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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.
First half full of runs from both teams
The first half was defined by big runs by both teams. 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 Spurs punched back in the second quarter, with a 17-0 run that tightened the Grizzlies advantage before halftime.
Memphis won it win defense
The Grizzlies led for almost all 48 minutes, just briefly letting go of their lead in the fourth quarter. But Memphis was able to withstand the Spurs run, in large part by keeping San Antonio’s stars quiet.
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.
Brooks led the way, but Valanciunas was dominant
Dillon Brooks led all scorers with 24, but more importantly locked down DeRozan on the defensive end. Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 23 rebounds for yet another double double in what has been a career season.
The Memphis Grizzlies move on to the second round of the Play-In Tournament. They will square up against the loser of tonight’s Warriors-Lakers game on Sunday.
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.
First half full of runs from both teams
The first half was defined by big runs by both teams. 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 Spurs punched back in the second quarter, with a 17-0 run that tightened the Grizzlies advantage before halftime.
Memphis won it win defense
The Grizzlies led for almost all 48 minutes, just briefly letting go of their lead in the fourth quarter. But Memphis was able to withstand the Spurs run, in large part by keeping San Antonio’s stars quiet.
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.
Brooks led the way, but Valanciunas was dominant
Dillon Brooks led all scorers with 24, but more importantly locked down DeRozan on the defensive end. Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 23 rebounds for yet another double double in what has been a career season.
The Memphis Grizzlies move on to the second round of the Play-In Tournament. They will square up against the loser of tonight’s Warriors-Lakers game on Sunday.
It's all over from the FedEx Forum!! The Grizzlies are on to the next game of the Play-In game
Morant to the line, with 8 seconds left. hits one of two and it's a four point game
Gay with a deep three
Timeout Spurs, who are running out of time
Bane to the line, with 13.2 seconds left, hits one of two
Offensive foul on Anderson!! Ball going back to the Spurs
Gay hits one of two at the free throw line
Under a minute to go in Memphis
DeRozan in the paint
Bane with the put back of the Morant miss
Under two to go
Morant scooping and scoring
Gay from the top of the key
Three minutes to go in the 4th quarter from Memphis
Valanciunas with the rebound and put back, and Memphis leads by 7
Anderson with a triple try
DeRozan going back to the line, where he shoots his 10th and 11th FT. DeRozan hits both
Morant on the floater from outside the lane
Refs going to the replay after a collision between Dieng and Morant. It was origianlly called a charge, but has been overturned and Morant goes to the line but misses both
DeRozan at the stripe, hits two FTs
Brooks again!! He's got the last 8 for Memphis and 24 on the night
Brooks ducks his head and finishes with the right handed lay up. Timeout Spurs
Brooks with a couple in a row
Johnson with the three ball this time from the far side
Brooks punches bakc and give the lead back to Memphis
DeRozan from the midrange, and they lead for the first time since it was 2-0
Mills drains a three from the near side
Gay with a tough shot from the corner. Time out Memphis, we've got a four point game from FedEx Forum
Jones with another bucket, he's got a quick 5 in this last quarter
Dieng from the outside
Dieng gets the foul and 1! goes to the line and hits the FT
Jones drains the triple
Murray on the midrange jumper
Melton with a baseline drive and the lay up
We are headed to the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies have led throughout, but the Spurs are hanging tight.
Morant with the shake and bake in the paint and hits the short J
DeRozan driving inside
Valanciunas underneath the bucket
Rudy Gay on the step back in the paint
DeRozan fouled by Brooks, hits two of two, Brooks picks up his third
Morant slams off the steal and we have another timeout here from FedEx Forum
Valanciunas with at tap in off the miss and he's getting close to a 20-20 game
DeRozan is 2-10 from the field today
Brooks to the line out of the timeout, knocks both down
Timeout from Memphis, with the home side leading by three
Walker to the line, knocks down both
Valanciunas to the line, splits the two
Poeltl with the slam from the feed by Murray
Floater from Brooks in the lane
Poeltl with the close range bucket
Anderson on the break, gets the finger roll and 1! He comlpetes the three point play
Walker on the lay up off the drive
DeRozan with the opening bucket of the second half
The Grizzlies went on a 24-4 run in the first quarter, but the Spurs answered with a 17-0 run of their own in the second quarter
Valanciunas was the stand out in the first two quarters, with 16 points and 15 rebounds
We are through two quarter in Memphis where the Grizzlies have been in the lead all night, but a big Spurs run in the second quarter has put this game back in the balance.
Morant pulls up from down town
Johnson on the tip in
One minute to go in the first half at FedEx Forum.
Bane with the finish in transition
DeRozan to the line hits 2 of 2
Gay on the pull up
Brooks off the dribble hits the mid range jumper. Timeout with three and a half to go in the second quarter
Jackson Jr. fouled on the three ball, goes to the line hits two of three
Walker to the line, hits two of two
Technical foul on Brooks for protesting with the ref. DeRozan hits the FT.
Valanciunas with the turn around from the baseline
DeRozan to the line, splits the two FTs
Valanciunas back on the floor, and back on the scoreboard. He's got a double double already
Morant driving to the iron, ends the Spurs run
Johnson on the offensive rebound, and put back. The Spurs trail by just two after a 17-0 run. Timeout Grizzlies
Poeltl with the lay up down low, and we have a four point game in Memphis
Murray fouled on the jumper, knocks down both and we've got a six point fame
Mills with a deeeeeeep trey
Timeout from the Forum, Grizzlies want to talk things over.
Poeltl this time from underneath the bucket, and the Spurs are starting to punch back after a flat start
Poeltl to the line, hits both
DeRozan needs to get going if the Spurs are going to have any chance of coming back in this game.
DeRozan on the turn around from the line
Murray hits a tough shot in the lane
Anderson responds with a three ball
Mills starts the second quarter off with a three
The first quarter comes to an end from Fed Ex Forum, and it has been all Memphis so far. San Antonion has no answer for Jonas Valanciunas
Gay on the baseline drive, closes out the quarter
Valanciunas with 12 points and 9 rebounds already
Valanciunas goes back to the free throw line, where he hits one of two
Valanciunas splits a pair of FTs
Gay with the mid range jumper
Valanciunas on the rebound and put back
Murray finishes after two big blocks from Memphis
Bane on the drive and finish
Morant to the line, hits one of two
Morant weaving down the lane. Back to a 20 point lead for the home team
Rudy Gay from the near side
Brooks gets the roll off the rim
Walker connects on the drive and finger roll
Brooks hits the step back two. 23-2 run for Memphis
Valanciunas on the lob from Morant
Another timeout for Greg Popovic who's Spurs have had a horrific start to this first quarter
Morant from three feet behind the arc!
Valanciunas down low with an easy bucket
Joshson on the drive with a floater over the defense
14-0 run for the Grizz
Brooks cocks back and throws down!!!
Jackson Jr. from downtown he's got 8
Valanciunas streaking down the lane for the dunk
Brooks hit the second FT off the timeout
Jackson Jr. is the early top scorer, with 5 points off a couple fgs
Brooks makes a free throw, and a quick timeout from the Greg Popovic after a slow start to the Play-In game
Jackson Jr. from downtown off the pass from Morant
Brooks with a FT line jumper
Jackson Jr. muscles his way to the basket
Valanciunas on the spot up mid range jumper
Murray with a quick steal and slam
We are underway from the FedEx Forum
The Grizzlies have been to the Playoffs 10 times in franchise history. Their best run came in 2013, when they beat the Spurs on their way to the Western Conference Finals.
Ja Morant is one of the most exciting players in the league, what does he have in store tonight?
One of these two teams will be playing their final game of the 2020/2021
Less than 10 minutes until tip off
There will be fans in the stands at FedEx Forum, as an expected 8,000 will be hoping to watch the Grizzlies move on to the second game of the Play-In Tournament
According to Bet365.com the Grizzlies are 4.5 favorites coming into tonight's showdown with the Spurs, while the Over/Under has been set at 224
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The Grizzlies and Spurs opened their the season by playing each other in San Antonio on Christmas Eve. The Spurs pulled off the victory 131-119
The Grizzlies won their two home games against the Spurs by a combined average of 24 points
"Obviously, we know what's at stake, we got to be ready. Our goal is to win so we're not even thinking about losing that game." Says Grizzlies guard Ja Morant in preview to tonight's showdown with the Spurs
And now a look at the Memphis Grizzlies Roster, courtesy of basketball-reference.com
Here's a look at the San Antonio Spurs roster, courtesy basketball-reference.com
Memphis ended winning five in a row, before dropping their regular season finale to Golden State.
The Spurs ended the regular season losing 10 of their last 12, including 4 straight losses
Heres a look at how the Western Conference sits at the end of the regular season.
Just a reminder, no playoff spots will be granted at the conculsion of this game. The winner of the Grizzlies- Spurs game will have to play the loser of the Warriors-Lakers game later on tonight.
We are just under an hour away from tip off at the FedEx Forum, as two teams will be fighting for their playoff lives tonight form Memphis
The Grizzlies lead the season series over the Spurs 2-1, having won the last two matches. The home team has won in all three previous matches this season
Hello everyone and welcome to the FedEx Forum, for the first Western Conference matchup in the inaugural Play-In Tournament. 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.
Spurs are always dangerous with Pop no the sideline
The San Antonio Spurs are not the Spurs of yesteryear that we became so accustomed to seeing run after run to the NBA title. But one thing that can't be overlooked is they still have Greg Popovich.
“Pop” will certainly not be pleased at how the Spurs ended the regular season, losing ten of their last twelve but if DeMar DeRozan and Dejounte Murray can find their form the Spurs could be a dangerous team with Popovic at the helm.
DeRozan leads the team in scoring at 21.6 ppg, and Murray is netting 15.7 a game, while pulling down a team over 7 boards a game.
Memphis end of season streak has them at home tonigjht
The Grizzlies ended the season on a high note putting together their second longest winning streak of the year right before the end of the regular season. They host the Spurs tonight, after winning six of their final eight games to secure a spot in the Play-In Tournament.
Ja Morant leads Memphis in scoring at a shade under 20 points per game. The Grizzlies will need their star, and face of the franchise to step up and take the team on his shoulders if they want to get out of the Play-In and into the first round of the playoffs.
The winner of tonight's game will take on the loser of the Warriors-Lakers game.