I think memphis is due a bad game.. in every series there is one game that a team usually really sucks.. I think memphis is due for the sucky game..
Wether they are due are not- they have yet to have a bad game.
Part of that is their style of play limits that- having strong post play.
but it's been very close other than game 4. In three losses
1 w/o Manu 4 point lead with less than two minutes
3 down two with the shot clock expiring and Z hits a 3?!
4 beaten soundly
I would put it at the 30-40% chance. Memephis is at home and to date have not gotten flustered. Tip of the hat to Hollins and team.
This.
Never have I seen scrubs for an opposing team shoot outside shots so well against the Spurs. The way the Memphis scrubs are shooting reminds me of the 2006 WCSF (vs Mavs) and last year's series vs Phoenix.
Mike Conley, Sam Young, Tony Allen, Dorrel ing Arthur, and Randolph have never shot so collectively well against anyone like they are shooting against the Spurs.
Their success is a product of two things:
Confidence and lack of better Spur defense.
I hope their confidence is rattled because if not, it'll be game 4 all over again.
For me this has been a 50/50 series; in terms of all the 50/50 balls (A loose ball contested by a player from each team, where neither is considered favorite to reach the ball first). Pretty much the entire series, the Grizzlies have gotten to these "50/50" balls, whether that be rebounds, loose balls, baskets where the ball seems to touch every part of the rim before falling in, etc.
If the Spurs can limit the Grizzlies to even half of those 50/50s, the Spurs chances of a Game 6 victory will increase exponentially.
Griz already restless:
This article in today's Memphis paper.
Zach Randolph couldn’t sleep.
Mike Conley and several teammates watched Game 5 again and again.
But the Grizzlies insist that they won’t be reeling when their playoff series with the San Antonio Spurs shifts back to FedExForum for Game 6 Friday night at 8.
They’ll be restless.
“I wish we could play right now,” Randolph said this afternoon after the Griz gathered for a film session.
Memphis leads 3-2 in the best-of-seven, first-round match-up with a chance to end the series in front of its home crowd.
The game will be televised on ESPN and SportSouth.
Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. and the team announced that the game sold out in five minutes. It was the fastest sellout in franchise history.
On the floor, the Griz still are trying to become just the second eighth seed to oust a No. 1 seed in a seven-game series. Memphis led the series 3-1 before losing 110-103 in overtime Wednesday night at San Antonio’s AT&T Center.
Griz coach Lionel Hollins used the Game 5 video to remind his players of why they still are in command.
“We’ve got to go out and give another good effort (Friday) night,” Hollins said.
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I think the pressure is more on the grizzlies now for game 6. The Spurs are still struggling to decisively beat them so I still think I would not count out the Grizzlies. Either way it's going to be apretty good game I think.
100,000%
I hope we don't need to score 7 points in last 13.6 secs to tie game again.
Watching Manu's postgame interview, I came away with the feeling that he has doubts, and that can't happen. I realize he has to be realistic, but he just comes across as thinking that it is just going to be too hard.
About the same as Philly's chances against Miami.
Manu has always been a realist. He's never been a Sheed type of guy who makes guarantees to pump up his squad. He says what's on his mind.
He's the last guy I'm worried about for tomorrow.
Grizz have GOT to be feeling the pressure now, no matter what they say or don't say...they know they MUST win Game 6...they know that a Game 7 back in SA is the nightmare scenario for Memphis.
Dig the in and keep it close.. Memphis will be pressured maybe into folding..
Depends on the 3rd quarter.
with the spurs finally playing spur basketball and tony parker finally good signs....I like spurs chances....80% chance
100%
I would bet the farm, the house, the dog, everything I have on this game. Spurs are winning it or wine for everyone.
I agree. The 3rd quarter is pivotal. The last two is were they've outplayed us. We know they'll be coming out of the half all pumped up. It's time to turn this series around and bring it back home!! If we play like we played in OT, I think we've got a great shot of winning!!
Spurs basketball? They needed a Manu fling and a Neal three at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. They couldn't stop Memphis in the second half. They blew a 16 point first half lead. This is Spurs basketball?
all yalls 20 and 30 percents...
100%.
Spurs are back in this .
1,000,000,000 % more than with 3 second left in the 5th game
i Think the 5th game was a must win for the Spurs and Memphis best choice was a garbage lose or a win, but not a heartbreaker lose
That game was a heartbreaker lose, so the chances of win are more
You think....
i Think the 5th game was a must win for the Spurs BUT Memphis best choice was a garbage lose or a win, but not a heartbreaker lose
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