In Memphis tonight for Game 3. Everyone is available besides Miller. Their home crowd will give them a boost, but no reason we shouldn't still win the next 2 for a clean sweep. No excuse. Let's get it.
Playing in the grind house.
Are you scared?
For those who might be interested, tonight's officials are: Derrick Stafford (chief), Kane Fitzgerald, Gary Zielinski. The alternate is Derrick Collins.
STAFFORD
This is Stafford's 146th career playoff game and his 3rd in the 2016 First Round (he had Game 1 of DET/CLE and Game 2 of LAC/PRT). Stafford has worked 25 prior Spurs playoff games and the Spurs are 17-8 in those games (6-5 on the road, 6-3 in the First Round, and 2-1 on the road in the first round). The Spurs are 2-1 in road Game 3's (i.e., Game 3's in any series (in any round) in which they have HCA).
SPURS PLAYOFF GAMES - DERRICK STAFFORD
1995 WCFR Denver Gm. 1 HOME W
1996 WCSF Utah Gm. 1 HOME L
1998 WCSF Utah Gm. 3 HOME W
2001 WCSF Dallas Gm. 1 HOME W
2002 WCSF LA Lakers Gm. 5 AWAY L
2003 WCF Dallas Gm. 4 AWAY W
2003 WCSF LA Lakers Gm. 2 HOME W
2003 WCFR Phoenix Gm. 4 AWAY L
2005 WCFR Denver Gm. 4 AWAY W
2005 WCSF Seattle Gm. 1 HOME W
2005 WCF Phoenix Gm. 3 HOME W
2006 WCFR Sac. Gm. 5 HOME W
2006 WCSF Dallas Gm. 4 AWAY L
2008 WCFR Phoenix Gm. 5 HOME W
2010 WCSF Phoenix Gm. 2 AWAY L
2011 WCFR Memphis Gm. 1 HOME L
2012 WCSF LA Clip. Gm. 3 AWAY W
2012 WCFR Utah Gm. 2 HOME W
2012 WCF OKC Gm. 3 AWAY L
2013 WCFR LA Lakers Gm. 4 AWAY W
2013 WCSF GST Gm. 6 AWAY W
2013 WCF Memphis Gm. 3 AWAY W
2014 WCFR Dallas Gm. 2 HOME L
2014 WCSF Portland Gm. 2 HOME W
2014 WCF OKC Gm. 1 HOME W
Stafford has called 7 prior Grizzlies playoff games, and the Grizz are 3-4 in those games (1-2 at home, 3-2 in the First Round, 1-1 at home in the First Round).
The Spurs are 1-1 against MEM with Stafford; he was the crew chief in Game 1 of the 2011 First Round series, which the Spurs lost at home, and he was on the crew for Game 3 of the 2013 West Finals in Memphis, which the Spurs won.
The Spurs were 4-0 this year with Stafford, winning at SAC and MIN and winning at home over HOU and OKC (the home finale).
The Grizzlies were 1-2 with Stafford this year, winning at home over CHI and losing at PRT and at home to OKC.
FITZGERALD
This is Fitzgerald's 4th career playoff game and his 2nd in the 2016 First Round (he worked Game 2 of DET/CLE). He has never previously worked a Spurs playoff game or a Grizzlies playoff game. Along with the game he worked in the Cavs/Pistons series this year, Fitzgerald worked Game 1 of last year's Chicago/Milwaukee series -- a Chicago home win -- and Game 3 of the Golden State/New Orleans series (with Stafford) -- the Warriors road win in the game with the massive Warriors rally capped by the crazy Curry 3 late in regulation. (http://official.nba.com/wp-content/u...-4-23-15v3.pdf)
The Spurs were 2-2 in games called by Fitzgerald in the 2015-16 Regular Season, with the wins at home over MIL and on the road at PNX and the losses at OKC (when everyone rested) and in the second game at Oracle.
The Grizzlies were 1-2 with Fitzgerald, winning at home against NYK and losing at home against CLE and on the road against DAL.
ZIELINSKI
This is Zielinski's 16th career playoff game and his 1st game in the 2016 playoffs. He has worked 1 prior Spurs playoff game -- the Spurs Game 3 win at home in 2015 over the Clippers. He has worked 2 prior Grizzlies playoff games -- a first round home win in Game 5 of the 2012 WCFR over the Clippers and a WCSF road win in Game 2 of the 2013 WCSF over the without-Westbrook Thunder.
Spurs were 4-3 in games called by Zielinski this year. The wins were home games over PNX, LAL, and MIA and a road win at MIN; the losses were the Christmas night game in Houston, the game at Staples against the Clippers right after the All-Star break, and the loss at Denver in the last week of the regular season.
The Grizzlies were 1-1 with Zielinski this year -- a home win over the Lakers, and their season-ending loss at GST.
Collins likely won't see action tonight, but he's previously worked 18 playoff games including Game 1 of BOS/ATL. He's worked 2 prior Spurs playoff games and they're 2-0 in those games: Game 1 of the 2012 WCSF over the Clippers at home, and Game 2 of the 2007 WCFR over Denver at home. He's worked 1 prior Grizzlies playoff game: Game 4 of the 2015 WCFR, which the Grizzlies lost in Portland.
Last edited by FromWayDowntown; 04-22-2016 at 12:36 PM.
Spurs enter as a 11.5 point favorite and we should cover that without problems.
Let's do this!
Go Spuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrssssssssssss go!
finish this without incident, so we can proceed to the next series..........
we are prepared for game of thrones
and we are prepared for the real GAME OF THRONES, the assumption of the Spurs into history!
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oo!
3-0
Why no Miller available?
Let's go San Antonio!!! Let's play the beautiful game
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