Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs saw their impressive 22-season playoff streak get snapped last year, but they had a shot at getting back into the postseason once again this year. The 10th-seeded Spurs had their chance to restart that streak against the No. 9 Memphis Grizzlies in Wednesday’s first Western Conference play-in game but it was the Grizzlies who held on after taking a sizable first-half lead for the 100-96 victory.
In the end, it was Jonas Valanciuna, Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks who helped lead the way for Memphis as the trio combined for 67 points, 37 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Grizzlies to a Friday night showdown against the loser of tonight’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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With Morant helping lead the way on the offensive end, the future is bright in Memphis and this could be an opportunity for this group to get some playoff experience under their belt, regardless of who they end up taking on Friday night.