The panic button has been put on hold temporarily by fans of the San Antonio
Spurs thanks to the return of Manu Ginobili in Wednesday’s Game
2 of the Western Conference
quarterfinals. The Spurs beat Memphis 93-87 to tie the series at one apiece
heading into tonight’s Game 3 in Tennessee. Bet on this game with Bodog’s NBA
odds.
Ginobili didn’t look 100 percent with that hyperextended right elbow and he
played with a black-and-blue pad over the joint. But he was clearly the
difference in Game 2, scoring a team-high 17 points and grabbing seven rebounds
with four steals. Ginobili was just 5 of 13 from the field and an
uncharacteristic 7 of 13 from the foul line but the emotional lift he provided
can’t be quantified. In the six games that the Spurs and Grizzlies have faced
off this year, San Antonio is plus-42 when Ginobili is on the court and minus-49
when he’s not. In Game 2, the Spurs were plus-16 when Manu was playing and
minus-10 when he was on the bench resting. The other key to Game 2 was the Spurs’ defense on Memphis big men
Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. They combined
for 49 points in the opener but were far less dominant in Game 2. Randolph
scored 11 points on 5-of-14 shooting and Gasol had 12 points, making just 2 of
9. The Spurs took a collaborative approach as almost every San Antonio big
player rotated against them. Overall the Grizzlies shot just 39.8 percent from
the field and the Spurs scored 26 points off Memphis turnovers. Yet despite all
that, the game was close right down to the end, which must embolden Memphis.
Plus the Grizzlies were 2-0 at home in the regular season vs. San Antonio,
averaging 110 points per game. Get the best Spurs-Grizzlies player props at Bodog
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