2016 NBA playoffs preview: Spurs vs. Grizzlies
Overshadowed by the record-breaking Golden State Warriors all season, the San Antonio Spurs completed a franchise-best 67-win season, becoming just the 12th team in NBA history to do so. In the first round, they will take on the injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies, who have gone just 11-17 since the All-Star break.
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Memphis Grizzlies
Spurs win series 4-0
Game 1 - Spurs 106, Grizzlies 74
Game 2 - Spurs 94, Grizzlies 68
Game 3 - Spurs 94, Grizzlies 86
Game 4 - Spurs 116, Grizzlies 95
Season series: San Antonio won 4-0
Starting lineups: San Antonio - Tony Parker (11.9 ppg, 5.3 apg), Danny Green (7.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg), Kawhi Leonard (21.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg), LaMarcus Aldridge (18.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg), Tim Duncan (8.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg). Memphis - Jordan Farmar (9.2 ppg, 3.0 apg), Tony Allen (8.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Matt Barnes (10.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg), Zach Randolph (15.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg), Chris Andersen (4.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
San Antonio wins if - They play Spurs basketball. Barring some sort of unforeseen catastrophe, Gregg Popovich's squad will move on to the second round.
Memphis wins if - If they play like they have nothing to lose, the miniscule chance of this upset could get slightly less miniscule.
Need to know
San Antonio - The last time they faced Memphis in the playoffs, they swept them in the Western Conference finals.
Memphis - In the 2011 playoffs, they beat the Spurs 4-2 as an eighth seed.
Sam Amick's pick: Spurs in 4; Jeff Zillgitt's pick: Spurs in 5
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