4月17日 周日 马刺vs.灰熊 8:30am
Spurs (58-21) vs. Grizzlies (44-35)
Spurs scouting report: This is the start of a home-and-home series. The Spurs play at Memphis on Monday. … The Spurs have lost five of their past six regular-season games against the Grizzlies. They swept Memphis in the first round of last season’s playoffs. … The Spurs have totaled 44 turnovers in their two losses against the Grizzlies this season.
Spurs injuries: Devin Brown (herniated disk, lower back), Rasho Nesterovic (sprained left ankle) and Linton Johnson III (stress fracture, left foot) are on the injured list.
Grizzlies scouting report: After Friday’s 111-102 loss to Denver, Memphis needs one victory or a Minnesota loss to clinch the Western Conference’s final playoff seed. … Mike Miller scored a career-high 37 points in Wednesday’s loss in Houston. In the past five games, he has averaged 23.6 points on 57.1 percent shooting. He made 20-of-33 3-pointers in the five games. … The Grizzlies are 12-10 in the second game of a back-to-back.
Grizzlies injuries: Ryan Humphrey (strained left groin), Jake Tsakalidis (strained right hamstring) and Andre Emmett (right ankle sprain) are on the injured list.
Starters
12 Bruce Bowen F 6-7 9th ------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Shane Battier F 6-8 4th
5 Robert Horry F 6-10 13th ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Pau Gasol F 7-0 4th
21 Tim Duncan F 6-11 8th --------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 Lorenzen Wright C 6-11 9th
20 Manu Ginobili G 6-6 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ 33 Mike Miller G 6-8 5th
9 Tony Parker G 6-2 4th ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Jason Williams G 6-1 7th
17 Brent Barry G 6-7 10th ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Antonio Burks G 6-0 1st
4 Sean Marks F 6-10 6th --------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Brian Cardinal F 6-8 5th
34 Tony Massenburg F/C 6-9 13th --------------------------------------------------------- 30 Dahntay Jones G/F 6-6 2nd
2 Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 7th --------------------------------------------------------------- 41 James Posey G/F 6-8 6th
3 Glenn Robinson F 6-7 11th ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Stromile Swift F 6-9 5th
14 Beno Udrih G 6-3 1st ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Earl Watson G 6-1 4th
11 Mike Wilks G 5-11 3rd --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Bonzi Wells G/F 6-5 7th
Coach: Gregg Popovich Coach: Mike Fratello
Last meeting: Memphis beat the Spurs 84-82 on Feb. 26 at the SBC Center.
Key matchup: Pau Gasol vs. Tim Duncan. Both players are trying to settle into a rhythm after lengthy injuries. Gasol didn’t play in either of Memphis’ victories over the Spurs this season and returned last month after missing 23 games with a left foot injury. In the nine games before Friday, he averaged 18.7 points on 54.7 percent shooting. Lorenzen Wright will probably spend considerable time guarding Duncan, but Gasol will be matched up with him on occasion. Duncan made 6 of 7 shots and scored 17 points in his return Wednesday against Utah.