Memphis 101 at San Antonio 98
Oh, the drama. The Grizz took full advantage of the Spurs lack of Manu, and looked great in doing it. Knowing the Spurs have a lack of size outside of Timmy D, they gave the ball to their two man wrecking crew of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph, who bullied their way to a combined 49 points and 20 rebounds. The Spurs balanced attack and great defense by the backcourt kept them in this one, and Tony Parker’s attacking the rim starting earlier could have resulted in a win. But a late three from Shane Battier was the dagger.
New Orleans 109 at Los Angeles 100
Chris Paul put up an eye popping 33 points, 14 assists, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals on his way to slicing and dicing the Lakers’ defense, and reminding everyone that he is still the league’s top point guard. Kobe Bryant got his, netting 34 points on 50% shooting, and being the main focus of L.A.’s second half rally. To win game 2, the Lakers will definitely need to get more production out of Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, who only netted 8 pts and 6 rebs, and were outplayed by Carl Landry and Aaron Gray. Emeka Okafor was in foul trouble for basically all game.
Denver 103 at Oklahoma City 107
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for over 70 points, and they looked great. However, they were pretty much the only ones on the team that did. With only Eric Maynor (12) as the only other member of the Thunder scoring in double figures, OKC will have to balance their attack out a little more in order to hang with a fast, scrappy, scary Denver team that with no clear stars, just lets everyone kick at you a little bit. As predicted, this game was a blast to watch.
New York 85 at Boston 87
This game, however, was not so fun to watch, other than the thrilling conclusion. Check out more details here.
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