Let’s get this out-of-the-way: this is an important game for the Grizzlies.
The Spurs have been Memphis’ kryptonite in recent memory more than any other team. The Grizzlies haven’t gotten a real shot at going up against Stephen Curry and the rest of the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs, but they’ve beaten pretty much everyone else.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers have both consistently fallen to Memphis, but San Antonio hasn’t let the “grit-n-grind” Grizzlies dominate besides one playoff series back in 2011 in which Memphis upset the Spurs in a first-round series.