gay (23)
Zach Randolph (19)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
Philips Arena 11,513
8–11
20
December 3
Houston
L 111–127
Rudy Gay (29)
Zach Randolph (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 14,577
8–12
21
December 5
@ Denver
L 107–108
Rudy Gay (24)
Zach Randolph (12)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
Pepsi Center 15,017
8–13
22
December 6
@ Utah
L 85–94
Mike Conley Jr. (19)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,131
8–14
23
December 8
@ Phoenix
W 104–98 (OT)
Zach Randolph (34)
Zach Randolph (17)
Mike Conley Jr. (14)
US Airways Center 16,288
9–14
24
December 11
@ LA Clippers
W 84–83
Zach Randolph (18)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
Staples Center 14,970
10–14
25
December 13
Portland
W 86–73
Zach Randolph (25)
Zach Randolph (20)
Mike Conley Jr. (3)
FedExForum 10,467
11–14
26
December 15
Charlotte
W 113–80
O. J. Mayo (24)
Marc Gasol (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
FedExForum 12,219
12–14
27
December 17
@ Houston
L 87–103
Rudy Gay, Sam Young (19)
Zach Randolph (9)
Mike Conley Jr., Rudy Gay, O. J. Mayo (3)
Toyota Center 14,534
12–15
28
December 18
@ San Antonio
L 106–112 (OT)
O. J. Mayo (27)
Zach Randolph (21)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
12–16
29
December 21
New Jersey
L 94–101
Marc Gasol (19)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 14,112
12–17
30
December 26
@ Indiana
W 104–90
Rudy Gay (30)
Zach Randolph (16)
Mike Conley Jr. (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12,630
13–17
31
December 27
Toronto
W 96–85
Zach Randolph (21)
Tony Allen, Zach Randolph (8)
Mike Conley Jr., Rudy Gay (6)
FedExForum 14,971
14–17
32
December 29
@ Sacramento
L 98–100
Zach Randolph (35)
Zach Randolph (17)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
ARCO Arena 12,636
14–18 :
January: 11–6 (home: 6–1; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 1
@ Utah
L 92–98
Zach Randolph (27)
Zach Randolph (16)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,732
14–19
34
January 2
@ LA Lakers
W 104–85
Rudy Gay (27)
Marc Gasol (10)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol (6)
Staples Center 18,997
15–19
35
January 4
Oklahoma City
W 110–105
Zach Randolph (31)
Zach Randolph (16)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
FedExForum 12,765
16–19
36
January 7
Utah
W 110–99
Rudy Gay (28)
Zach Randolph (11)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
FedExForum 14,781
17–19
37
January 8
@ Oklahoma City
L 100–109
Zach Randolph (27)
Zach Randolph (16)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
17–20
38
January 10
@ Charlotte
L 82–96
Zach Randolph (15)
Zach Randolph (15)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,188
17–21
39
January 12
@ Detroit
W 107–99
Zach Randolph (34)
Zach Randolph (17)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,068
18–21
40
January 15
Dallas
W 89–70
Zach Randolph (23)
Zach Randolph (20)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 15,812
19–21
41
January 17
Chicago
L 84–96
Zach Randolph (21)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 18,119
19–22
42
January 19
@ New Orleans
L 102–103 (OT)
Mike Conley Jr., Rudy Gay (22)
Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph (10)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol, Rudy Gay (5)
New Orleans Arena 15,951
19–23
43
January 21
Houston
W 115–110
Zach Randolph (29)
Zach Randolph (19)
Mike Conley Jr., Rudy Gay (5)
FedExForum 13,458
20–23
44
January 22
@ Milwaukee
W 94–81
Marc Gasol (24)
Marc Gasol (16)
Greivis Vásquez (4)
Bradley Center 16,157
21–23
45
January 24
@ Toronto
W 100–98
Rudy Gay (21)
Zach Randolph (12)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol (4)
Air Canada Centre 14,127
22–23
46
January 26
@ New Jersey
L 88–93
Rudy Gay (22)
Zach Randolph (16)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol (5)
Prudential Center 8,866
22–24
47
January 28
@ Philadelphia
W 99–94
Zach Randolph (22)
Zach Randolph (12)
Marc Gasol (5)
Wells Fargo Center 14,289
23–24
48
January 29
Washington
W 107–93
Zach Randolph (24)
Zach Randolph (20)
Mike Conley Jr. (12)
FedExForum 14,722
24–24
49
January 31
Orlando
W 100–97
Mike Conley Jr. (26)
Zach Randolph (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (11)
FedExForum 13,513
25–24 :
February: 8–4 (home: 5–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 2
@ Minnesota
W 102–84
Zach Randolph (23)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
Target Center 12,662
26–24
51
February 4
Cleveland
W 112–105
Zach Randolph (29)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 11,932
27–24
52
February 5
@ Houston
L 93–95 (OT)
Zach Randolph (22)
Zach Randolph (17)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
Toyota Center 18,195
27–25
53
February 7
LA Lakers
L 84–93
Sam Young (22)
Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph (12)
Mike Conley Jr., Zach Randolph (4)
FedExForum 18,119
27–26
54
February 8
@ Oklahoma City
W 105–101 (OT)
Zach Randolph (31)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr., Zach Randolph (4)
Oklahoma City Arena 17,868
28–26
55
February 11
Milwaukee
W 89–86
Mike Conley Jr. (23)
Rudy Gay (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 14,749
29–26
56
February 13
Denver
W 116–108
Darrell Arthur (24)
Zach Randolph (16)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
FedExForum 15,398
30–26
57
February 15
Philadelphia
W 102–91
Mike Conley Jr. (22)
Zach Randolph (10)
Zach Randolph (7)
FedExForum 11,197
31–26
All-Star Break
58
February 22
@ Denver
L 107–120
Tony Allen (26)
Tony Allen, Zach Randolph (8)
Jason Williams (9)
Pepsi Center 14,638
31–27
59
February 23
@ Minnesota
W 104–95
Zach Randolph (24)
Zach Randolph (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
Target Center 11,497
32–27
60
February 26
Sacramento
W 120–92
Zach Randolph (23)
Zach Randolph (12)
Jason Williams (5)
FedExForum 16,028
33–27
61
February 27
@ San Antonio
L 88–95
Zach Randolph (24)
Zach Randolph (17)
Marc Gasol (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
33–28 :
March: 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 1
San Antonio
W 109–93
Darrell Arthur, Zach Randolph (21)
Zach Randolph (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
FedExForum 13,480
34–28
63
March 4
New Orleans
L 91–98
Zach Randolph (20)
Zach Randolph (11)
O. J. Mayo (6)
FedExForum 15,367
34–29
64
March 6
@ Dallas
W 104–103
Zach Randolph (27)
Shane Battier (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (10)
American Airlines Center 20,102
35–29
65
March 7
Oklahoma City
W 107–101
Tony Allen, Mike Conley Jr. (20)
Shane Battier, O. J. Mayo (7)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
FedExForum 13,903
36–29
66
March 9
New York
L 108–110
Tony Allen (22)
Zach Randolph (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 17,512
36–30
67
March 12
@ Miami
L 85–118
O. J. Mayo (19)
Zach Randolph (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
36–31
68
March 14
@ LA Clippers
W 105–82
Zach Randolph (30)
Zach Randolph (12)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
FedExForum 15,989
37–31
69
March 17
@ New York
L 99–120
Mike Conley Jr. (16)
Darrell Arthur (7)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
37–32
70
March 19
Indiana
W 99–78
Tony Allen (19)
Tony Allen (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
FedExForum 17,013
38–32
71
March 21
Utah
W 103–85
Zach Randolph (19)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (11)
FedExForum 12,688
39–32
72
March 23
@ Boston
W 90–87
Leon Powe, Zach Randolph (13)
Marc Gasol (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (5)
TD Garden 18,624
40–32
73
March 25
@ Chicago
L 96–99
Zach Randolph (16)
Marc Gasol (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
United Center 22,274
40–33
74
March 27
San Antonio
W 111–104
Tony Allen, Zach Randolph (23)
Zach Randolph (11)
Mike Conley Jr., Marc Gasol (4)
FedExForum 17,098
41–33
75
March 30
Golden State
W 110–91
Tony Allen (21)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
FedExForum 13,815
42–33 :
April: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ New Orleans
W 93–81
Zach Randolph (28)
Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph (10)
Mike Conley Jr., Zach Randolph (7)
New Orleans Arena 16,561
43–33
77
April 2
Minnesota
W 106–89
Zach Randolph (22)
Marc Gasol (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
FedExForum 15,327
44–33
78
April 5
LA Clippers
L 81–82
Mike Conley Jr. (20)
Marc Gasol (15)
Mike Conley Jr. (4)
FedExForum 15,433
44–34
79
April 8
Sacramento
W 101–96
Zach Randolph (27)
Zach Randolph (15)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 16,517
45–34
80
April 10
New Orleans
W 111–89
O. J. Mayo (18)
Marc Gasol, Hamed Haddadi (7)
Zach Randolph (6)
FedExForum 17,041
46–34
81
April 12
@ Portland
L 89–102
Mike Conley Jr. (17)
Hamed Haddadi, Marc Gasol (10)
O. J. Mayo (3)
Rose Garden 20,662
46–35
82
April 13
@ LA Clippers
L 103–110
Sam Young (22)
Darrell Arthur (9)
O. J. Mayo, Greivis Vásquez, Sam Young (4)
Staples Center 19,060
46–36 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Playoffs
### Game log

2011 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
@ San Antonio
W 101–98
Zach Randolph (25)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr. (10)
AT&T Center 18,581
1–0
2
April 20
@ San Antonio
L 87–93
Sam Young (17)
Marc Gasol (17)
Mike Conley Jr. (4)
AT&T Center 18,760
1–1
3
April 23
San Antonio
W 91–88
Zach Randolph (25)
Marc Gasol (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
FedExForum 18,119
2–1
4
April 25
San Antonio
W 104–86
Mike Conley Jr. (15)
Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph (9)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
FedExForum 18,119
3–1
5
April 27
@ San Antonio
L 103–110 (OT)
Zach Randolph (26)
Marc Gasol (17)
Zach Randolph (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
3–2
6
April 29
San Antonio
W 99–91
Zach Randolph (31)
Marc Gasol (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (3)
FedExForum 18,119
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 1
@ Oklahoma City
W 114–101
Zach Randolph (34)
Marc Gasol (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (7)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
1–0
2
May 3
@ Oklahoma City
L 102–111
Mike Conley Jr. (24)
Marc Gasol (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (8)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
1–1
3
May 7
Oklahoma City
W 101–93 (OT)
Zach Randolph (21)
Zach Randolph (21)
Mike Conley Jr., O. J. Mayo (4)
FedExForum 18,119
2–1
4
May 9
Oklahoma City
L 123–133 (3OT)
Zach Randolph (34)
Marc Gasol (21)
Mike Conley Jr., O. J. Mayo (5)
FedExForum 18,119
2–2
5
May 11
@ Oklahoma City
L 72–99
Marc Gasol (15)
Zach Randolph (7)
Mike Conley Jr., O. J. Mayo (4)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
2–3
6
May 13
Oklahoma City
W 95–83
Zach Randolph (30)
Zach Randolph (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (12)
FedExForum 18,119
3–3
7
May 15
@ Oklahoma City
L 90–105
Mike Conley Jr. (18)
Zach Randolph (10)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
3–4 :
2011 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,872 | 247 | 528 | 144 | 18 | 1,107 | 35.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .2 | 13.7 |
| Marc Gasol | C | 81 | 81 | 2,586 | 569 | 200 | 74 | 136 | 951 | 31.9 | 7.0 | 2.5 | .9 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| Darrell Arthur | PF | 80 | 9 | 1,609 | 342 | 53 | 52 | 63 | 729 | 20.1 | 4.3 | .7 | .7 | .8 | 9.1 |
| Sam Young | SF | 78 | 46 | 1,577 | 187 | 71 | 68 | 23 | 572 | 20.2 | 2.4 | .9 | .9 | .3 | 7.3 |
| Zach Randolph | PF | 75 | 74 | 2,724 | 914 | 163 | 63 | 25 | 1,504 | 36.3 | 12.2 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | 20.1 |
| Tony Allen | SG | 72 | 31 | 1,494 | 193 | 104 | 129 | 44 | 643 | 20.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .6 | 8.9 |
| O. J. Mayo | SG | 71 | 17 | 1,869 | 170 | 145 | 73 | 26 | 803 | 26.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 11.3 |
| Greivis Vásquez | PG | 70 | 1 | 860 | 73 | 151 | 22 | 4 | 249 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .3 | .1 | 3.6 |
| Rudy Gay | SF | 54 | 54 | 2,152 | 336 | 153 | 91 | 58 | 1,069 | 39.9 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 19.8 |
| Hasheem Thabeet$^†$ | C | 45 | 0 | 369 | 75 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 1.2 |
| Xavier Henry | SG | 38 | 16 | 527 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 165 | 13.9 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Hamed Haddadi | C | 31 | 0 | 168 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 75 | 5.4 | 2.2 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 2.4 |
| Shane Battier$^†$ | SF | 23 | 0 | 557 | 92 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 115 | 24.2 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | 5.0 |
| Leon Powe$^†$ | C | 16 | 0 | 141 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 8.8 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 5.5 |
| Ish Smith$^†$ | PG | 15 | 0 | 113 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 7.5 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Jason Williams$^†$ | PG | 11 | 0 | 124 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11.3 | .7 | 2.5 | .3 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Acie Law$^†$ | PG | 11 | 0 | 94 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .4 | .0 | 1.1 |
| DeMarre Carroll$^†$ | PF | 7 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Rodney Carney$^†$ | SF | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Marc Gasol | C | 13 | 13 | 519 | 146 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 195 | 39.9 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 15.0 |
| Zach Randolph | PF | 13 | 13 | 515 | 141 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 289 | 39.6 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .8 | 22.2 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 13 | 13 | 507 | 50 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 197 | 39.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.2 |
| Tony Allen | SG | 13 | 13 | 350 | 38 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 114 | 26.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .4 | 8.8 |
| Sam Young | SF | 13 | 11 | 256 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 98 | 19.7 | 2.3 | .2 | .5 | .2 | 7.5 |
| O. J. Mayo | SG | 13 | 2 | 362 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 147 | 27.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | .8 | .3 | 11.3 |
| Shane Battier | SF | 13 | 0 | 339 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 26.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 5.5 |
| Darrell Arthur | PF | 13 | 0 | 201 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 92 | 15.5 | 2.2 | .5 | .5 | .9 | 7.1 |
| Greivis Vásquez | PG | 13 | 0 | 142 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .4 | .2 | 4.3 |
| Hamed Haddadi | C | 9 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3.4 | .9 | .0 | .0 | .6 | 1.2 |
| Ish Smith | PG | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .0 | .8 |
| Leon Powe | C | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |

## Awards, records and milestones
### Awards
#### Week/Month

| Week | Player |
| Jan. 3 – Jan. 9 | Zach Randolph |
| Jan. 24 – Jan. 30 | Zach Randolph |
| Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 | Zach Randolph |
| Month | Player | Ref. |
| January | Zach Randolph | |

#### Season

* Zach Randolph was named to the All-NBA Third Team. It was his first All-NBA selection.
* Tony Allen was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. It was his first All-Defensive selection.

### Milestones

* The Grizzlies won the first playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 1 of their first round series.
* The Grizzlies won the first home playoff game in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 3 of their first round series.
* The Grizzlies won the first playoff series in franchise history with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in game 6 of their first round series. It was also only the fourth time in NBA history an eighth-seeded team defeated a first-seeded team, and only the second time in a best-of-seven series.

## Injuries and surgeries

* Rudy Gay suffered a dislocated left shoulder during a February 15 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Gay underwent surgery on March 25 and missed the remainder of the season.
* Xavier Henry missed much of the season with a knee sprain. He declined knee surgery.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 24, 2010 | To Dallas Mavericks No. 25 pick (Dominique Jones) | To Memphis Grizzlies Cash considerations |
| February 24, 2011 | To Houston Rockets Hasheem Thabeet DeMarre Carroll Future first-round pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Shane Battier Ishmael Smith |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Rudy Gay | Signed 5-year contract for $82 Million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Tony Allen | Signed 3-year contract for $10 Million | Boston Celtics |
| Rodney Carney | Signed 10-day contract | Golden State Warriors |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| Lester Hudson | Waived | N/A |
| Ronnie Brewer | Free agent | Chicago Bulls |
| Jason Williams | Retired | n/a |