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Recap: Grizzlies take it on chin in Game 1

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  The San Antonio Spurs led from start to finish in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. It was a ten-point lead before Lionel Hollins could stop the bleeding. The final score was 105-83.   San Antonio was moving the ball and getting the calls. They were draining open three-pointers all night, making...
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Recap: Interior Pacers eliminate perimeter Knicks

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  The Indiana Pacers eliminated the New York Knicks in Game 6 Saturday night, 106-99, showing that inside play really does beat perimeter scoring.   The home team controlled the boards, again, and anchored the game with their inside play. The Knicks, if not for a three-point blitz in the second half, would have...
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Then and Now: 2013 Spurs-Grizzlies Preview

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  The 2013 Western Conference Finals are a rematch of one of the rarest occurrences in playoff history, an 8 seed beating a 1 seed. Both coaches remember it like it was yesterday. It was the first round of the 2011 Playoffs when Memphis made history. It was the moment that this Grizzlies group...
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Pop sits Duncan as Spurs eliminate Warriors

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  The San Antonio Spurs brought an intensity and a focus to their Game 6 as if they were the ones down 3-2. Tony Parker v Danny Green, Tim Duncan v Parker, Pop v everyone…..they held each other accountable and didn’t stand for anything less than perfection.   The Spurs were in control all...
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Heat, Grizzlies advance…Finals Preview?

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  The Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies both advanced to the their respective Conference Finals on Wednesday night. With all the recent symmetry between these two teams, I can’t help but feel that they’re on an NBA Finals collision course.   Both teams dropped the first game of their semifinal series: Memphis lost a close one...
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Memphis eyeing historic run

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  Somewhere Stromile Swift is smiling…..   The Memphis Grizzlies are one away from going farther than they ever have as a franchise…the Conference Finals. But to do so, it will likely take their best effort of the series.   All four games have gone the distance in this matchup, with Memphis pulling out...
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Warriors gameplan backfires in Game 5

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  The flood gates half officially opened in San Antonio, Texas…..and the waters may run all the way to San Francisco.   In Games 1-4, Golden State stayed disciplined with Mark Jackson’s defensive gameplan of not leaving shooters open. It got to the point where we expected to see Parker and Duncan score in the 20s, Ginobili...
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Recap: Grizzlies take 3-1 lead vs OKC

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  The first half of this game looked like the Thunder were determined to tie this series. Oklahoma City had Memphis playing passive basketball, while Serge Ibaka was reborn on the offensive end. He was making shots inside and out, a rarity in this series. The Thunder even held a 17-point during the second quarter.   The end of the first...
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Pacers, Grizzlies win playoff-style Game 3′s

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  One team is famous for “smashmouth” basketball…the other plays at “The Grindhouse”. The Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies returned home on Saturday and both took 2-1 leads in their second round series.   The first half in Memphis was a little tense for the home team. Despite being a low-scoring game, the Grizzlies...
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Recap: Spurs go up 2-1 as both PGs get hurt

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  You just never felt that the Warriors were going to win Game 3 vs the Spurs, despite tying the game midway through the second half.   Tiago Splitter returned to Gregg Popovich’s starting lineup, which triggered Mark Jackson to start Festus Ezeli alongside Andrew Bogut. It was a traditional lineup for both teams,...
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