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LARRY & PEARLIE LOVE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
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MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES ANNOUNCE
2019-20 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Grizzlies Tip Off Season Wednesday, October 23
at Miami Heat; Will Host Chicago Bulls in Home
Opener on Friday, October 25 at FedExForum
Memphis, Tenn. – The NBA today announced that the
Memphis Grizzlies will tip off their 2019-20 regular
season schedule on the road against Jimmy Butler and
the Miami Heat at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October
23 at AmericanAirlines Arena (all times CT). The
Grizzlies then will host Thaddeus Young, Otto Porter
Jr. and the Chicago Bulls in the team’s home opener at
7 p.m. on Friday, October 25 at FedExForum.
The Grizzlies will hold their 18th Annual Martin
Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game as the team
hosts Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans
on Monday, January 20 at 4 p.m. at FedExForum. The
game will be broadcast regionally on FOX Sports
Southeast presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners,
televised nationally on TNT, streamed on the FOX
Sports GO app and carried on the Grizzlies’ flagship
station, 92.9 FM ESPN Radio and across the Grizzlies
Radio Network. The complete Grizzlies regional
television schedule on FOX Sports Southeast and FOX
Sports GO and full details regarding the 18th Annual
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game will be
released at a later date.
Fans are encouraged to guarantee their seats to all of
the best matchups from the home opener to the home
regular season finale on Monday, April 13 against Joel
Embiid, Al Horford, Ben Simmons and the
Phiadelphia 76ers with 2019-20 Season Tickets
available at all levels, starting at only $9 per game.
Those who wish to purchase Season Tickets may do so
now by calling (901) 888-HOOP and speaking with an
Account Executive. Tickets for all single games will
go on sale for a limited time today at 3 p.m. and will
conclude Wednesday, August 14 at midnight at
today at 2 p.m. The general on-sale for single game
tickets will be announced at a later date.
November features the return of Mike Conley to
FedExForum with two games against the Utah Jazz in
the month, first on Friday, November 15 and then
again on Friday, November 29. The November 15th
game will be broadcast regionally on FOX Sports
Southeast and will also be televised nationally on
ESPN. Other marquee matchups in November include:
James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the
HoustonRockets on Monday, November 4; Stephen
Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors
on Tuesday, November 19; Anthony Davis, LeBron
James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday,
November 23; and Kawhi Leonard,
Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers on
Wednesday, November 27.
The Grizzlies will play 12 games at FedExForum
and six games away from home in their first 18
contests through the end of November. As the
calendar flips to 2020, the Grizzlies will host the
Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets in
consecutive home contests, both marking their final
visits to FedExForum this season, on Sunday,
January 12 and Tuesday, January 14, respectively.
These two games fall in the middle of the Grizzlies
longest homestand of the season, which spans six
games from January 7 to January 20.
In the last game before the All-Star break, Damian
Lillard, C.J. McCollum and the Portland Trailblazers
will make their lone visit to Memphis to face the
Grizzlies on Wednesday, February 12. After the
All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers will make
their second and final regular season visit to FedEx-
Forum on Saturday, February 29. In addition, the
second half of the season will feature the following
contests: Zion Williamson and the New Orleans
Pelicans final stop in Memphis on Saturday, March
21; Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics on
Wednesday, March 25; Marc Gasol making his
return to FedExForum with the Toronto Raptors on
Saturday, March 28; and the third overall pick R.J.
Barrett and the New York Knicks on Wednesday,
April 1.
Memphis will play 23 of its 41 home games on the
weekend (eight on Friday, 10 on Saturday and five
on Sunday) and will play 12 back-to-back sets (12
home games, 12 road games) with two instances
where both games will be played at home (December
13-14, February 28-29) and two instances where
both games will be played on the road (January 4-5,
February 20-21). The team played in 13
back-to-backs last season. In addition, the Grizzlies
will play 54 games (29 home, 25 road) before the
2020 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 16 at
the United Center in Chicago and will play 28 games
after the All-Star Break (12 home, 16 road).
The Grizzlies’ longest road trips of the season will
run for four games apiece (December 4-11 and
February 20-26). The team will travel an overall
total distance of 48,611 miles this season.
The complete 2019-20 Grizzlies schedule, including
preseason and regular season games, is attached (all
times CT). Fans who want to support the Memphis
Grizzlies and purchase 2019-20 Season Tickets can
do so now by calling (901) 888-HOOP or going
online to grizzlies.com/tickets. For more information
on the Grizzlies, visit grizzlies.com, ‘like’ Memphis
Grizzlies on Facebook or follow on Twitter and
Instagram (@memgrizz).
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