Reply With Quote
you jive turkey, i was about to start this. oh well, you post more info than I do.
TV: FSSW - NBALP
Radio: WOAI 1200AM
Spurs-Grizzlies Preview
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
The Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs are no longer on lengthy winning streaks, though the Grizzlies still have a run that they'd like to extend as they face their old nemeses.
Southwest Division-leading Memphis looks to win a 23rd straight regular-season home game Friday night, but it'll have to snap an eight-game losing streak - including the playoffs - to the Spurs while possibly playing without leading scorer Marc Gasol.
The Grizzlies begin a four-game homestand hoping to bounce back following an uncharacteristic performance in Wednesday's 105-96 loss to Houston in the finale of a four-game road trip.
They committed a season-high 21 turnovers, allowed 94 points through three quarters and were outrebounded 52-39 by a Rockets team that played without Dwight Howard.
Memphis (15-3), which saw its five-game win streak end, ranks among the league leaders with 93.1 points allowed per game, sits in the top 10 in turnovers committed with 13.2 and owns a plus-0.4 rebounding margin.
"We have to put this game behind us," said forward Zach Randolph, who had a season-low eight points. "It's one of those games you put behind and put it in your back pocket. Remember it but forget about it and move on to the next game."
The Grizzlies may have bigger concerns with Gasol having a bone bruise in his right knee. He missed two months with a MCL tear in that knee last season.
Memphis went 10-13 without Gasol during that stretch, and he's questionable for Friday as the Grizzlies try to improve to 9-0 at FedExForum and continue the best home start in franchise history.
Gasol, averaging 19.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 blocks, has totaled 62 points in the last two home games.
The Grizzlies have won by an average of 10.3 points during the regular-season home winning streak, but they haven't had the same success when facing the Spurs (13-5).
San Antonio took both matchups in Memphis in 2013-14 en route to a sweep of the season series. The Spurs also won all four meetings in the 2013 Western Conference finals.
Kawhi Leonard averaged 17.3 points in last season's series, and he put up 19.8 per game on 54.4 percent shooting over a five-game stretch before finishing with 12 on 4-of-16 shooting in Wednesday's 95-93 overtime loss at Brooklyn.
Tim Duncan had 17 rebounds but went 5 for 18 from the field as the Spurs' eight-game winning streak was snapped. Tony Parker struggled with nine points after missing one game with bruised ribs.
"(Parker) just played like ... played horrible. At both ends of the court," coach Gregg Popovich said. "Now if he's hurting, that's a good reason to not play well. But if you're hurting, you've got to tell somebody."
Danny Green was a bright spot with 20 points, 10 rebounds and the tying 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left in regulation.
San Antonio averaged 106.3 points with a 49.5 field-goal percentage during its run before shooting 35.6 percent Wednesday.
Memphis guard Mike Conley has averaged 27.0 points while shooting 59.3 percent in his last three home meetings with the Spurs.
you jive turkey, i was about to start this. oh well, you post more info than I do.
I was looking for the game thread and there was none to be found. I was going to wait, but then I thought Amused might start one... and here we are..
you jive turkey, i was about to start this. oh well, you post more info than I do.
Another good PG to run circles around -21
This is one of those games I pray I can watch. The game will be blacked out on my League Pass for sure. And my local channel that shows the Grizz games says that the game is not coming on. But that's not 100% true...it may come on...and it may not. We'll know in about 10 minutes....
Please!!!!!
Grizz by over 9000
WIN!!
Spurs win 95-89
Does anyone else think it's kind of crazy that Gasol is the Grizzlies leading scorer? They need another weapon, and Courtney Lee ain't it.
Yep. It will be their downfall in the playoffs.
A win would be nice.
fatrandolph with a 2inch max vert
Good start so far.
quick reality check for memphis tbh
In what universe is Matt Bonner an NBA starter over Boris Diaw?
Pop is such a troll using Bonner as bait. Gets the Grizzlies out of their game always trying to feed it to Randolph.
Conley airballed it lol.
kawhi doing what he does best
Kawhi!
Kawhi steal, dunk and a tech on Gasol.
kawhi "superstar" leonard
that was a foul on kiwi, but we'll take it
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
