Game Thread: Grizzlies at Spurs, 7:00 EST (6:00 CST, 2:00 Riga Time)

[BillMc]

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Grizzlies at Spurs, 7:00 EST


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While the San Antonio Spurs (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sa/san-antonio-spurs) seem to be peaking at the right time, the Memphis Grizzlies (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies) have appeared to hit a wall.
Trips to San Antonio have proved historically difficult for Memphis, which will try to recover from back-to-back blowouts Sunday night while denying the Spurs their 13th win in 16 games.
San Antonio (46-26) has opened a three-game homestand with wins over fellow Western Conference playoff contenders Oklahoma City and Dallas. After routing the Thunder by 39 points, the Spurs allowed the Mavericks to cut a 21-point deficit to four in the third quarter before pulling away to win 94-76.
San Antonio moved 1 1/2 games ahead of seventh-place Dallas and could be facing a first-round playoff series against Memphis (50-23), which is second in the West but has seen its Southeast Division lead drop to a half-game over Houston.
The Grizzlies, whose 9-9 record since Feb. 25 is 10th-best among West teams, are looking to win this season series for the first time since 2004-05. They've won the past two meetings after losing the first, but all of those games were in December, and Tony Parker (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1015/tony-parker) and Kawhi Leonard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard)missed both of the Spurs' defeats.
"It's the West," Parker said. "It never stops, never stops. Another big one. Memphis has been playing well all season long; they're a great test for us."
The Grizzlies, though, didn't provide much of a challenge for two of the NBA's top teams in their last two games, losing at home to Cleveland and Golden State by a combined 45 points.
"Each one of our players needs to look in the mirror and see what we can do better as a team," forward Zach Randolph (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1017/zach-randolph) said after Friday's 107-84 defeat to the Warriors. "The last two games, this hasn't been us. We haven't been making shots inside the perimeter. Defense hasn't really been there. We just have to keep working."
The Grizzlies have won just eight of their 45 games in San Antonio, including the playoffs, but snapped a 10-game losing streak there with a 117-116 triple-overtime victory Dec. 17. The Spurs have won 19 of 22 at home, including the last four by an average of 23.7 points.
Marc Gasol (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3206/marc-gasol), who banked in a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer of that triple-OT win, is averaging a team-leading 23.7 points and 10.0 rebounds in the season series. He has only eight rebounds over the past two games and Randolph has just six while getting held to 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting.
Conversely, fellow big man Boris Diaw (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2167/boris-diaw) of the Spurs has stepped up with 19 points in each of the past two games. San Antonio is 10-1 when he scores at least 14, including four wins in the past two weeks.
"I feel like it's directly related to the team and the way we're playing. I try to fit into that and help in any way, and that's always been my motto as a player," Diaw said. "... I've been feeling good the last few games and we've been winning a lot of games lately."
While Diaw is a dismal 7 of 21 from the field in the season series with the Grizzlies, Leonard has shot 72.3 percent in his last five home matchups versus Memphis and has gone 13 of 17 from 3-point range.
Mike Conley (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3195/mike-conley) has averaged 23.8 points and shot 14 for 26 from 3-point range in his last six meetings with San Antonio.

[BillMc]

http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/gallery/spurs-silver-dancers/spurs-silver-dancers-25.jpg

[BillMc]

REVENGE!!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X265E0pRq2k

[heyheymymy]

:bobo

[Fireball]

I hope the Spurs will beat the crap out of them ... especially Tony Allen

[SupremeGuy]

:flag:

[Sean Cagney]

I hope the Spurs will beat the crap out of them ... especially Tony Allen

Tony Allen is out so that can wait.

[tholdren]

http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/gallery/spurs-silver-dancers/spurs-silver-dancers-25.jpg

Great pic BTW. I get mad at the end of the year when games like this are not televised nationally. Two games that are have no bearing on any type of playoff drama and are between non-contenders for the finals. There should be use of common sense, rather than pre-made contracts when it comes to the last few games of the season.

[Silver&Black]

:flag::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::flag:

[TXstbobcat]

:flag:

[MultiTroll]

Mike Conley (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3195/mike-conley) has averaged 23.8 points and shot 14 for 26 from 3-point range in his last six meetings with San Antonio.
Clean that &^%it up.

[loveforthegame]

Tony Allen is out so that can wait.

He's out for sure? I've only seen him listed as questionable.

[MeloHype]

Easy win

[MeloHype]

That faggot jeff green is probably gonna score 20+

[GrandeDavid]

Does Mike Conley nibble on cheese?

[Spur|n|Austin]

http://i.imgur.com/iB7gILE.gif

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[Mugen]

Should be win considering Memphis is tanking hard to avoid the Spurs tbh

[BillMc]

Great pic BTW. I get mad at the end of the year when games like this are not televised nationally. Two games that are have no bearing on any type of playoff drama and are between non-contenders for the finals. There should be use of common sense, rather than pre-made contracts when it comes to the last few games of the season.

Thanks. :toast

As to games not being televised nationally, yeah that sucks. I know the league is moving towards giving the networks more flexibility on what to show, but it is by no means there. Fortunately, as I am on ILP it doesn't really affect me.

[ElNono]

:flag:

[spurs10]

http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/gallery/spurs-silver-dancers/spurs-silver-dancers-25.jpg I believe our chances went up considerably with this post Bill. We know Melissa is always fighting for the good guys and bringing us good luck! This will be a great test and our confidence should be high, but not too much so. A wounded bear is very dangerous and we should not take them lightly!
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[Darius Bieber]

Grizzlies by 50+

[DMC]

I think the Grizz catch the Spurs lethargic early and pounce on them, then the Spurs try to play catch up for 2 quarters before either exploding or Pop throwing in the towel.

[BatManu20]

582251800071446529

[bklynspursfan]

Get this win. No more screwing around, especially home games.

[cd021]

A Spurs win would give Houston sole possession of #2 seed.

If Spurs hold on to the 6th spot they'd play Memphis in the 1st round of playoffs. With the winner playing Houston/Dallas

[BatManu20]

A Spurs win would give Houston sole possession of #2 seed.

If Spurs hold on to the 6th spot they'd play Memphis in the 1st round of playoffs. With the winner playing Houston/Dallas

Which is best case scenario for us, tbh.

[cjw]

A Spurs win would give Houston sole possession of #2 seed.

If Spurs hold on to the 6th spot they'd play Memphis in the 1st round of playoffs. With the winner playing Houston/Dallas

Given Portland can't finish worse than fourth, I'd be fine with this and letting the Clippers (fifth) deal with GSW in round 2. Clippers do have an easy schedule though and could move into the top 3 should they outplay Portland and either HOU/MEM fall off.

[313]

We'll be 2 1/2 back from the 2 seed if we win tonight

[Mugen]

We'll be 2 1/2 back from the 2 seed if we win tonight

With 2 games against HOU remaining. Highly unlikely but It'd be hilarious if the Spurs end up the 2nd seed tbh :lol

[RD2191]

We're staying at 6, tbh.

[RD2191]

Once again, that Knicks game really fucked us.

[Fireball]

He's out for sure? I've only seen him listed as questionable.

He is out? Great. Lets beat the crap of the other Grizzlies then ...

[SpursFan86]

Once again, that Knicks game really fucked us.

Knicks game, Lakers game, Cavs game, Pistons game...we've lost so many stupid games this year that we had no business losing. It's annoying to think about where we could be if just a few things go differently, but whatever.

Anyways, big game tonight. I'm confident we'll win.

[benefactor]

Great pic BTW. I get mad at the end of the year when games like this are not televised nationally. Two games that are have no bearing on any type of playoff drama and are between non-contenders for the finals. There should be use of common sense, rather than pre-made contracts when it comes to the last few games of the season.
Or you could use your own common sense to find a way to stop being poor tbh.

[RD2191]

Knicks game, Lakers game, Cavs game, Pistons game...we've lost so many stupid games this year that we had no business losing. It's annoying to think about where we could be if just a few things go differently, but whatever.

Anyways, big game tonight. I'm confident we'll win.
I hope we win. never get too high or too low. The grizz are a solid team.

[SpursFan86]

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[BatManu20]

"Please high 5 to us"

582290633701756928

[timtonymanu]

582289662552637442

:tu Good. So sick of watching Bonner and Errors.

[SpursFan86]

582295894474629120

They play much better when he's on the court...this is a noticeable loss for them.

[RD2191]

that sucks

[BillMc]

I believe our chances went up considerably with this post Bill. We know Melissa is always fighting for the good guys and bringing us good luck! This will be a great test and our confidence should be high, but not too much so. A wounded bear is very dangerous and we should not take them lightly!
:flag:

I agree. The Grizz will be motivated after 2 big losses but we're at home, playing better and Melissa and co will carry us through. Plus Baynes is back! :toast

[ElNono]

Grizzlies 3 point defense has been very bad... hopefully our outside shooters are hot tonight...

[Mel_13]

:flag:

[DarkGinobili]

:flag:

[BillMc]

:flag:

[cantthinkofanything]

Let's get it on. Spurs by a dozen.

[Budkin]

No letdown tonight Spurs! Keep those W's comin'!

[weeks]

let's spank a few cubs tonight

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

Splitter basket...

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

Splitter!!!!!!!

[spursparker9]

Has Randolph lost weight?

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!!!!

[TXstbobcat]

Verde!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

Z-Bo going at Splitter.....

[Silver&Black]

Timmy put back...

My nigga.

[Uriel]

Seeing Marc Gasol play in San Antonio makes me dream of what could be.

[r0drig0lac]

Tiago everywhere

[TXstbobcat]

Has Randolph lost weight?

he still looks like a giant gummy bear.

[Silver&Black]

Nice pass kiwi....Timmy going top shelf.

My niggas.

[ElNono]

good start

[TXstbobcat]

Great start!!!!!!

[ducks]

16 straight game double diget lead

[Malik Hairston]

This team has looked so much better with Kawhi and Danny's improved dribble drive-pass game the pass few weeks, tbh..

Green to Duncan/Splitter has been on fire the past few weeks, and Kawhi is making plays everywhere..

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Kawhi!!!

[ElNono]

fuck Tony, don't fall asleep on Conley

[Silver&Black]

Kawhi bailing out Splitter....

my nigga.

[01Snake]

Tp with the horrible decisions.

[Silver&Black]

2 fouls on Timmy already....

[ElNono]

Baynes!

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!!

[Robz4000]

Parker keeping the Grizz in it unfortunately...

[Cry Havoc]

Leonard is just amazing if that shot is on.

[ElNono]

come on Tony

[01Snake]

WTF Parker????

[Silver&Black]

Out of control TP....

[Silver&Black]

Out of control TP....

x2

[ElNono]

fuck man, where is he going?

[Johnny RIngo]

Tony playing like a scrub tonight

[PingPong]

Dribble dribble dribble and miss...

[SpursFan86]

Parker :lmao

[01Snake]

That call, lol

[Cry Havoc]

Wow, I've been watching or 3 minutes and already the refs are fucking us.

[Robz4000]

Fuck Enrique

[Uriel]

Damn. Marc Gasol is an amazing passer.

[NASpurs]

Amazing the Spurs have the lead playing 4 vs 5

[Mugen]

Bring in Patty.

[Johnny RIngo]

Everyone but Parker playing good so far.

[spursparker9]

Amazing the Spurs have the lead playing 4 vs 5

:lol

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Logging in to just say, what the fuck is Enrique doing!? Why hasn't pop benched him?

[SpurPadre]

Logging in to just say, what the fuck is Enrique doing!? Why hasn't pop benched him?

Don't worry, Bonner's coming in.

[hater]

terrible calls. refs don't let MVParker do his tangs

[Silver&Black]

:bobo

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo33333333333

[PingPong]

Fat Randolph got slimmer? Or less fat.

[Silver&Black]

Bobo and 1...

Thought he traveled though.

[TXstbobcat]

Bobo and 1 !!!!!!

[100%duncan]

bobo is :tu

[Uriel]

Bobo!

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Patty Flopping

[ElNono]

MVBoris

[Johnny RIngo]

Boris playing like a beast. Good to know there's at least one decent French player on this team

[TXstbobcat]

Manu!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

:pctoss Lazy ass turnover

[beirmeistr]

boris mwst have been a great athlete b.f. (before the fat)

[ElNono]

what a pass :wow

[Johnny RIngo]

great pass

[TXstbobcat]

Mills!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

:wow det pass

[ElNono]

Baynes gets no respect

[ElNono]

terrible call

[Silver&Black]

:lol Grizrefs

[Robz4000]

:lmao refs

[100%duncan]

:lmao

[Cry Havoc]

Wow FUCK these refs. This is OUR fucking building and you hose us like this.

Need to be fucking fired.

[Uriel]

Wow.

[Silver&Black]

Nice steal Verde....

My nigga.

[100%duncan]

God Green is a stud

[timtonymanu]

David Silver's work

[ElNono]

great D, good offense outside of Tony... gotta keep it going... Tony needs to calm the fuck down and just pick his spots

[Cry Havoc]

Spurs playing 5 on 8 for a second straight game and still gonna win.

Was hoping this one-sided bullshit would get better under Silver.

[Mugen]

No Beli so far, where my nigga @timtonymanu at tbh

[Cry Havoc]

great D, good offense outside of Tony... gotta keep it going... Tony needs to calm the fuck down and just pick his spots

Agree, Tony was terrible in that Q.

[TDfan2007]

Green is all hustle. Dude never quits.

[Silver&Black]

http://i.imgur.com/S1qbgZu.jpg

[MI21]

Boris Diaw, tbh

[Johnny RIngo]

good start so far - would have been a 15 point lead if we weren't playing 4 on 8 for most of that first quarter

[timtonymanu]

No Beli so far, where my nigga @timtonymanu at tbh

:toast

[Malik Hairston]

Good quarter, they'll easily win if the offense continues to move the ball like that, tbh..

Parker was fine..other than the stupid drive attempt where there wasn't a lane in the paint, he's picking his spots, just missing..

[Darius Bieber]

:toast

And........ He's in.

[Silver&Black]

:wow The other Green

[ElNono]

not a fan of this lineup... gotta have one of the big 3 out there

[r0drig0lac]

wow

[Uriel]

Wow. Baynes got destroyed. :lol

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Baynes first bucket back

My nigga.

[Johnny RIngo]

:lol Koufos

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Oh look Marco in spurs lose lead. Faggot

[MI21]

:lol Baynes, that was disgusting

[100%duncan]

Wow wtf baynes

[PingPong]

LOL Jeff Green

[01Snake]

So much for the good start.

[Darius Bieber]

Game tbh. Spurs off to a good start then just lose it per par.

[Mugen]

:lol why take Manu out tbh

[SpursFan86]

That might've been the most ridiculous 3-possession stretch I've ever seen :lmao

[100%duncan]

lol this lineup sucks

[Silver&Black]

Our PG play tonight is fucking atrocious....

:td MVParker
:td MVPatty

[beirmeistr]

they need Manu's playmaking.

[ElNono]

Boris 2.0

[TXstbobcat]

Diaw!!!!!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

:worthy: Bobo

My nigga.

[Johnny RIngo]

:wow Boris

[Floyd Pacquiao]

MVBoris

[r0drig0lac]

Diaw 2.0

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Mills is so bad

[MI21]

This lineup needs Manu, looking AWFUL out there

[01Snake]

God damn Mills!!

[PingPong]

Diaw carrying the scrubs.

[Uriel]

Tbh, Boris Diaw is the poster boy for how this season has played out.

[Cry Havoc]

We really need Patty to get his shot back somehow.

[Silver&Black]

We can't stop anybody on the Grizz....

[Robz4000]

:lol Spurs' three point shooting

[MI21]

Just isolate Boris tbh, I know it isn't the Spurs way, but damn...

[BillMc]

And the Lord said "Active Bobo is good!"

[timtonymanu]

Patty get your shot back already

[Malik Hairston]

Why is Ginobili not playing? I don't get it..

[100%duncan]

Patty sucks

[MI21]

Mills really can't shoot, I don't understand. He is wide open on his looks as well, which makes it tougher to swallow

[hater]

Mills is garbage.

I think Evita got benched due to his suckness IMo

[ElNono]

Why is Ginobili not playing? I don't get it..

Maybe Pop wants Patty to have more freedom, see if he can shake up the rust?

[TXstbobcat]

Diaw!!!!!!!

[Silver&Black]

Just isolate Boris tbh, I know it isn't the Spurs way, but damn...

Pop is listening....

[TheGreatYacht]

Diaw carrying :lol

[TXstbobcat]

Verde33333333333333

[Silver&Black]

LDN 4 33333333333333

[ElNono]

there we go

[Johnny RIngo]

Diaw and Green carrying this shitty lineup

[ElNono]

so good to see Baynes

[Silver&Black]

C'mon Baynes....Green set you up perfectly

[Silver&Black]

MVpatty can't throw it in the fucking ocean....

[hater]

fucking australian turd

[ElNono]

Patty is getting good looks... they'll eventually fall

[Texas_Ranger]

Its time to play Joseph instead of Patty

[hater]

MVParker is getting good looks... they'll eventually fall

:tu

[Silver&Black]

Patty is getting good looks... they'll eventually fall

Coasting???

[ElNono]

Coasting???

missing... not worried about him tho... at least he's not a liability on defense

[ElNono]

good job Tiago

[timtonymanu]

Memphis can't guard the 3 so of course our shooters minus Green aren't taking advantage.

[NASpurs]

missing... not worried about him tho... at least he's not a liability on defense

Pretty much.

[Mugen]

They're missing the simple reads on offense tbh.

[ElNono]

Manu was playing well... guess Pop is saving him for the end if Tony can't get his game together

[FkLA]

Why is it so hard for the team to spread the fuck out when Kawhi has a mismatch in the post?

[hater]

send the australian turd back to kangarooland

[Silver&Black]

These Grizz commentators are annoying as fuck....

[RD2191]

Tony playing like a scrub tonight
Nothing new here...

[Silver&Black]

send the australian turd back to kangarooland

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[ElNono]

good steal Gino

[Johnny RIngo]

0-4 Parker
1-4 Patty

Point guards aren't getting the job done tonight

[Silver&Black]

"^jelaous that I fuck supermodels and figure skaters

It's OK, keep fapping to fat whore porn stars"

-Splts.

:lmao

[TXstbobcat]

Splitter!!!!!!!

[RD2191]

0-4 Parker
1-4 Patty

Point guards aren't getting the job done tonight
They haven't for awhle.

[Robz4000]

Fuck these refs

[RD2191]

:lmao
:lmao

[Silver&Black]

Kiwi.....

My nigga.

[TXstbobcat]

Leonard!!!!!!!

[ElNono]

damn

[Silver&Black]

Make freebies....

[RD2191]

kawhi carrying trash PGs per usual.

[Silver&Black]

It seems like Tiago's free throws almost always hit the front iron....

They go in though....fuck it I'll take it.

[Silver&Black]

:cry The Beautiful game :cry

[ElNono]

det ball movement

[TXstbobcat]

Splitter!!!!!!

[100%duncan]

Good line up: Lead up.

[hater]

I like this lineup. MVParker making things happen :tu

[beirmeistr]

that forearm woke up Tiago

[timtonymanu]

Golden God

[Silver&Black]

Beautiful possession....

That's Spurs Basketball

[RD2191]

in before "parker brought us back"

[RD2191]

I like this lineup. MVParker making things happen :tu
:lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs need to do whatever it takes to get Memphis in the first round

[hater]

in before "parker brought us back"

too late :lmao

MVPArker this team goes as far...

[Silver&Black]

in before "parker brought us back"

You got to stop riding the short bus rob....:lmao

Still my nigga though.

[timtonymanu]

too late :lmao

MVPArker this team goes as far...

His 0-4 start says otherwise

[hater]

His 0-4 start says otherwise

he's running things and playing decoy.

[pgardn]

det ball movement

Shush!!!!

Parker touched the ball on that possession...

[TheGreatYacht]

I like this lineup. MVParker making things happen :tu
:tu now they just someone to stop Vince Carter...

[100%duncan]

:lmao

hater is having a hard time, especially with the last playoffs when they literaally won without parker

[Cane]

lol @ the Grizz fans in the stadium. Look bored and ugly as all hell

[TXstbobcat]

Timmy!!!!!

[hater]

hater is having a hard time, especially with the last playoffs when they literaally won without parker

Spurs are in the lead and got 6th spot in the playoffs

smh player fans

[Cane]

Zbo can be an honorary turd tower on defense tbh

[pgardn]

Manu with the pluck rebound.

[ElNono]

Manu really aggressive on the defensive end :tu

[Silver&Black]

That's a crazy stat the Grizz announcers just said....

Fat Gasol shoots a higher FG% on the road than he does at home :wow

[RD2191]

His 0-4 start says otherwise

[timtonymanu]

Get a double digit lead before the dreaded 3rd quarter happens

[RD2191]

hater is having a hard time, especially with the last playoffs when they literaally won without parker
:lol

[Silver&Black]

:lmao Fat Gasol airball

[ElNono]

Shush!!!!

Parker touched the ball on that possession...

he sure did :tu

[PingPong]

Gasol has been shit lately....

[RD2191]

:lmao

[RD2191]

nice porker

[Silver&Black]

2 for 1

[Silver&Black]

TP....bout time.

My nigga

[TXstbobcat]

Parker!!! Finally

[RD2191]

Parker carrying us with his 2 points.

[hater]

MVP! MVP!

[ElNono]

damn Tony... oh well, good 1st half

[RD2191]

wide open brick:lmao

[01Snake]

Parker keeping Memphis in it.