Latest News Updates

Parker, Spurs set to face Grizzlies (The Associated Press)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Danny Green failed to step up quickly enough on a pick, allowing Golden State's Stephen Curry to hit an open 3-pointer. The roar of the Oracle Arena crowd Thursday night was nothing compared to Tony Parker's tirade at Green over the defensive lapse.

 

Unlikely Big 3 has Memphis in 1st Western finals (The Associated Press)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.

 

Conley, Parker critical to hopefuls' Finals fate (The SportsXchange)

Mike Conley might be a Johnny Come Lately figure to casual NBA fans who paid little mind to the Memphis Grizzlies before their ouster of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals.

 

The Memphis Grizzlies’ new anthem, ‘We Don’t Bluff,’ is pretty much perfect (Ball Don't Lie)

Hey, maybe you guys can help me out with something — does anyone reading know if the city of Memphis, Tenn., in general and its NBA basketball team, the Memphis Grizzlies, specifically, are fond of bluffing? Oh, that's right — I should have remembered, because of the towels . OK, cool. Thanks for clearing that up, Oscar-winning Three 6 Mafia member (and noted right-to-bare/bear-arms enthusiast ) DJ Paul and pals Drumma Boy, W&W and Ummet Ozcan. I appreciate it. You can, and should, download "We Don't Bluff" here . It's the perfect soundtrack to all those blog posts reminding you why you should love the Grizzlies . Hat-tip to Deadspin's Tom Ley .

 

Grizzlies’ coach Hollins talks Spurs, contract with Dan Patrick (VIDEO) (NBC Sports)

Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins is not under contract for next season. As much as the Brooklyn Nets would like to have a shot at Hollins, both sides expect he will come back to Memphis next season. Hollins talked about that on the Dan Patrick show Friday. He also talked about the San Antonio Spurs…

 

Warriors come back onto court to thank Oracle Arena fans after losing to Spurs (Video) (Ball Don't Lie)

The Golden State Warriors' season came to an end Thursday, as the San Antonio Spurs scored a 94-82 Game 6 win behind a balanced attack that saw all five Spurs starters finish in double-figures, led by Tim Duncan's 19 points, with Manu Ginobili (11 assists, six rebounds) and Gary Neal (eight points, five boards) offering key contributions off the bench. After finishing off a 4-2 win in their best-of-seven semifinals series , the Spurs now advance to a Western Conference finals tilt with the Memphis Grizzlies, which Duncan told Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Marc J. Spears is "not going to be pretty." While the Spurs move on, the Warriors head home. Things didn't end the way they'd hoped — the Spurs defense again preventing the duo of Stephen Curry (22 points on 25 shots) Klay Thompson (10 points on 12 shots) from getting loose, an ankle injury severely hampering Andrew Bogut's influence on both ends of the floor, a very scary fall keeping rookie Harrison Barnes from finishing the game — but the Oracle Arena faithful appreciated the effort Mark Jackson's squad put into producing the team's best season in years ... and they stayed well after the buzzer, cheering and chanting to make sure the Warriors knew how they felt. They got the message, and came back out to the court to let the fans know the feeling was mutual.

 

Spurs' Tim Duncan predicts ugliness against Grizzlies in Western Conference finals (Yahoo! Sports)

After dispatching the up-tempo Warriors, the Spurs expect a change of pace in a slugfest against the Grizzlies.

 

After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis (The Associated Press)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that has carried them to four NBA titles.

 

Spurs hold off Warriors, advance to West finals (The SportsXchange)

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are back in the Western Conference finals.

 

Spurs to tackle Grizzlies after overcoming Warriors (Reuters)

(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference finals after closing out the Golden State Warriors 94-82 in Game Six of their semi-final series on Thursday. Led by Tim Duncan's 19 points, the second-seeded Spurs claimed victory on the road in Oakland to seal a 4-2 triumph in the best-of-seven series and set up a showdown against the fifth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. All five Spurs starters contributed to the victory by registering double figure scores to help overcome unusually subdued performances from Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli. ...