With three minutes remaining in the game Saturday, Jonathon Simmons drove down the lane and finished a layup with his left hand over Jarell Martin to give the San Antonio Spurs a 36-point lead over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Shades of Manu Ginobili aside, that layup gave the silver and black their largest lead of the night.
San Antonio ended up winning by only 29 points to take a 1-0 series lead. The question is, how much can you honestly improve after throttling the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1?
TAME GASOL
Marc Gasol’s 32 points in Game 1:
- Were a new playoff career-high.