The San Antonio Spurs won 116-103 over the Memphis Grizzlies at home to take game five in the series. The Spurs are now just one win away from the Western Conference semifinals, as the series will move back to Memphis. San Antonio provided the victory on Tuesday night with an incredible shooting percentage. They shot 42 of 80 from the field (52 %) and 14 of 28 from the three point line (50 %), as they scored 116 points.
Kawhi Leonard had another great game for the Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs led 55-49 after the first half and they were able to save the lead in the second half, as they added 61 points more to the scoreboard.
The Grizzlies didn't have a bad night offensively, as they shot 51 percent from the field, 40 percent from downtown and 91 percent from the free throw line. However, they didn't have a good night on the defensive end, as they weren't able to stop a great Spurs shooting performance.
Kawhi Leonard had 28 points and six assists, while shooting 9 of 16 from the field and 3 of 5 from the three point line. Kawhi missed one of his eight free throw attempts, which was his first miss from the line in the entire series. Patty Mills had a great night off the bench, as he scored 20 points, while shooting 7 of 10 from the field and 5 of 7 from downtown. Tony Parker finished the game with 16 points and six assists, as he shot 6 of 12 from the field and 2 of 4 from the outside.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 12 points and nine rebounds in 37 minutes on the floor, while shooting 5 of 13 from the field. David Lee replaced Dwayne Dedmon in the starting lineup for the second straight game, as he had 11 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes of play. Manu Ginobili finally scored some points for the Spurs off the bench.
Manu played 17 minutes and had ten points, three assists, three steals, and a block, while shooting 4 of 6 from the field.
Mike Conley led the Grizzlies
Marc Gasol played a game-high 40 minutes, as he finished the game with 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while shooting 6 of 12 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
Mike Conley led the visitors in scoring, as he had 26 points, six assists and four steals, while shooting 10 of 17 from the field in 35 minutes of play. Vince Carter added ten points and five rebounds, while James Ennis III scored eleven points. The only Grizzlies starter that didn't score in double-digits was, surprisingly, Zach Randolph. Randolph finished the game with just nine points and six rebounds, as he played 26 minutes. JaMychal Green added eleven points to his score sheet, as he led the Grizzlies bench in scoring.
The next game is on the schedule for Thursday, at 9:30 pm, as the series will move back to Memphis.
