April 07, 2006 Sports » Sports Feature

Going For Two 

by John Branston
The Griz Look Up To Their Coach
  • The Griz Look Up To Their Coach
Two franchise milestones are in play when the Grizzlies host the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at FedExForum. With a Grizzlies win tonight and a loss by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies would clinch their third consecutive playoff birth. A win tonight would also move Mike Fratello past Hubie Brown for most coaching wins in Grizzlies franchise history with 84. (And, yes, that’s just a dozen more games than Phil Jackson won in one season with Michael Jordan’s Bulls a few years ago.) For more on tonight’s game and the Griz’s playoff hopes, check out Beyond the Arc, the Flyer’s Grizzlies blog.

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