Game Thread: Spurs vs Grizzlies — May 19, 2021 - 6:30pm CT

[hoopdreams11]

2-14 and his defense is keeping the grizzles in the game

[heyheymymy]

Not holding my breath but proud of the spurs for adjusting to the whistle and hanging around despite shooting trash

[SAGirl]

If Patty has a FIBA shooting hand the Spurs can put this away. The Memphis bench has deer in the headlights

[slick'81]

Patty mills bout to tAke this ova

[8sy21vd]

I'd rather the Spurs get rid of every player than bring back Derozan, Mills and Gay. No hate just awful bball to watch. The losing isn't as bad as the iso stuff. Hopefully the league eliminates the play-in next season as well.

[Leetonidas]

This is ing ridiculous

[ace3g]

Moving screen on Poeltl...

[ace3g]

and of course Grizz follow with a basket...

[ace3g]

9 point game...

[slick'81]

We have all these sg's and none of them can shoot

[SAGirl]

I spoke too soon

[SAGirl]

We have all these sg's and none of them can shoot

The TO was a result of Murray passing up a 3 he needed to take.

[timtonymanu]

These three years with the re from Compton have been nothing but detrimental to our youth. We now have Murray emulating his ty midrange game. What else are they going to pick up from this loser - how to choke playoff games?

I think it’s hilarious people still defend bringing him back. Yeah the team will still suck next season but there’s no way they should him pay max money just to put them 10 wins more than where they would be without him.

[Chomag]

Dammit...

[SAGirl]

Hopefully the league eliminates the play-in next season as well.

I am for this frankly. But I am sure they want the league wants the $$$$

[Kurgan]

Memphis defensive strategy is the camp the paint. Murray, Johnson and Walker not making threes. DDR got no room and must take that fadeaway 2 that's missing. Pop needs to make adjustments now.

Every other star player has developed a three point shot because of defensive strategies like this. Young LeBron for example. Demar's own fault he has no space.

Also, he was surrounded by three point shooters in Toronto and they regularly choked in the postseason. At some point, you gotta point your finger at the REAL source of the problem

[slick'81]

I think it’s hilarious people still defend bringing him back. Yeah the team will still suck next season but there’s no way they should him pay max money just to put them 10 wins more than where they would be without him.

Nope. This is what spur fans want from their og sg

[Chomag]

We have all these sg's and none of them can shoot

Or dribble

[ace3g]

TIME	TEAM	PLAY	SCORE
5:28		Rudy Gay enters the game for Dejounte Murray	59 - 68
5:28		Spurs Full timeout	59 - 68
5:37		Ja Morant makes dunk (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	59 - 68
5:40		Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover (Ja Morant steals)	59 - 66
6:01		Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	59 - 66
6:01		Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	59 - 64
6:06		Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	59 - 64
6:20		Jakob Poeltl turnover	59 - 64
6:20		Jakob Poeltl offensive foul	59 - 64
6:33		Dillon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2	59 - 64
6:33		Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2	59 - 63
6:33		Patty Mills enters the game for Lonnie Walker IV	59 - 62
6:33		Desmond Bane enters the game for Kyle Anderson	59 - 62
6:33		Grizzlies Full timeout	59 - 62
6:33		DeMar DeRozan shooting foul	59 - 62
6:36		Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	59 - 62
6:38		Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	59 - 62
6:46		Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	59 - 62
6:49		Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot two point shot	59 - 62
7:02		Lonnie Walker IV makes free throw 2 of 2	59 - 62

[3&D_TBH]

The TO was a result of Murray passing up a 3 he needed to take.

Yup. It all comes back to our inability to shoot the rock.

[SPURt]

This took a turn for the worse…

[spurraider21]

Murray scared to shoot 3's... has bogged things down

[slick'81]

Spurs getting exsposed

[Dejounte]

He just shot an airball that would've cut it to 2 had he made it.

And the team is hanging in this game with DeMar playing like absolute dog .

Team is ice cold from three, though......

He's had an awful second half. The effort is there, but the focus isn't. He can be such a streaky shooter, and not just that, but he'll make stupid fouls too. Possibly the two worst flaws (mental focus and effort) a player can have and is attributing to his inconsistency.

[Adullin]

I really think the whole play in game this in garbage