Kawhi Leonard added 13 points on 4-of-10, while LaMarcus Aldridge and Kevin Martin each chipped in 10 for San Antonio, who used tough defense to earn their second straight blowout of the playoffs. Aldridge sat out the entire fourth quarter along with Leonard and Tony Parker while Tim Duncan and Danny Green made brief appearances.
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Now in a 0-1 hole, things do not look good as the Grizzlies go into Game 2 of this best of seven first round series.
“We just tried to make it tough on them, make it uncomfortable”, said Paul. We’ve got to do something. “We got to be more active defensively and see if we can’t help…it turn into some offense for us”, said Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger. We need to shoot uncontested shots, and the more of those we shoot, I think the great shooters that we have are going to make them.
The Celtics scored just seven points over the first 12 minutes, the lowest-scoring opening quarter in a playoff game since the National Basketball Association went to a shot clock in 1954.
San Antonio’s defense was the story in Game 1 and it was the story once again on Tuesday.
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.
OAKLAND, Calif. – As Stephen Curry emphatically waved his arms to ignite the crowd and coached from the bench when he could do little else, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors’ supporting cast proved they can win on the playoff stage without their NBA MVP.
Mills’ 3-pointer that bounced high off the back of the rim and then into the net with 0.7 seconds left in the period gave San Antonio its first double-digit advantage of the game and capped an 11-1 run over the last 3:30 of the quarter. With Zach Randolph struggling to the tune of six points on 3-of-13 shooting, 39-year-old Vince Carter and the enigmatic Lance Stephenson were the only two Grizzlies to score in double figures.
Game three will be held in Memphis on Saturday Morning (AEST). Online sports book Bovada.lv lists Gregg Popovich’s squad as an 18-point favorite, with an over/under total of 188 points.
Is it fair to say you’re not terribly impressed with how your team has played offensively? Along with this one: Do they really have to play two more games?
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“I don’t want to play 20 minutes getting beat so bad”, he said.
