Spurs vs. Grizzlies: Game 3 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

April 22nd, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

The Memphis Grizzlies deployed every tool in their grit-and-grind repertoire Friday night, but it wasn't enough as the San Antonio Spurs captured a 96-87 Game 3 win at FedEx Forum to take a 3-0 series lead. 

Although the Grizzlies mucked things up the best they could by out-rebounding the Spurs 48-39, including 15-7 on the offensive glass, and bludgeoning the Western Conference's No. 2 seed by posting a 44-28 scoring advantage in the paint, the Spurs leaned on Kawhi Leonard and some superb three-point shooting to pull away. 



On a night when the Spurs shot 12-of-26 from distance against the league's 22nd-ranked three-point defense, Leonard finished with a game-high 32 points (11-of-22 shooting, 6-of-9 from three), seven rebounds, five blocks and four steals. According to Basketball-Reference.com, Leonard joined Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett as the only players to meet those statistical totals in a playoff game. 

LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Danny Green poured in 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting (3-of-7 from three), and Manu Ginobili tacked on 11 points and five bi ...

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