“Hopefully, we can go further into the postseason and play into June”, Davis said a month before the season.
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After, Ginobili praised the play of Parker in the first half but acknowledged the problems that came after, saying, “Their pressure bothered us and we didn’t attack well enough or hard enough”.
On the flip side after missing the last two games with hip tightness, Manu Ginobili is expected to be back in uniform against the Grizzlies.
San Antonio Spurs star LaMarcus Aldridge will be absent from Saturday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies a left ankle sprain, per the team’s Twitter account. “He’s making the right plays at the right time and being aggressive, and that’s what we need”.
Anthony Davis had 20 points and 18 rebounds in his return from a sore shoulder, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-90 on Friday night for their second victory of the season.
Memphis’ bench outscored San Antonio’s reserves 38-28, even with injured forward Zach Randolph out with a knee injury. “Even when I’m at home and watching League Pass, they’re always in games”.
Kawhi Leonard scored 22 for San Antonio, which lost for only the third time this season and had its six-game winning streak snapped.
The Pelicans led 78-74 after three quarters and just 83-82 when guard Tony Parker hit a fallback jumper with 10:10 left.
Davis also had two blocks in the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, the Spurs now rank 26th in three point shots made per game this season.
The Pelicans held the Spurs to 16 points in the 4th quarter, showing good rotation and help defense throughout the night.
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Ryan Anderson had it going again, letting nothing stand in the way from enjoying another breakout performance for the second consecutive game. The Spurs’ key guards were limited to just 27 points tonight.
On the other hand, maybe Spurs fans shouldn’t be anxious at all.
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“I think what it does for us is create spacing situations on the offensive end, ” Gentry said. “I thought we did a good job of executing down the stretch”. Anderson and Rasual Butler have had a few moments, but both have played better with Leonard in small-ball lineups rather than in relief of him at the three spot. Porzingis finished with 24 points, 17 rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots to anchor an offensive attack that included a sizzling 12 of 25 shooting on 3-pointers. As the Phoenix Suns visit at 5 p.m. Sunday, the Pelicans’ hope is that there’s a bigger harvest yet to come.
