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Game Date:
04/19/2016
9:35pm EST
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Memphis +17.5
San Antonio -17.5
Total:
Over
186 (-100)
Under 186 (-110)
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The NBA playoffs are supposed to be the time when the casual approach many teams take in the regular season goes out the window. The first weekend of action was marked by lopsided scores all over the place, with tight games between the Cavaliers and Pistons and the Celtics and Hawks the exceptions. Five of the eight games over the weekend were decided by at least 20 points while the Indiana Pacers beat Toronto by 10. Continue to Article
April 18, 2016 7:40:pm EST
That Reggie Miller, he sure is a cad. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] The TNT color analyst has a rather, um, polarizing reputation amongst those that watch him call games for the network, as he’s carried over the outlandish verbal jabs that marked his playing career into the booth in his retirement years. TNT also boasts an impressive lineup of ex-players on its broadcast roster, and is rumored to be attempting (via, rumor has it, an animated pitch – literally) to woo the recently-retired Kobe Bryant to its set. This is why Dan Patrick, on his daily radio show, asked Mr. Miller on Monday morning if the TNT and extended Turner crew could take a playoff game: No. No a lineup featuring Miller, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, Brent Barry and Dennis Scott (why did Reggie leave Steve Smith off?) could not beat the Memphis Grizzlies in a basketball game. The Grizzlies are struggling, to be sure. As Miller pointed out the team is working without Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, having to start journeymen like Jordan Farmar, Chris Andersen, and Vince Carter (working on his fifth team in eight season, now 39 years of age) just to stay competitive. The current lineup is not a clear representation of who the Grizzlies truly are when healthy, and it’s frustrating to watch such a proud roster have to work with one arm behind its back against a longtime rival in the San Antonio Spurs. These games aren’t pretty. With that in place, the Memphis Grizzlies put up 74 points on the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. This may seem like I’m poking fun, but 74 points against what was far and away the NBA’s best defense this season, with that roster, is no joke. That’s an accomplishment. All due respect to the Turner crew’s playing careers – Reggie and Brent Barry probably could have played a year or two longer in the NBA than they actually did – but the only thing that team would rack up against the current iteration of the Memphis Grizzlies would be 12 different torn Achilles tendons. Worse: Z-Bo is angry. Look: Dave Joerger had no comment on Reggie Miller's comments. But Z-Bo was not amused. — Geoff Calkins (@geoff_calkins) April 18, 2016 Reggie Miller will be behind the microphone in San Antonio on Tuesday as the Grizzlies and Spurs line up for Game 2. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Zach Randolph, who missed ten of 13 shots in Game 1, used this bit of silliness as motivation to turn the series on its ear? Or if he merely just grabbed Reggie Miller by his ears? - - - - - - - Kelly Dwyer is an editor for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at KDonhoops@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KDonhoops Continue to Article
April 18, 2016 3:50:pm EST
That Reggie Miller, he sure is a cad. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] The TNT color analyst has a rather, um, polarizing reputation amongst those that watch him call games for the network, as he’s carried over the outlandish verbal jabs that marked his playing career into the booth in his retirement years. TNT also boasts an impressive lineup of ex-players on its broadcast roster, and is rumored to be attempting (via, rumor has it, an animated pitch – literally) to woo the recently-retired Kobe Bryant to its set. This is why Dan Patrick, on his daily radio show, asked Mr. Miller on Monday morning if the TNT and extended Turner crew could take a playoff game: No. No a lineup featuring Miller, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, Brent Barry and Dennis Scott (why did Reggie leave Steve Smith off?) could not beat the Memphis Grizzlies in a basketball game. The Grizzlies are struggling, to be sure. As Miller pointed out the team is working without Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, having to start journeymen like Jordan Farmar, Chris Andersen, and Vince Carter (working on his fifth team in eight season, now 39 years of age) just to stay competitive. The current lineup is not a clear representation of who the Grizzlies truly are when healthy, and it’s frustrating to watch such a proud roster have to work with one arm behind its back against a longtime rival in the San Antonio Spurs. These games aren’t pretty. With that in place, the Memphis Grizzlies put up 74 points on the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. This may seem like I’m poking fun, but 74 points against what was far and away the NBA’s best defense this season, with that roster, is no joke. That’s an accomplishment. All due respect to the Turner crew’s playing careers – Reggie and Brent Barry probably could have played a year or two longer in the NBA than they actually did – but the only thing that team would rack up against the current iteration of the Memphis Grizzlies would be 12 different torn Achilles tendons. Worse: Z-Bo is angry. Look: Dave Joerger had no comment on Reggie Miller's comments. But Z-Bo was not amused. — Geoff Calkins (@geoff_calkins) April 18, 2016 Reggie Miller will be behind the microphone in San Antonio on Tuesday as the Grizzlies and Spurs line up for Game 2. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Zach Randolph, who missed ten of 13 shots in Game 1, used this bit of silliness as motivation to turn the series on its ear? Or if he merely just grabbed Reggie Miller by his ears? - - - - - - - Kelly Dwyer is an editor for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at KDonhoops@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KDonhoops Continue to Article
April 18, 2016 3:50:pm EST
Kawhi Leonard tends to shrug off all the accolades for his defensive prowess. It was no different Monday as Leonard won his second straight NBA Defensive Player of the Year award after helping the San Antonio Spurs have the league's best defense. ''I just hide behind (his teammates) in the game, really,'' Leonard said. Continue to Article
April 18, 2016 3:12:pm EST
By now, it's obvious the media has come to admire - and opponents certainly respect - Kawhi Leonard's ability to take over a game on the defensive end. After leaving his indelible mark in a lopsided Game 1, Leonard will try to continue tormenting what's left of the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night when the San Antonio Spurs look to take care of business on their home court. Leonard not only led the way offensively with 20 points in Sunday's series opener, but he also finished with four of San Antonio's 13 steals and three of its nine blocks in a 106-74 rout. Continue to Article
April 18, 2016 1:31:pm EST
