Grizzlies vs. Spurs: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

The Memphis Grizzlies made positive strides Tuesday night after the San Antonio Spurs shredded them by 32 points in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. 

However, the improvement was merely marginal for the West’s No. 7 seed, as its patchwork roster fell by 26 points, 94-68, to the Spurs at AT&T Center in the franchise’s lowest-scoring postseason performance ever, according to Basketball-Reference.com. 

Incidentally, the Grizzlies’ previous franchise-low point total in a playoff game (70) came exactly 12 years ago in a loss to the Spurs. 

According to NBA.com on Twitter, the Spurs have positively dominated Memphis to this point: 

Through two games:@spurs have led for 92:20 of 96 minutes@memgrizz have led for 0:25Score has been tied for 3:15

— NBA.com (@NBAcom) April 20, 2016

Patty Mills led a balanced Spurs scoring attack, and he finished with 16 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three. 

Kawhi Leonard added 13 points, three rebounds and two steals after being handed his Defensive Player of the Year hardware in front of a packed house prior to tipoff. 

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LaMarcus Aldridge chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds, but the night’s most surprising line belonged to Tim Duncan, who scored a career postseason low three points. Crazier yet is that Duncan failed to record a made field goal for the first time in his playoff career, according to Basketball-Reference.

After scoring just six points in Game 1, Memphis forward Zach Randolph crossed the double-figure threshold (11 points, 12 rebounds) and recorded his 28th-career postseason double-double, per Grizzlies PR’s Ross Wooden. However, Randolph shot just 5-of-17 from the field as the Spurs repeatedly packed the paint and dared him to hoist mid-range jumpers.  

For the second straight game, the Spurs’ …

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