But one thing that can't be overlooked is they still have Greg Popovich. The San Antonio Spurs are not the Spurs of yesteryear that we became so accustomed to seeing run after run to the NBA title. Spurs are always dangerous with Pop no the sideline AS English will be bringing you live coverage, updates, highlights and stats of tonight’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies. Hello everyone and welcome to the FedEx Forum, for the first Western Conference matchup in the inaugural Play-In Tournament. They will square up against the loser of tonight’s Warriors-Lakers game on Sunday. The Memphis Grizzlies move on to the second round of the Play-In Tournament. Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 23 rebounds for yet another double double in what has been a career season. Brooks led the way, but Valanciunas was dominantĭillon Brooks led all scorers with 24, but more importantly locked down DeRozan on the defensive end.
The Memphis defense kept DeMar DeRozan and Dejounte Murray to 9-38 from the field, DeRozan ended the game with 21, and Murray had 17. But Memphis was able to withstand the Spurs run, in large part by keeping San Antonio’s stars quiet. The Grizzlies led for almost all 48 minutes, just briefly letting go of their lead in the fourth quarter. The Spurs punched back in the second quarter, with a 17-0 run that tightened the Grizzlies advantage before halftime.
The Grizzlies jumped out to a large early lead after Jonas Valanciunas nearly registered a double double in the first quarter, and the home team were almost immediately up by 20. The first half was defined by big runs by both teams. The Memphis Grizzlies are off to the next round of the Play-In Tournament after knocking off the San Antonio Spurs 100-96 at the FedEx Forum.