Gay had 24 @Memphis and Forbes came alive for 17 points on 5 three-pointers. Gay also knocked in two long-shots with 8 rebounds. Leonard had 20 points and 7 steals on 81% shooting to cap off the 10-0 to end the 3rd quarter. The Grizzlies committed a shot clock violation, stifled by the Spurs on the final possession of the game.
Patty Mills had 13 points as he still struggles from the field this season. Shumpert got called for a foul on a made-layup early, but it ignited his spirit as he jammed over the Memphis defense and made a corner 3PTer for 9 points. Bismack Biyombo had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks--including a couple of Marc Gasol, who finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds, 2 blocks. Mario Chalmers played nicely filling in for Mike Conley for 24 points and 10 assists. However, the bench by Memphis gave only scarce help. For San Antonio, the other Gasol had just 6 points and 7 rebounds.
In the first loss in San Antonio, Marc Gasol had 19 points with 16 rebounds and JaMychal Green had 16 points with 11 rebounds. But it was all Spurs in this one: Kawhi with 24 points on just 40% shooting; Rudy Gay with another strong performance of 23 points and 12 rebounds with 7 steals. Pau Gasol had 17 points and 6 rebounds, with the rest of the Spurs struggling, especially from long range. 35-24 fourth quarter dominance was enough to do in Memphis on the road, however. Back in Memphis, the Spurs also slayed the Grizzlies in the final period, 28-15 as Memphis committed 17 turnovers.