Mills top scores as Spurs too good for Grizzlies

Published by
Alex Patterson

The San Antonio Spurs have put the hammer down on the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies through two games in their first-round playoff series with Australia's own Patty Mills playing a starring role in the 94-68 win.

A game after holding Memphis to 74 points in Monday's victory, San Antonio held the Grizzlies to a franchise-low 68 points on 32.6 percent (28 of 86) from the floor in Game 2 Tuesday night.

In two games of the best-of-seven series, the Spurs are giving up just 71 points on average, while posting an average margin of victory of 29 points per game on their way to a commanding 2-0 lead.

Patty Mills scored a game-high 16 points off the bench and Kawhi Leonard, who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award on Tuesday, finished with 13 points to go with a pair of steals and a block in 27 minutes.

The Spurs have now won seven straight and 22 of the last 26 meetings with the Grizzlies.

Game 3 is Saturday morning with tip-off at 11:30am AEST. The game can be watched on ESPN.

Published by
Alex Patterson