Grizzlies bear down on the Spurs, ending their losing streak. Both teams came on respective winning (Spurs with five) and losing (Grizzlies with six) streaks. Brothers Pau (18 wins) and Marc (10) played the 29th time against each other and started the game having identically scored 353 points each in those games. 1st Quarter – Memphis 22 , Spurs 18 …
San Antonio faces Memphis for the second time in a week, this time at their place. Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear …
Another win, another reminder of how far the new-look Spurs have come from their early-season struggles. Most of the talk after the Spurs’ November 21st loss to Memphis circled around a series of controversial late-game calls that sealed their fate and sent them below .500 for the first time on the season. They made sure Saturday’s rematch didn’t come to …
The San Antonio Spurs complete the sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies as an early birthday present for Tim Duncan who turns 40 April 25th. This was a strange game as a The Fed Ex Forum experienced a black out that delayed the game 18 minutes. The Sours got their offense going late in the 3rd quarter and started the 4th …
True to their word, the Memphis Grizzlies came armed to the hilt with whatever they could find in Game 3 of their first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to change the outcome. That’s because the Spurs employ Kawhi Leonard, a two-way terror the Grizzlies had no answer for. While blowouts in Games 1 and 2 …
It began with a swipe. Kawhi Leonard, perhaps the best pickpocket in the game, followed Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes around a screen. What should have been a simple handoff turned into a theft. Leonard thrust his giant paw between Barnes and Chris Anderson, batting it loose and picking it up in one fluid motion. Leonard jogged down the open …
The Countdown 210 Podcast playoff edition with our special guest Thomas The Spurs Dude Vega. On today’s episode we will recap the Spurs huge win over the Memphis Grizzlies 106-74. With a balanced scoring team effort and a huge 3rd quarter the Spurs dominated this game. At one point the San Antonio Spurs were up by as much as 30 …
It’s that time once again San Antonio Spurs fans, when the annual Silver & Black fever sweeps over the Alamo City. The Spurs Flags are displayed on your car windows and vendors setup roadside stands selling Spurs swag. The atmosphere in the 210 has changed with Fiesta in full swing and Spurs on our minds it’s a great time to …
Mostly because of their blowout loss to Golden State, Memphis is the rare 11-8 team with a minus-3 net rating, a number that’s surprisingly low considering the statistical crevasse they had to claw out of to start the year. That 50-point defeat likely represents the nadir of the Grizzlies season, as they’ve recovered from a 3-6 start to once again …
