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Article: Grizzlies roar back to topple Warriors Dampier's career night can't save Golden State in double-OT loss
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- January 13, 2004
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OAKLAND -- Neither postponements, three overtimes nor Erick
Dampier was going to keep the Memphis Grizzlies from flying home
early this morning with two wins on their wild and wet Western road
swing.
If there were one thing they wish would have been different upon
their landing in the South today, it would have been Dampier getting
off the plane as one of them.
The Grizzlies tried to acquire the Golden State big man in the off-
season and it was clear to see why Monday night as Dampier dominated
them with 23 points, 22 rebounds and seven blocked shots, all for
naught as Memphis walked away with a 115-113, double-overtime victory
at the Arena.
In the end, it was the Grizzlies' depth -- a ...