PF LaMarcus Aldridge also brought some offense in the starting lineup, tallying 17 points and 4 rebounds.
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“It just takes a little while”, said the Spurs’ Tim Duncan, who had seven points and 11 rebounds.
Boban Marjanovic #40 of the San Antonio Spurs dunks in front of Jordan Farmar #4 of the Memphis Grizzlies during Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on April 17, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas.
“We have got to close quarters better”, Memphis coach David Joerger said.
Conley’s absence clearly is a big factor in this, but the Spurs need to get their running game going for the next round – particularly if they end up playing Russell Westbrook in the next round of the playoffs. “They turned us over tonight – very physical defense; and for us, we can’t let that happen”.
San Antonio’s suffocating defense held Memphis to franchise lows in total points and points in a quarter.
The Hawks – who made nine of their first 13 shots – limited the Celtics to just seven points in the first quarter, the lowest-scoring opening period in a post-season game since the National Basketball Association introduced a shot clock in 1954.
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San Antonio roll to a 94-68 win, taking a 2-nothing series lead, and holding the Grizz to a playoff low in points.
San Antonio, boasting the second- best regular-season record in the league behind the Golden State Warriors, raced into the lead early on against Memphis and never looked back. “Maybe I can get to the line a couple of times (in Game 2)”, Randolph said. “We talked about that”, Randolph said. Guys like 36-year-old Matt Barnes, soon-to-be 35-year-old Zach Randolph, 34-year-old Tony Allen, and the mercurial Lance Stephenson are major contributors on the Grizz, so the fact that it’s a team in the postseason is kind of a surprise.
The Spurs will look to follow up their Game 1 blowout win with another strong performance to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Tristan Thompson, F, Cleveland Cavaliers: The success of the Cavs in the first two games of their series with the Detroit Pistons hasn’t been due in large part to Thompson.
Mills and Green know that the Spurs must be ready for the Grizzlies’ aggressive and sharper play.
Offensively Leonard led the Spurs with 20 points, more than enough as the Spurs coasted to a relatively easy 106-74 rout.
I believe the Spurs will win game 3 by 15 points. “If he got in the lane, we tried to make a play I guess, but mostly L.A. gets the credit for doing a fine job on a great player”.
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In Tuesday’s Eastern Conference playoff game, fourth seeds Atlanta Hawks took a 2-0 lead by thumping fifth seeded Boston Celtics 89-72.
