Growl Towel

A Growl Towel is the colloquial name used to refer to the rally towels given to fans prior to National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff games involving the Memphis Grizzlies.

Origin

The original Growl Towels were given out from 2004 to 2006, when the Grizzlies made three straight playoffs . However, the Grizzlies were swept by their opponents in all three appearances, so only six different towels were made. The Grizzlies failed to make the playoffs for the next four seasons, so the Growl Towel was shelved.

The Growl Towel is actually traced back to the Lafayette Leopards (Lafayette College, Easton PA) during the 1980s. Photos in their archives will show this.

https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/images/wh246s748

2004 Playoffs

=Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
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San Antonio Spurs	Game 3	Believe It	White
San Antonio Spurs	Game 4	Believe It	White

2005 Playoffs

=Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Phoenix Suns	Game 3	Play On	White
Phoenix Suns	Game 4	Play On	White

2006 Playoffs

=Round 1=

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Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
Dallas Mavericks	Game 3	Play On Play On Play On Play On Play On Play On \| White
Dallas Mavericks	Game 4	Play On Play On Play On Play On Play On Play On \| White

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Opponent

Game

Caption on Towel

Color

Dallas Mavericks

Game 3

Play On Play On

| White

Dallas Mavericks

Game 4

Play On Play On

| White

2011 Playoffs

=Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
San Antonio Spurs	Game 3	Believe Memphis	White
San Antonio Spurs	Game 4	Believe Memphis	White
San Antonio Spurs	Game 6	Believe Memphis	White

==Western Conference semifinals==

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 3	Believe Memphis	Gold
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 4	Believe Memphis	Gold
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 6	Believe Memphis	Gold

2012 Playoffs

=Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 1	Believe Memphis	Gold
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 2	Believe Memphis	Gold
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 5	Believe Memphis	Gold
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 7	Believe Memphis	Gold

2013 Playoffs

Starting with the 2013 Playoffs, the growl towels started to feature different captions in each game, in addition to the traditional "Believe Memphis" towel. The Nashville Company called [https://www.somethinginked.com/ Something Inked], which specialises in custom promotional products, produces a new growl towel for each playoff game.

=Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 3	Believe Memphis	Gold
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 4	Alternating “Grit” and “Grind”	Gold
Los Angeles Clippers	Game 6	We Don't Bluff	Gold

= Western Conference Semifinals =

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 3	Believe Memphis	Gold
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 4	Alternating “All Heart” and “Grit and Grind”	Gold

= Western Conference Finals =

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
San Antonio Spurs	Game 3	Believe Memphis	Gold
San Antonio Spurs	Game 4	We Don't Bluff	Gold

2014 Playoffs

=Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 3	Believe Memphis	Gold
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 4	We Don't Bluff	Gold
Oklahoma City Thunder	Game 6	All Heart. Grit. Grind	Gold

2015 Playoffs

= Round 1 =

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Portland Trail Blazers	Game 1	Believe Memphis	Gold
Portland Trail Blazers	Game 2	Alternating “Grit” and “Grind”	Gold
Portland Trail Blazers	Game 5	We Don't Bluff	Gold

= Western Conference Semifinals =

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Golden State Warriors	Game 3	Memphis vs. Errrbody	Gold
Golden State Warriors	Game 4	Believe Memphis	Gold
Golden State Warriors	Game 6	All Heart	Gold

{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.3sob.com/2014/playoffs/historical-list-of-growl-towels-grizzlies-record-with-each/22047/ |title=Historical List of Growl Towels & Grizzlies' Record With Each |publisher=3sob.com |date=2015-05-11 |accessdate=2015-05-16}}

2016 Playoffs

= Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
San Antonio Spurs	Game 3	Believe Memphis	Gold
San Antonio Spurs	Game 4	All Heart	Gold

2021 Playoffs

= Play-In=

class="wikitable"
Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
San Antonio Spurs \|Game 1 \|Nxt Up Memphis \|Gold

class="wikitable"

Opponent

Game

Caption on Towel

Color

San Antonio Spurs

|Game 1

|Nxt Up Memphis

|Gold

= Round 1 =

class="wikitable"
Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
Utah Jazz \|Game 3 \|Ya Hear Me! \|Gold
Utah Jazz \|Game 4 \|"I'm on my grizzly" \|Gold

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Opponent

Game

Caption on Towel

Color

Utah Jazz

|Game 3

|Ya Hear Me!

|Gold

Utah Jazz

|Game 4

|"I'm on my grizzly"

|Gold

2022 Playoffs

= Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
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Minnesota Timberwolves	Game 1	MemThis	Gold
Minnesota Timberwolves	Game 2	Ain't No Runnin' in the M	Gold
Minnesota Timberwolves \|Game 5 \|Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis \|Gold

= Western Conference Semifinals =

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Golden State Warriors	Game 1	We Here	Gold
Golden State Warriors	Game 2	Big Memphis	Gold
Golden State Warriors	Game 5	Ain't Duckin' No Smoke	Gold

2023 Playoffs

= Round 1=

Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
class="wikitable"
Los Angeles Lakers	Game 1	With Us	Gold
Los Angeles Lakers	Game 2	For The M	Gold
Los Angeles Lakers	Game 5	Big Memphis	Gold

2025

=Play-In=

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Opponent	Game	Caption on Towel	Color
Dallas Mavericks	Game 2	For The M \| Gold

class="wikitable"

Opponent

Game

Caption on Towel

Color

Dallas Mavericks

Game 2

For The M

| Gold

References

Category:Sports paraphernalia

Category:Memphis Grizzlies