Tied at 2: Gasol lifts Grizzlies past Spurs 110-108 in OT

In addition, Tony Allen-the Grizzlies prime defender-is not likely to return due to injury.

On Saturday night he turned on a dazzling display before ecstatic home fans as the Grizzlies snatched a 110-108 win in overtime to level the first-round series with their higher-ranked western conference rivals at 2-2.

The Grizz did just that, topping San Antonio 110-108 in overtime on a last-second shot by Marc Gasol.

Point guard Mike Conley set a franchise postseason record with 35 points in Game 4.

That plus 53.9-point swing is the second-highest for any team with and without a particular player on the court among the 53 players that have played at least 80 minutes in this year’s playoffs, behind the Washington Wizards’ plus 86.0-point swing with and without Bradley Beal on the court. Leonard had 16 points at the break and Randolph had 13. Memphis scored just 11 points off 10 Spurs’ turnovers. Now, they’ll have a chance to shock the world and tie up a series that most of the country gave them no shot to win-a series that started nearly as poorly as they could have imagined. The Silver and Black have swept the Grizzlies each time they’ve eliminated them.

The fourth quarter would be the quarter the Spurs would shine. “It’s that boost for the team, gets the team going, pumps energy into the crowd”. Memphis shot 46.3 percent from the field while going 12-for-27 from distance (44.4 percent). They will focus on that game later.

Date/Time: Tuesday April 25th, 2017.

San Antonio star Kawhi Leonard, who scored 32 and 37 in the first two games, was held to 18 points. “It was about tonight and showing that we have heart and showing that we have enough in the tank to show that we can win and give ourselves confidence and allow us to believe that we can make this a series“. Late in Game 4, he put Leonard – a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award victor – on Conley. David Lee started in his place. He and Aldridge combined for just 7 rebounds. Aldridge scored 13 points. He was spectacular in the gut-wrenching loss, scoring the Spurs’ last 16 points in regulation.

Even while coming off the bench, Randolph still led all reserves with 19 double-doubles during the season. Ginobili is 0 of 15 from the floor in this series. Spurs defense could not defend the Grizzlies from scoring, and at the end of the fourth quarter, the game would be all tied with the score of 96 leading to overtime. Conley is elevating his game when Memphis most needs him and he especially came up big in Game 4. That brings up the Grizzlies to a 43-43 ATS record, and 41-42-3 O/U record. “Give (Toronto) credit, they slowed us down”.

Kawhi Leonard for the San Antonio Spurs was the first to score in the third quarter with a two-point shot. These two teams will meet for game five on Monday, April 24, in San Antonio.

The result is that the Grizzlies have improbably knotted this series at two games apiece. The books are offering the home team as a 10-point favorite, same as in the first two game they managed to cover.