San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies Match Player Stats On Apr 22, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Apr 22, 2017

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Marc Gasol's floating jump shot over LaMarcus Aldridge with 0.7 seconds left in overtime gave the Memphis Grizzlies a 110-108 victory over the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night at FedExForum to even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at 2-2.

The Grizzlies won despite a playoff career-high 43 points for San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard. Mike Conley led Memphis with 35 points and had nine rebounds and eight assists. Leonard added eight rebounds, six steals and three assists to his stat line.

Leonard scored the Spurs' last 16 points in the fourth quarter and his fade-away jumper with 12 seconds left in regulation gave San Antonio a 96-94 lead. But Conley, who had 11 points in the fourth, answered with a floater in the lane with 4.5 seconds left to tie the game at 96. Leonard then missed a contested 21-footer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

The Grizzlies overcame 23 turnovers that translated into 31 San Antonio points. Memphis scored just 11 points off 10 Spurs' turnovers.

Gasol finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists; he also committed seven turnovers. JaMychal Green had 14 points off the bench and Zach Randolph scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

The Spurs got 22 points and five assists from Tony Parker. Aldridge scored 13 points.

The Spurs shot 42.3 percent from the floor and went 9-for-30 from 3-point range for 30 percent. Memphis shot 46.3 percent from the field while going 12-for-27 from distance for 44.4 percent.

NOTES: The Grizzlies' Game 3 victory on Thursday night snapped the Spurs' 10-game postseason winning streak over Memphis. The Grizzlies had not defeated the Spurs since Game 6 of their first-round series in 2011 when Memphis became just the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to eliminate a No. 1 seed. ... Spurs C Dewayne Dedmon missed Game 4 with an illness. David Lee started in his place. ... Memphis G/F Tony Allen (calf) was also out again in Game 4. ... Memphis SG Vince Carter (13 points) became the first 40-year-old to make at least three triples in a playoff game, going 3-for-5 from long range.