Something pivotal happened Wednesday night in Memphis, and it wasn’t the fans donning “Take That For Data” shirts. Grizzlies coach David Fizdale decided to play his four most experienced players together. Fizdale started the game with Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Vince Carter and James Ennis. Only Wayne Selden, JaMychal Green and Andrew Harrison got significant minutes off the bench.
Fizdale was heralded this year for inserting Green into the starting lineup for Randolph. The move made sense as it provided more space for Chandler Parsons, Conley and Gasol, especially with Tony Allen out there.