The game was stopped for 19 minutes, but that only proved a minor delay to San Antonio’s sweep.
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From there, the Grizzlies were unable get it back to single digits, and San Antonio would eventually push the lead to a game-high 25 late in the fourth quarter.
The game was delayed for about 20 minutes in the second quarter because of a power surge.
Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, however, stepped up in the third-quarter and broke the Rockets, with Thompson hitting three three-pointers and Green dropping four.
Kawhi Leonard had 21 points, Tony parker had 16 and LaMarucus Aldridge had 15 and 10 rebounds to lead the Spurs, who shot 50% from the floor and 45% from three-point range.
The end result was the Grizzlies” third sweep at the hands of the Spurs, who also knocked them out of the first round in 2004 and in the West finals in “13.
San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills, left, plays air guitar and center Tim Duncan, right, joins in on the keyboards as they play along with music from the arena loudspeakers during a timeout in the second half of Game 4 in a f…
The Spurs (4-0 playoffs) move on to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they will await the victor of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks matchup.
The win puts Golden State 3-1 up in the best-of-seven series. The Grizzlies didn’t get the win, but they did play tight and gritty defense to force five lead changes and 10 ties through the first half.
The Grizzlies’ season of never-ending injuries finally came to its merciful conclusion, prompting tears of pride from coach Dave Joerger. The second round is where the real drama of this National Basketball Association season lies, and we’re so close to getting there.
Randolph and Barnes gutted out 15 points apiece, and Vince Carter had 14-their professionalism throughout the season bringing tears to Joerger’s eyes after the game. In fact, during a post-game press conference, Joerger shed tears while discussing how valiantly his injury-riddled squad “fought” against highly favored San Antonio. However, Memphis did cover in Game 3 at home (96-87 SA), as an 11.5-point underdog.
As general manager Chris Wallace said last week “We are undefeated in re-signing our core players, and we will remain so”. They could have not made the playoffs. “We have to come with the same attitude that we did [in Game 3]”.This definitely seems like a wrong turn for his team when trying to find Memphis.
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If the Grizzlies are to force this series into a fifth game, then it will again have to be Zach Randolph doing the damage.
