Playoffs Game Blog: Spurs @ Grizzlies - Game 3 - April 23

[Obstructed_View]

Bonner Duncan is a better lineup to finish the game anyway.

[Thompson]

Duncan told Dice to take a dive?

[Mal]

It this time, Tiago would get calls for breathing

[El Contusion II]

Is Manu shooting free throws?

[Danny.Zhu]

Grizzlies I hate you more than the Fakers right now...

[TampaDude]

Crap..and we thought we would have a chance against the Lakers...LMFAO!!!

[MB20]

We'll probably see Novak before Splitter

[noles1983]

i can see splitter start to get up and pop yelling "stay down fucker"

[slick'81]

bbbBONNER time

[ElNono]

Looking from here (TV) and considering I'm not a doctor... it looked dislocated...

[NewJerSpur]

Stinger?

[DJ Mbenga]

wow duncan destroyed dice

[davemaniscool]

Refs are giving Z the benefit of the doubt with his off hand push offs and shoulder drives in to the chest of any Spur.

I mean come on Tim has the height on him and Z can't jump at all. What is supposed to do ?

[ffadicted]

dyess hurt? more bonner? please no?

fify

[duncan228]

McDyess needs assistance getting off the floor. Didn't see what happened.

[Spurs Brazil]

TD hit Dice twice

[024]

spurs can't get stops, and that will doom them. this front line is going to have to be completely retooled in the off season.

[Obstructed_View]

If Dice is injured Pop will probably go to a 3 man big rotation for the rest of the series :rolleyes

You mean a one big man two small man rotation. They're currently at a one big man three small man rotation.

[lefty]

Dice


Ugh

[Fireball]

without Dice we will not make the necessary stops to win this game ...

Timmys stat line is 13/10/5/4 ...

[slick'81]

that looked ugly dice is fcked

[Obstructed_View]

Dice has a stinger.

[eric365]

Bonner or Blair ?
Great choice :( but I hope for Blair

[Pistons < Spurs]

Jeez. Timmy tried to kill Dice.

Pleaseeeee let him be ok

[El Contusion II]

big free throws

[Splits]

v-bookie on Bonner shitting all over ST again? odds?

[peskypesky]

poor Dice

[TDomination]

geez manu one armed

[slick'81]

spurs down2

[NewJerSpur]

Here we go.

[cheney212]

fuck bonner in..............................

[peskypesky]

fuck

[SpurOutofTownFan]

CIA Duncan - he has to push Dice so Pop is forced to play Splitter - mutiny!!!

[NewJerSpur]

That hurt.

[ffadicted]

Trade Tony

[Spurs Brazil]

fuck Parker; FUCK

[Nathan89]

They continue to make clutch shots and we continue to miss them.

[NewJerSpur]

Damn tony.

[peskypesky]

if Pop had played SPlitter on Gasol, we'd probably be up by 10

[Capt Bringdown]

Looking from here (TV) and considering I'm not a doctor... it looked dislocated...

Ouch...dude looks finished.

[TampaDude]

Wow...what was that abortion of a play??? :lol

[DPG21920]

They won't "just miss".

[Quiet Strength]

I'm so damn tired of seeing parker shoot the damn 3. fucking moron

[timtonymanu]

why does Parker settle for that? Drive it in, idiot.

[DJ Mbenga]

excellent rotation. stop bonner. let parker brick his 3s

[cheney212]

bonner ur a shooter and pass to tp for 3 wtf!

[spyder]

Lol spurs 3pt shots

[Splits]

TP fail from the corner. 2-15 from 3.

[NewJerSpur]

4 seconds...

[peskypesky]

the spurs are killing my soul

[ElNono]

Fuck you TOny

[ffadicted]

Game over

[Spurologist]

that 3 is for the offseason tp :pctoss

[Spurs Brazil]

FUCK you Tony

BENCH THIS MOFO; FUCK YOU

[El Contusion II]

That shot has failed Parker ever since that overtime loss in Houston

[noles1983]

lol spurs, that about sums this game up. Fuck you spurs

[slick'81]

really really

[NewJerSpur]

Wow.

[DJ Mbenga]

i think thats possesion

[DPG21920]

Parker. Wow

[4>0rings]

Parker you are such a worthless faggot

[Ice009]

Why are u fucking passing up shots Bonner. U FUCKING PIEICE OF SHIT PUSSy

[Refocus]

OH MY GOD Tony.

[timtonymanu]

LMAO a rookie playoff team showing better execution than a suppose vet team.

[Splits]

Parker may have just lost us the game with his turnover.

[TampaDude]

LOL TP just fucked us.

[Obstructed_View]

Parker had the ball before the end of the clock.

[noles1983]

can you still go to NY parker? please?

[txallstar]

spurs don't have lights out shooters - playoff time and 3 pointers are hard to come by

[Spurs Brazil]

Finally parker

[NewJerSpur]

Thank you.

[MB20]

Get a stop!!!!

[lefty]

Parker ?

[slick'81]

spurs still down 2 need a miracle stop to have a chance

[DJ Mbenga]

wow that 3 was close. mayo will take that all day

[Danny.Zhu]

TD hit Dice twice

I thought it was Z Bo's elbow.

[boutons_deux]

Mayo's dagger, and probably the series, pops out.

[Obstructed_View]

Wow. Just wow.

[Spur-Addict]

Next play is probably going to Gasol out of the timeout.

[Quiet Strength]

Parker probably traveled on that last play.. wouldn't surprise me at all.

[ElNono]

:pop: "Team played hard. We need to stick with it and play harder"

[Spurs Brazil]

We need a stop

Take Bonner out and put Tiago....






:lol
:lol

[NewJerSpur]

NEED a stop. Rebound, Memphis isn't even pounding the ball in, they're settling.

[TampaDude]

Whew...we are so damn lucky that Memphis 3 didn't fall there...

[Mal]

Big last minute coming

[Capt Bringdown]

Randolph or Gasol's getting the shot

[Spurologist]

:lmao :lmao

@ Spurstalk tp posts

[Spurs Brazil]

We need a stop

Take Bonner out and put Tiago....






:lol
:lol

[024]

dyess looked really hurt.. this does not bode well.

[AlleyOopNazi]

can i buy a three?

[ffadicted]

Gimme a fuckinb break

[DJ Mbenga]

oh my god!!!!!!!!!!

[Juanobili]

game.

[timtonymanu]

Memphis with more fluke shots. Story of the series.

[4>0rings]

:lmao

[cheney212]

Game

[noles1983]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

randolph is so overrated, hate that scrub

[Obstructed_View]

This is why you don't suck during the game. :lol

[Danny.Zhu]

Shit...

[peskypesky]

game. muthafucka.

[Chomag]

Thats game....

[rasho8]

......................shit

[howbouthemspurs]

Wtf!!!?!?!?!?!?

[Admidave50]

what a fluuuuuuuuuuke shot!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Z-Bo triple? Ouch.


Game.

[VaSpursFan]

wow...lionel hollins continues to outcoach Pop

[WildcardManu]

and that 3 just caps a night where everything went right for the grizzlies

[IronMaxipad]

Z-Bo buries the Spurs and the Tim Duncan Era.

[Nathan89]

This is what the Spurs get for not playing hard all game.

This is what Pop gets for sucking.

[DPG21920]

This is errily similar to mavs/g state

[slick'81]

1-2

[ElNono]

dagger

[024]

losing this game won't be the end of the series but losing mcdyess will...

[Spurologist]

Unreal

[ArtVandelay]

none of these shots are dropping against LA next round

[Mal]

4 am, and this shit happens

[TampaDude]

Well, that one fell...game over...

[ElNono]

Here comes Bonner with the clanker

[Ice009]

lol none of our three point shooters can make one, but Zack Randolph can.

fucking great team of chokers Pop has assembled.

3s get you u nowhere in the playoffs.

[rayjayjohnson]

ololololol

Suck it

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The Grizzlies would probably have a better chance against the Thunder anyway.

[NewJerSpur]

We have a series. Damn Timmy.

[Obstructed_View]

wow...lionel hollins continues to outcoach Pop

Wrong. You can't coach the ball into the basket. This one's firmly on the players.

[Fireball]

dagger three by Zach Randolph ... are you fucking kiddin me? i cannot take that shit anymore ...

[noles1983]

one of the most overrated players, randolph is medicore at best.

lol at griz fans thinking they are anything but average

[AidanNelson2009]

Well, we gonna go down 2-1 in the series, will be 3-1 after the next match. Can't believe this team, needs a MASSIVE change in the off-season.

[lefty]

Game Ovaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[DJ Mbenga]

xRwR-li5t_A

[NewJerSpur]

If Manu makes these we can play defense without fouling.

[ElNono]

Do we foul?

[El Contusion II]

HaHa.......Parker on the bench during clutch time

[ElNono]

I say foul

[Spurs Brazil]

we need a stop

[Capt Bringdown]

If the Spurs "defense" makes Randolph and Gasol look like top 5 Hall of famers, imagine what the Lakers triple towers would do to us.

[ElNono]

wow Pop

[NewJerSpur]

What......was.......that?

[boutons_deux]

that's series

[rasho8]

What kind of fucking possession was that?

[ffadicted]

Why no time out

[Mal]

no timeout ?

[timtonymanu]

LMAO couldnt get a shot off. What else is new?

[noles1983]

another instance where we needed a timeout and never was called

[hitmanyr2k]

Wow.....what the fuck was that?

[ElNono]

wtf Pop

[ArtVandelay]

wtf?

fuck the spurs
i hate the fucking western conference

[Chomag]

wth manu you had liek 4 people open!!!

[Isitjustme?]

:lol didnt even get a shot off :lol

[lefty]

WTF was that ?

[DPG21920]

:lmao

[Obstructed_View]

That's so inept.

[VaSpursFan]

manu just had a huge brain fart

[slick'81]

meltdown

[Refocus]

fucking christ

[EVAY]

Okay, now how can we blame the Z-Bo 3 pointer on Tonay? Can this always have to be on Tony, right?

[itzsoweezee]

George Hill, what are you thinking?

[Danny.Zhu]

Wtf!!!

[ElNono]

call the timeout

[Splits]

Where the fuck is the timeout???????????????????????/

[Spurs Brazil]

Time out bunch of fucking stupids

Old Nuggets look smart next to these Spurs

FUCKING STUPIDS

[TampaDude]

WHY THE FUCK didn't Pop call timeout??? I'm done with this shit.

[Quiet Strength]

what the fuck kind of ending was that lol fucking pathetic. spurs deserved to lose this one. fucking bunch of pussies. all of them.

[Sisk]

absolutely fucking atrocious

why the FUCK wasn't there a timeout?

[Chomag]

shoudl have been a freaking time out.

[El Contusion II]

Fuuuuccccckkkkkk YYYYOOOOOUUUUUUUU PPPPPPOOOOOOPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NewJerSpur]

Memphis celebrating like the series is over and it's 1999, can't wait until Monday.

[timtonymanu]

Pop, go fuck yourself. I have no more respect for you. I don't give a fuck what you think you did for this team. You're a piece of shit to me now.

Rant over.

[resistanze]

So much fail by Ginobili. Jesus.

[IronMaxipad]

Tim Duncan era is ova

[AidanNelson2009]

Spurs are finished, after such a good regular season, this is how it's going to end, a play-offs series loss to the grizzlies, fucking hell !!!

[Obstructed_View]

Why is Pop standing on the sideline not calling a timeout. Can't the coach do it now?

[Fireball]

lol cannot get a shot off

[Quiet Strength]

Pop is the dumbest coach ever. Fuck anyone who defends him.

[Ice009]

Fyucking at least get up a shot.

Fucking get up a shot. Fuicking shit.

[Spursmania]

and that 3 just caps a night where everything went right for the grizzlies

Yep, helps when Spurs sucked ass. Memphis deserved it.

[Borosai]

Pathetic execution to end the game once again. Who's in charge?

[cheney212]

Pop fuck u dumbass mother fucker call a timeout ive never been so mad

[siraulo23]

too many wtf moments for the spurs to win the game

[ElNono]

We're just beating ourselves... this is retarded and we deserve every bit of it

[Pauleta14]

Why manu why????

[TampaDude]

If the Spurs don't win Game 4, I'm not even watching Game 5.

[EVAY]

Can we blame the failure to call the time out in a timely manner on Tony too?

Surely there must be a way.

[Spurs Brazil]

And FUCK YOU Tony Parker. This game and series is on you

Stop playing like SHIT and wake the fuck up

[Capt Bringdown]

Biggest win in Memphis history. One of the Spurs worst, considering that we're the 1st seed.

[Isitjustme?]

:lol Chris Webber in reverse :lol

[Thompson]

Fire Pop.

[Spurologist]

:pop: Zebo made more shots and we didn't

[NewJerSpur]

Okay, now how can we blame the Z-Bo 3 pointer on Tonay? Can this always have to be on Tony, right?

Tony has had his fair share of gaffe's all game/series.....he can still bounce back, but it's been tough going for him.

[Spur-Addict]

On to game 4. Hopefully Dice is ok. If not, we better fucking see Splitter.

[Pistons < Spurs]

effort, execution, desire.....

all on the milk carton tonight

[Chomag]

Thsi Team just makes way to many mental mistakes to be considered a contender.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Un-fucking-believable

[VaSpursFan]

please don't let us dallas this year....LOL

a dallas is when a 1 seed loses to the 8 seed...LOL

[Ice009]

ololololol

Suck it

You're going to get swept.

[hitmanyr2k]

:lol Chris Webber in reverse :lol

You read my mind. I was thinking the exact same thing :lol

[dallasmaverickslose]

Our guys fought hard in the second half. Shut the fuck up to those of you tearing them down.

The Faggot grizzlies got a once in a lifetime shot out of Randolph. Thats the only reason they won.

[MB20]

Looks like Manu lost control of the ball for a moment. Right arm is killing him.

[Juggity]

This series is going to go to 7 games, and I am not at all confident in our ability to win.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Memphis deserves the win, they didn't panic and kept hitting their shots

[NewJerSpur]

On to game 4. Hopefully Dice is ok. If not, we better fucking see Splitter.

If so, most will get there wish and we will see him.

[noles1983]

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[Stabbin' Cabin]

Zach Randolph hitting clutch threes, Manu going full retard on the final possession and not getting a shot off...

Just stopping by to say you guys have turned into the Suns.

[Obstructed_View]

Unbelievable. Who would have thought that the Spurs would play defense that well and lose?

[rasho8]

On to game 4. Hopefully Dice is ok. If not, we better fucking see Splitter.

That wouldn't be fair to the people who work the parking lot at the AT&T center.

[LakerHater]

Spurs Failed!

[carina_gino20]

What the H E L L!!!

[NewJerSpur]

I pray Dice is good for Game 4, he had the jumper going for a bit tonight. Looked like a bad stinger.

[howbouthemspurs]

Well.. that last two minutes was just.... fuckin....wow

[Stabbin' Cabin]

Zach Randolph hitting clutch threes, Manu going full retard on the final possession and not getting a shot off...

Just stopping by to say you guys have turned into the Suns.

[Manu20]

effort, execution, desire.....

all on the milk carton tonight

It was a fucking miracle it was even close :bang

[TampaDude]

effort, execution, desire.....

all on the milk carton tonight

^ this

Add clock management to that list. :bang

[Quiet Strength]

Our guys fought hard in the second half. Shut the fuck up to those of you tearing them down.

The Faggot grizzlies got a once in a lifetime shot out of Randolph. Thats the only reason they won.

Bullshit. The spurs have played like vaginas all series.. especially parker.. and pop is getting dumber each damn game. Memphis won because of that.

[Chomag]

Grizz just seem to want this series more.

[Ice009]

We're just beating ourselves... this is retarded and we deserve every bit of it

I said it about a week ago that the Spurs have learned to lose games.

That road trip without Tim Duncan, that is the point in the season where it all changed. They have not recovered and have learned to lose games every which way imaginable.

They can still turn it around, but that is the point where it's gone wrong for the Spurs.

Pop not playing Splitter in the 4th quarter of those winnable games and not putting him in the rotation from that point on could doom us.

Anyone agree. That's about it IMO.

PS TP sucked. I hope Dice is OK.

[DPG21920]

End of games has been a huge prob for these Spurs. Let's see if tonight is a turning point.

Same issues sadly. Spurs on the ropes and it's because of our best guys.

[dallasmaverickslose]

Shut the fuck up. Just shut the fuck up.


Our guys fought hard in the second half. The Grizz got a once in a billion shot out of randolf

[NewJerSpur]

Defense started to step up and we even rebounded, but TO's and mental lapses costs the team in the end.

[TampaDude]

Zach Randolph hitting clutch threes, Manu going full retard on the final possession and not getting a shot off...

Just stopping by to say you guys have turned into the Suns.

^ Cabin with the goods :toast

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Pop has direct responsibility in this lose and probably game 1's too. The fact that you have a big guy on the bench because he just came over from Europe where he's been playing for years at the highest level, being MVP, etc and you don't use it is beyond me - you really need that to counter this Memphis team which is really not that good. That tells you how Pop is getting outcoached severely here.

[Manu20]

Where has the magic gone that the spurs had from november thru the 1st week of march gone?? :(

[TampaDude]

Pop has direct responsibility in this lose and probably game 1's too. The fact that you have a big guy on the bench because he just came over from Europe where he's been playing for years at the highest level, being MVP, etc and you don't use it is beyond me - you really need that to counter this Memphis team which is really not that good. That tells you how Pop is getting outcoached severely here.

+1 billion

Pop fucked us in Game 1 by playing Manu in a meaningless game against the Suns, and fucked us tonight by not calling a timeout and putting all our 3-point shooters on the floor with a set play.

GO FUCK YOURSELF, POP!!!

[Splits]

Hollins in his postgame interview said Pop wanted to call the timeout but once Hill started dribbling you can't advance the ball. Hence, the hands to the head.

[DPG21920]

I hope now that the massive homers see how good the Grizz are. They tanked on purpose to get these Spurs and so far they were right. This is a team that has serious flaws whether you want to see them or not.

Brutal loss, but not unexpected w how the series has gone. Spurs have yet to put their stamp on a game. Memphis has clearly been the better team.

[Oh, Gee!!]

Shut the fuck up. Just shut the fuck up.


Our guys fought hard in the second half. The Grizz got a once in a billion shot out of randolf

Somebody give the baby his bottle then send him to his crib. This little temper tantrum means its past his bedtime

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Seriously - how having splitter out there can be worse than what we've seen so far?

[SpurOutofTownFan]

No, I don't think Memphis is such a good team. Sorry.

[Mr Fundamental]

We make Randolph a fucking HERO !!

Where is Parker???

What was Manu thinking the last second???

We lost our brain..

Embarrassing...

[Roxsfan]

Never guessed that SA or Dallas would lose the way they did today!

[txallstar]

same shit as last year, no inside help for duncan. oh yeah and the playoffs means bonner does his annual disappearing act along with RJ & Neal hopped on board

[DPG21920]

The scary thing is, like I said after game one, the really isn't major adjustments to be made. The Grizz are a basic team and they are ramming what they do down the Spurs throats. All the Spurs can do IMO is up the pace a bit and have their big 3 perform better. Nothing special and that's the scary part.

MEM called their shot by tanking and are telling the Spurs "you know what we do and you can't stop it".

[DPG21920]

The scary thing is, like I said after game one, the really isn't major adjustments to be made. The Grizz are a basic team and they are ramming what they do down the Spurs throats. All the Spurs can do IMO is up the pace a bit and have their big 3 perform better. Nothing special and that's the scary part.

MEM called their shot by tanking and are telling the Spurs "you know what we do and you can't stop it".

[mingus]

Parker didn't have a pulse the entire first half, same with Duncan. Neal was horrible, Hill was below-average. Blair was non-existant.

Spurs played catch up the entire game. you can do that at HOME, but on the road it's harder to dig yourself out of a hole.

you look at the score and you see the low, low score and you think the Spurs didn't have to fix anything different defensively...i disagree with that. the reason the Spurs lost was because of the whole they dug themselves into. and if you watched the game, you know when EXACTLY that started to happen, why, & who the culprits were.

[Pauleta14]

The truth is that I'm not even impressed by Memphis, the only reason they won was because the spurs beat themselves!!!

6TO for TP only in the 2nd half... unbelievable...

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Fuck this game! Bring on game 4!

And I hope Dice is ok.

[Nathan89]

http://i.imgur.com/XrkCX.gif

Just trying to boost the mood.

[TampaDude]

ESPN rubbing it in now...showing .4 in a commercial.

[duncan228]

ESPN rubbing it in now...showing .4 in a commercial.

They've been airing it a while now, and it was on at least four times during the Spurs game.

[DJ Mbenga]

when sam young is at center just go with a jeffesron at pf lineup and jack up the 3s. its your identity go down with the 3s.

[timtonymanu]

They've been airing it a while now, and it was on at least four times during the Spurs game.

with the results of the game today and the non-stop airing of that commercial, they are trying to make Spurs fans tune out of ESPN. What's next? The Manu foul on Dirk shot.

[DPG21920]

The truth is that I'm not even impressed by Memphis, the only reason they won was because the spurs beat themselves!!!

6TO for TP only in the 2nd half... unbelievable...

I completely disagree.

[TDMVPDPOY]

grizz aint allowing us to shoot the 3, doesnt help when attacking the rim the refs are not calling the fouls and allowing the grizz get away with physical murder..

doesnt make a difference whether tony allen is fouled out or not, his not the one thats causing us the trouble...its randolf and zbo downlow + the combo of bonner and blair, then u have that retard rj who got paid during the summer is playing battier to a stalemate...

its basically 3 vs 8 on the court...

3 day break and this is what the team can conjure up?

[DJ Mbenga]

grizz aint allowing us to shoot the 3, doesnt help when attacking the rim the refs are not calling the fouls and allowing the grizz get away with physical murder..

doesnt make a difference whether tony allen is fouled out or not, his not the one thats causing us the trouble...its randolf and zbo downlow + the combo of bonner and blair, then u have that retard rj who got paid during the summer is playing battier to a stalemate...

its basically 3 vs 8 on the court...

3 day break and this is what the team can conjure up?

3 more ft's than the grizz. and had a 20 something advantage after 2 games in san antonio. how much of an advantage do you want?

[ohmwrecker]

I completely disagree.

No, he's right. The TOs were a killer.

[TDMVPDPOY]

3 more ft's than the grizz. and had a 20 something advantage after 2 games in san antonio. how much of an advantage do you want?

okay mrobvious stop lookin at score sheet and watch the game u clown

[ElNono]

Post-game quotes anyone?

[Budkin]

We just haven't been the same team since Tim went down. Crucial errors late in the game consistently. This is not Spurs basketball.

[Spursmania]

Post-game quotes anyone?

Been trying to sniff that out. Figured duncan228 would come up with the goods.

[Splits]

Please win Denver.

[Spursmania]

We just haven't been the same team since Tim went down. Crucial errors late in the game consistently. This is not Spurs basketball.

Yeah, I don't recognize the Spurs out there. All the turn overs and lack of execution down the stretch has been mind boggling.

It seemed like it all started when Timmy went down and both Manu and Tp failed miserably at closing out the last few end of the season games like the Portland games, etc...:depressed

[Spursmania]

Please win Denver.

That's not looking so good either.

[duncan228]

Some post-game quotes.


Memphis now win at home, go up 2-1 over Spurs (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2011042329)
By Teresa M. Walker

Zach Randolph is known for being a beast in the paint. Now his feathery touch from outside helped the Memphis Grizzlies keep making history.

Even though it’s not the shot anyone expected—except the big power forward.

Randolph scored 25 points, including a clinching 3-pointer with 41.9 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs 91-88 Saturday night for the franchise’s first playoff victory on its home court.

“One would probably think that you’d like Zach to shoot the 3 rather than continue to lay it in against you, so it was a heck of a shot and part of the playoffs is about making shots,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

Shane Battier passed the ball to Randolph and said later he wished he could take credit for the busted play.

“I think there was a collective holding of the breath at the Forum when that shot was in the air, and it went through,” Battier said. “It was one of those moments where it’s like: ‘No, no, no, no, no, yes. Yes.”

These Grizzlies have been busy this postseason at the Spurs’ expense. They opened this series with their first playoff win, and now the No. 8 seed has a 2-1 lead over the Western Conference’s best team during the regular season. Memphis is trying to become just the fourth team to knock off the top-seeded team.

Game 4 is Monday night in Memphis.

Marc Gasol scored 17 points, Mike Conley had 14 and O.J. Mayo had 10 off the bench for Memphis.

Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 23 points. Tony Parker had 16, Tim Duncan 13 and George Hill11.

The Spurs only led early and never by more than 1, the last at 12-11. They fell behind by as much as 15 before managing to tie it up twice in the final 8:06, the last at 80 on a Ginobili free throw.

Parker’s reverse layup pulled the Spurs within 88-86 with 1:04 left. The Grizzlies took a timeout, and Randolph looked for an option with the shot clock ticking down, then he put up the 3-pointer over Duncan’s outstretched arm. The ball fell in with 41.9 seconds left for a 91-86 lead that sparked fans to chant his nickname “Z-Bo, Z-Bo.”

“It was 5 seconds on the shot clock,” Randolph said. “I had a little space to see it, so I just shot the shot. It went in, but that’s the shot I work on and I practice every day shooting so it felt good when it left my hand.”

Duncan said he didn’t think that Randolph would try that shot so late in the game.

“I leaned back and tried to make sure that there wasn’t’ a quick big-to-big roll, but he hit a 3 from that range. It was a great shot,” Duncan said.

Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said the play was designed to feed the ball inside to Gasol. When Duncan didn’t come out on Randolph, Hollins said he knew the power forward would shoot away. Not that he’s complaining.

“I’m happy we’re where we are,” Hollins said. “We could be in that other position in that other locker room, so it’s nice to be where we are. And it’s nice to get a victory at home in front of our fans in a playoff game. That’s special as well because they’ve been wanting one and hoping for one, and we came in and got it the first opportunity.”

Ginobili hit a pair of free throws with 31 seconds, but the Spurs couldn’t get off a shot coming up the right side at the end. Ginobili got stopped and looked like he was trying to pass while Duncan tried to call timeout. He was too late as the horn sounded, sparking a big celebration.

“I thought we had a little more time,” Ginobili said.

He credited Gasol and Conley with playing tight defense on him to keep him from getting a shot off and forcing him to try to toss the ball out toward the top of the key.

“But no, there wasn’t enough time,” Ginobili said. “But now it’s easier … I wish we had called a timeout or done something different.”

Gasol said there was no way he was going to let Ginobili take a 3.

“I didn’t care. You can do whatever to get a two. You’re not going to shoot a three,” Gasol said.

The Spurs managed to outrebound Memphis 48-37, but the Grizzlies had a 44-40 edge in the paint as they worked the ball inside to Randolph and Gasol. They also had a 17-9 edge on the fast break against the Spurs. The NBA’s best 3-point shooting team was a meager 2 of 15. Memphis hit only 4 of 11, including Randolph’s big 3.

Antonio McDyess went to the locker room with 2:56 left in pain. He was diagnosed with a neck strain with X-rays negative and his status now day to day. Popovich spoke without knowing McDyess’ status and said it didn’t look good.

The Spurs thought getting Ginobili back and winning Game 2 got them back on track. But San Antonio ended the regular season losing six of their final seven road games, and Memphis won 30 of its 46 games in the FedExForum. The Grizzlies also had just the fifth sellout crowd of the season rooting them on.

Memphis tapped into the city’s past by bringing out wrestler Jerry Lawler to help fire up the sold-out crowd after a party outside the FedExForum in anticipation of the Grizzlies’ first home playoff game since 2006. One fan had a blown-up cutout of Eva Longoria’s head with a Grizzlies’ headband, and it was held up near courtside trying to taunt Parker.

“Did you see that building?” Mayo said. “That was the difference. It was just unbelievable. Our crowd, everybody up swinging a white towel, and everybody on the same sheet of music. If you want to know the difference, it was that home court.”

All the excitement may have been too much as Memphis, with eight Grizzlies in their first home playoff game, missing six of its first seven shots. They settled down and hit nine of the next 11.

The Spurs had made an NBA-best 58 free throws through the first two games, more than the Grizzlies had even attempted. Gasol picked up a foul on the Spurs’ first possession, except Duncan hit only air on his first attempt while clanking the second off the front rim.

The Spurs’ last lead in the first half came when George Hill tipped in a shot at 12-11. Gasol put Memphis ahead with a three-point play, kicking off an 18-8 spurt that left the Grizzlies up 29-20 at the end of the first quarter. The Grizzlies pushed that lead to as much as 15.

NOTES: Randolph was 8 of 43 from 3-point range during the season and had attempted only one in the postseason before his clinching shot. … With Duncan, the Spurs have never won a series they started with home-court advantage only to lose two of the first three. … Memphis had been 0-4 in the playoffs at the FedExForum and 0-6 overall at home.

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