The Memphis Grizzlies made positive strides Tuesday night after the San Antonio Spurs shredded them by 32 points in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
However, the improvement was merely marginal for the West's No. 7 seed, as its patchwork roster fell by 26 points, 94-68, to the Spurs at AT&T Center in the franchise's lowest-scoring postseason performance ever, per Basketball-Reference.com.
Incidentally, the Grizzlies' previous franchise-low point total in a playoff game (70) came exactly 12 years ago in a loss to the Spurs.
According to NBA.com on Twitter, the Spurs have positively dominated Memphis to this point:
Patty Mills led a balanced Spurs scoring attack, and he finished with 16 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three.
Kawhi Leonard added 13 points, three rebounds and two steals after being handed his Defensive Player of the Year hardware in front of a packed house prior to tipoff.
LaMarcus Aldridge chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds, but the night's most surprising line belonged to Tim Duncan, who ...
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