NBA Playoffs Rd 1: San Antonio Spurs vs. Memphis Grizzlies

[King Taharqa]

(1) San Antonio Spurs (61-21)

STARTING 5

PG #9 Tony Parker

6'2 185 lbs

France '01

17.5 PPG 6.6 APG 3.1 RPG 51.9 FG% 35.7 3PT%

SG #20 Manu Ginobili

6'6 205 lbs

Argentina '99

17.4 PPG 4.9 APG 3.7 RPG 34.9 3PT%

SF #24 Richard Jefferson

6'7 225 lbs

Arizona '01

11.0 PPG 3.8 RPG 44.0 3PT%

PF #21 Tim "The Big Fundamental" Duncan

6'11 260 lbs

Wake Forest '97

13.4 PPG 8.9 RPG 2.7 APG 1.9 SPG

C #34 Antonio McDyess

6'9 245 lbs

Alabama '95

5.3 PPG 5.4 RPG

BENCH

PG-George Hill

SG-Gary Neal

SF-James Anderson

PF-Matt Bonner

C-Dejuan Blair

HEAD COACH

Gregg Popovich

[King Taharqa]

(8) Memphis Grizzlies (46-36)

STARTING 5

PG #11 Mike Conley

6'1 185 lbs

Ohio State '07

13.7 PPG 6.5 APG 3.0 RPG 36.9 3PT%

SG #9 Tony Allen

6'4 213 lbs

Oklahoma State '04

8.9 PPG 2.7 RPG 1.4 APG 1.8 SPG

SF #4 Sam Young

6'6 220 lbs

Pittsburgh '09

7.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 34.0 3PT%

PF #50 Zach Randolph

6'9 260 lbs

Michigan State '01

20.1 PPG 12.2 RPG 2.2 APG

C #33 Marc Gasol

7'1 265 lbs

Spain '07

11.7 PPG 7.0 RPG 2.5 APG 1.7 BPG

BENCH

PG-Jason Williams

SG-OJ Mayo

SF-Shane Battier

PF-Darrell Arthur

C-Hamed Haddadi

HEAD COACH

Lionel Hollins

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Memphis has had a remarkable season becoming a playoff team. And they DO have some nice young talent on their roster mixed with some productive vets like Randolph and Battier. But the Spurs will be too much for them and take them out in 5 games.

[HeatCheck]

SA in 6 games.

Timmy looking good early on. Spurs gotta hope they can do it without Manu. His status for game 2 has got to be in doubt too.

[HeatCheck]

Mayo hits buzzer beater to finish the 1st, 27-22 Grizzlies.

[HeatCheck]

Memphis up 7 with 4 mins to go. Looking to get first playoff victory ever.

Memphis is such a scrappy team with great defense and effort.

[HeatCheck]

Spurs missing some FTs down the stretch

[HeatCheck]

Red Rocket with 2 back to back clutch 3s, SAS up 2 with 1:48

[tarheelblue89]

Wow, what a game. How many teams would have been able to come back after those two Bonner threes? Especially with Mayo fouled out!

[Kakarot]

Let's go Grizzlies! Hopefully, the M-Town can continue their excellent play and grab the series lead over the Spurs. Marc Gasol is out there hoggin' the lane/paint up, and Z-Bo is playing some great ball.

[theyhateme45]

ZR with the clutch 3!!!

[GritsRgreat]

that shot was....

[GritsRgreat]

Lets go Battier!

[HeatCheck]

Greivis Vazquez playing well. You know it's gonna be a good night when you get a nice shooters roll on that 3.

[tarheelblue89]

Awesome crowd. Grizzlies/Thunder is gonna be one hell of a match-up.

Probably just jinxed both teams, lol