Spurs vs Grizzlies

San Antonio (5-7), in its first overtime game of the young season, succumbed to a five-for-five start by Memphis (8-4) in the extra frame despite nearly ...

- In the midst of an 8-0 run by the Spurs, the game clock mysteriously stopped for an entire possession allowing Sochan to nab two baskets and a steal in the confusion to again bring San Antonio to within one. The officials corrected the clock to 9.3 seconds, and it took 4.3 seconds for Morant to be fouled in the backcourt. An excellent after timeout play gifted Johnson a floater that softly fell off the rim to send the game to overtime. Sochan was called for a questionable offensive foul on Morant, who then converted a pair of floaters to put his team up nine. - A Vassell three and Bassey dunk chopped the deficit to one to start the second. Brooks then nailed a three to put Memphis up five. Adams’ girthful impact: A missed Bane three from the left wing, was retrieved by Adams on the right baseline, who executed a dribble handoff... Johnson found Sochan behind a slew of arms for a reverse dunk, which was promptly answered by a Bane layup. An entertaining back-and-forth first half gave way to a more animated and competitive contest in the second half, which saw the Grizzlies use a 12-0 run to claim a lead they held for much of the third period. Back-to-back clumsy turnovers by Vassell and Jones did cost the Spurs a shot at the lead. Despite the white-hot shooting of the Grizzlies, San Antonio surprisingly stayed within six after one with their bench saving their backsides. - Morant’s shooting stroke looks noticeably more confident and smooth compared to his conference semifinals against the Warriors last year.