National Basketball Association
San Antonio 107, Memphis 101
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 5, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#59 Gary Zielinski, #30 John Goble, #54 Nick Buchert
Attendance:
18119
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Spurs 107, Grizzlies 101: Tim Duncan recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as visiting San Antonio ended Memphis’ home winning streak.
Manu Ginobili went 5-of-5 from beyond the arc en route to 17 points and Danny Green scored 16 points for the Spurs, who went 14-of-25 from 3-point range. Cory Joseph scored 12 points off the bench in relief of Tony Parker, who scored 14 before leaving in the third quarter with a left hamstring injury for San Antonio.
Marc Gasol was questionable due to a bone bruise in his knee but started and collected 28 points, 12 rebounds four blocks for the Grizzlies, who had a franchise-record 22-game home winning streak come to an end. Mike Conley added 23 points and 10 assists and Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 20 points off the bench for Memphis.
Conley’s three-point play brought the Grizzlies within 82-75 before the Spurs scored the next six to push it back to double digits. Memphis got it back down to 103-99 on Gasol’s dunk with 21 seconds left but Ginobili and Joseph each knocked down a pair of free throws to put it away.
The Spurs jumped out to a 13-2 lead at the start and led by as much as 13 points in the second while shooting 60.5 percent before the break to take a 58-46 lead into the half. San Antonio was up 15 points early in the third before the Grizzlies battled back, closing within 69-64 before settling for a 78-68 deficit heading to the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duncan’s triple-double is his first since Nov. 2010 and fourth career in the regular season. … The Grizzlies (15-4) have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. … Prince went 4-of-4 from 3-point range while the rest of Memphis struggled to 1-of-8.
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Memphis |
Manu Ginobili 17 |
Scoring |
Marc Gasol 28 |
Tim Duncan 10 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 10 |
Tim Duncan 10 |
Rebounds |
Marc Gasol 12 |
Boris Diaw 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Marc Gasol 10 |
Manu Ginobili 2 |
Steals |
Tony Allen 2 |
Aron Baynes 2 |
Blocks |
Marc Gasol 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
107 |
47.6 |
14-25 |
13-16 |
25 |
44 |
8 |
5 |
14 |
Memphis
|
101 |
46.2 |
5-12 |
22-26 |
19 |
37 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game at home against Miami. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Spurs have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .833 after a loss.